Jackson Free Press

According to The Clarion-Ledger. The question is, where the @#$% is the police chief, and why isn't she out in front telling the public what she is doing to deal with the crime crisis? Our last chief held public briefings once a week and special ones when things got really rough; where is this chief hiding? What is her plan?

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90081

Comment

The Police Chief is following Frank around, making sure he doesn't play with guns. Crap. Poor Stewpot.

Author

Lady Havoc

Date

2006-11-17T14:18:47-06:00

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90082

Comment

*nod* And she's also given no real independence because Melton believes he should micromanage the police department. Cheers, TH

Author

Tom Head

Date

2006-11-17T14:38:33-06:00

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90083

Comment

We must remember that Frank Melton appointed a Chief that had no experience in this type of management position. The sad thing is that there were people on the police force that could have done a good job. She was confirmed by the Council and there was no outrage from the public. We have what we have and that is a City running on automatic pilot. Sherline Anderson does not have, in my opinion, the knowledge base to deal with the City's criminal problems. Frank has kept her on a tight leash and the Lynda Maple guidelines are as foreign as the Koran.

Author

justjess

Date

2006-11-17T14:42:30-06:00

ID

90084

Comment

If Melton had picked a more qualified chief, I'm betting that chief would be in the exact same situation--and that the city would be in the exact same situation--because Anderson is quite obviously being kept silent and on a short leash. Cheers, TH

Author

Tom Head

Date

2006-11-17T14:44:08-06:00

ID

90085

Comment

Maybe she's just learning too! 8-p

Author

pikersam

Date

2006-11-17T14:48:53-06:00

ID

90086

Comment

This City is going broke trying to teach what apparently the electorate though they already knew. ...and Pike-loves-the-jfp, who and what exactly is Anerson being taught by? Who can she council with other than frank?

Author

justjess

Date

2006-11-17T15:08:29-06:00

ID

90087

Comment

I must agree with "justjess" on this statement: We have what we have and that is a City running on automatic pilot. even it Frank stays in office...we desperately need a new police chief..ASAP!!!!

Author

Panther

Date

2006-11-17T16:43:06-06:00

ID

90088

Comment

I agree with Panther. Even if the "teflon Don" that we have for a mayor stays, we need some direction in the police department and the fire department as well. Anderson has not panned out. Melton did not pan out either when he tried to play police chief. It is becoming more and more evident that Melton's attempt to undo the last administration's crime fighting tactics has blown up in his face and we the citizens are suffering the consequences.

Author

lance

Date

2006-11-17T18:19:30-06:00

ID

90089

Comment

If Melton had hired a real police chief, she would have resigned long before now. A real police chief must have a certain professional virtue. I hesitate to use the word "honor," but the truth is that if your boss won't let you do your job the way it needs to be done, your integrity is on the line. We are miles and miles away from that chief, however. This chief is presiding over the worst spike in crime in at least 20 years, yet she is silent. There are no bold initiatives. There are not even empty initiatives designed to muddy the waters. This is a chief who does not hold press conferences. It is almost as if she is just waiting for the roof to fall in--the thought of keeping it from falling in, of taking aggressive, coordinated action, never even passes through her lips. The ship is taking on water, and the captain has locked herself in her cabin. Meanwhile, we all watch Melton as if he's some hypnotist's medallion. When crime was going down, the media shrieked about how bad crime was. Now, the shrieking pretty much sounds the same. Way to go, guys.

Author

Brian C Johnson

Date

2006-11-17T22:23:43-06:00

ID

90090

Comment

Agreed. There is no "crime-fighting" going on here. Anderson may be a good cop—people say that—but she is an abysmal chief, at least under this mayor. The comparison with the last chief, who had plenty of honor and confidence and experience, is laughable. I liked her as a person when I was on the MObile Command Center, but I saw little to recommend her as chief. She honestly seemed like her purpose was to babysit Melton. The other cops called her "mama" behind her back because, it seemed, they couldn't do certain things when she was there with them.

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2006-11-17T22:48:28-06:00

ID

90091

Comment

Brian Johnson writes: If Melton had hired a real police chief, she would have resigned long before now. As would the replacement, as would the replacement, und so weiter, until Melton got down to one who wouldn't resign. Either way, we'd end up with someone doing what Anderson is doing now. Donna writes: The other cops called her "mama" behind her back because, it seemed, they couldn't do certain things when she was there with them. That's actually the first good thing I've heard about Anderson. Cheers, TH

Author

Tom Head

Date

2006-11-17T23:24:13-06:00

ID

90092

Comment

Right. As it were.

Author

DonnaLadd

Date

2006-11-17T23:26:15-06:00

ID

90093

Comment

Too bad about the Stew Pot. I participate as a server several times during the year. It is a great experience and it has so much support. Stealing from the food kitchen is akin to streling from a church. There is just something that is too far wrong with this act.

Author

justjess

Date

2006-11-21T14:33:10-06:00