Cobb County sheriff's department declines interview

In an attempt to get both sides of the story concerning news reports that Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren denied jail inmates newspapers, Wingcom Watchdog received the following response from Glenn Daniel, senior communications specialist:

We appreciate your offer for a interview but, we respectfully decline

your offer. 

In response to a press release from the ACLU Cobb Sheriff Neil Warren offered the following statement...

“The ACLU press release is false and misleading. In an effort to provide the MDJ unparalleled access to the facts,  our command staff made themselves available for both a question & answer session and an impromptu tour of the Cobb County Adult Detention Facility. On one occasion the paper was not disseminated due to its possible impact on the safety and security of our staff and inmates. In conjunction with the writer and editor of the paper we were notified of the publishing date and on that one occasion the paper was not disseminated. No ban exists nor has one existed in the past and it is clear that the  intention of the ACLU is to mislead the public and further undermine their stated purpose."

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Breaking News: Congressman Jeffries interrupted by loud outbursts in Senate

Jeffries (D.-NY) kept his cool, though, and quoted from the Bible.

“And the scripture says, ‘For the Lord loves justice and will not abandon His faithful ones.’”

Jeffries was making his statement regarding Trump’s “geopolitical shakedown” and quid pro quo (this for that) when a man in the gallery blurted out “Jesus Christ will overturn the tables.” 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qx232PZtFs

MLK takeaway: pain/hopelessness makes one irrational

MLK was a prophet whose last pain was being shot on a hotel balcony after announcing he had been to the mountaintop and feared no man.

Opinion 
“When we walk away from pain, we have made a choice to leave people in it... when faced with excruciating pain, can we choose courage over our own comfort; accountability over rationalizing the way we dehumanize people?”  — Dr. Brene Brown

On this national holiday celebration of the 91st birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I began the afternoon feeling a little helpless, knowing that in all areas of human activity, poor people are at the bottom of the pack, fighting against powers and principalities, politicians, and even gun totting religious folks.

But the one thing that I found intriguing that I learned today is the idea that powerful pain and hopelessness can chip away at our own humanity and destroy a godly plan.

I realize that I don’t think rationally when I am pained. No one can, even the best of heroes. But we are bid to be courageous while pained.

MLK was pained while in a Birmingham jail, but while there he wrote a memorable letter which was played out by youth at his 2020 Commemorative event at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Hurting people should be relegated to being healed instead of fighting for cures, even though they should be involved in making decisions on their treatment. It’s like a person with leukemia being asked to cure themselves when the doctors have been trained and supposedly know how to usher in a treatment plan. And they are the ones being paid well to be a healthcare professional even though they offer no guarantees. They should drive the bus towards positive change - the expert healers.

Pain creates fear, but it also can push you towards a cure. Often, the cure results in death.

My stepfather, Mr. Lionel Lorenzo Crump, Sr. always used to say, “Nothing beats a try but a failure.” 

Why do young men resist arrest and run from SWAT officers with warrants? Because they know they can’t fight multi- armed attackers. Felons try to flee because their only other options are to spend their lives in jail or on a prison gurney with poison pumped into their veins; of being sexually abused for years. Of paying their debt to society but not being able to provide for their family when released because companies don’t hire ex-criminals. 

Pain keeps people living in tents and homeless shelters, in cars and cardboard boxes. 

Most of these poor unfortunate souls have pain from childhood mistreatment, poor education and diets, non-existent bank accounts, no owned real estate, bad credit scores, neglect, poisoned peeling paint and tainted drinking water. They have painful memories. They hurt and sometimes try to kill the pain with opioids or zone out watching porn movies.

While many may think what Jesus and MLK did was illogical, fighting governments and principalities, they both are considered great prophets.

Pain. Deadly Pain.

Pain in body and soul.

When will we be cured???

I cannot be a civil rights activist like MLK, or his daughter, or John Lewis, but I can express what is good and right in my own life. I should not mistreat others. I can be sympathetic to the plight of others. I can demand that I and others be treated with love and respect. I can tell the truth. I can try to love somebody. I should try to help those who need the most constructive help. 

I should follow the teachings of Jesus as a Christian ought and respect other religions which try to uplift humanity.

I can’t save the world, but I can join hands with people with like minds and hearts to make living better before I go to my grave.

Free from pain and suffering.

That’s my story; that is my song.


Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2EMuoM5IX4

PIOs deem property crimes major concern

The Cobb County Police Department’s Public Information Unit held a media roundtable today at police headquarters in Marietta, Ga. that was attended by area journalists, police public information officers (PIOs) from several jurisdictions, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) representatives.

At center stage was getting breaking news information to media in a timely manner so the public can be informed on safety and security issues.

Chief Cox has been police chief for less than a year.

When asked how the department was doing adopting community policing recommendations made in a 2017 report by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Cobb Police Chief Tim Cox said, “I think we’re doing real good. We’ve moved down that report rather well. Are we perfect? No... but I think we’ve made great strides, and we’ll continue to work on some of those issues.”

The recommendations said Cobb needed improvements in staffing, leadership, training, and employment diversity. Also, it identified the need to develop trust, transparency, and mutual respect between law enforcement and the community.

Glenn Daniel of the sheriff's office said he spends a lot of time on mugshot requests from media.

A GBI official, Nelly Miles, was in town and spoke at the Roundtable.

PIOs from multiple area police agencies were at Roundtable to answer questions.

Property crimes are more of a problem in our area and crimes against persons are rarities, according to officers who advised citizens to protect themselves in their homes. Property crimes include burglary, larceny, theft, arson, shoplifting and vandalism, according to Wikipedia.

Acworth and other jurisdictions are implementing Camera Connections whereby the police can log into home security systems and obtain surveillance video. Some believe that this will lead to the state having more access to private information. Others think that police having access to home surveillance systems is too intrusive, and it muddies "evidence" waters. 

PIO Delk said the best way for media to get info on breaking news is to use cellphone or social media portals.

When asked about the relationship between media and police being less about breaking news and ambulance chasing but more about investigation and analysis, PIO Sgt. Wayne Delk said the media’s main priority should be informing the public from timely information released by departments, filing public information requests or doing warrant searches.

Delk said he had no updated information on two officers accused of sexual improprieties last year.

Area PIOs were friendly and in a good mood hours after a reported officer involved shooting while a warrant was being served which happened earlier in the day when a suspected murderer was killed during a SWAT standoff.