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Lame duck "Toxic" John Perkins plans one final last hurrah in his final months as appointed Clark Co, Commissioner. He has hired an attorney in hopes of filing a lawsuit against River Ridge Development Authority - Story Click Here for allegedly not paying excess funds back to the County. Perkins has gone out on his own as the other two commissioners feel a lawsuit isn't the way to handle the issue. The BatBlog wonders why Perkins is allowed to go out on his own on this, shouldn't this require at least the approval of one of the other Commissioners ??? And why isn't "Toxic John" using the county's own attorney, spending taxpayer money for another attorney when the county is nearly broke ???
It seems like another case where ole "Toxic John" sticks it to the taxpayer. He was influential in both the annexation and the methadone clinic, both unpopular with the residents involved. The signing of his girl friend to a contract for insurance of Co. employees and even his appointment itself to the Commissioners position was controversial. We get it John you like to act important but your a loser that the voters have rejected time and time again. You haven't won an election in years, so save us some money and just forget about your lawsuit and sit quietly for the remainder of the term you were given , not elected to. There are enough lawsuits flying around as is, with mandates and class action suits by drug court participants. "Toxic John' the residents of Clark Co. don't like you or your politics so just shut the hell up....
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Interesting story about a domestic situation in New Albany involving a city police officer where crimes may have been committed. for the story CLICK HERE the officer involved is also the center of claims made against the NAPD made by officer Laura Schook in the video (below). The BatBlog gets the distinct perception that this smells of a cover up. Which raises the question, are police above the law here locally??? The BatBlog has documented earlier how several Jeff and Clark Co. Sheriff's Dept. employees have seemed to escaped through the back door of the justice system. It seems to us anyone being paid with tax dollars and working in law enforcement or the justice system would preclude them from breaking any law, and if found guilty removal from their position of authority should be mandatory. Unfortunately the justice system has ways around bringing these people up on the charges they were arrested for and we find that indeed some of our civil servants are above the law....
The BatBlog along with HT , Mrs, HT and two little grandkids checked out the Big Four Bridge from the Indiana side today and must say well done !!! It is a fine finished product that will be much nicer once the park at the Jeffersonville landing is finished. There were people of all ages enjoying a beautiful place to exercise , bike , stroll or whatever and this will be enjoyed for many years to come by many generations. Not sure it will be the economic boon Jeff officials are expecting and Jeff needs to get a move on finishing the park, but it is a nice place to relax and enjoy the view, weather and nice atmosphere....it's nice to see when our tax dollars are well spent which isn't often the case.
We've discussed addictions from a variety of drugs from caffeine, nicotine, alcohol to cocaine, heroin and meth. Human beings all have tendencies to form an addiction of some kind, some way more harmful then others. There's no winning the war on drugs, that's a given ....what to do ??? A radical answer too radical to even consider in today's political climate, but in our opinion much more practical then the way we are going about it know. is to decriminalize the possession of ALL drugs to the point of practically making them all legal. Portugal has adopted this stance and changed laws to the point where having possession of even heroin and cocaine is no worse than getting a traffic ticket. The results have been promising over the last 12 years Portugal Drug Policy
Let's get one thing straight the U.S. lost the war on drugs a long time ago, it's a war we never had a chance of winning, it's a war that was lost before it ever began. For ever drug dealer locked away there is one waiting to take his place. We take drug users and lock them up in jails where drugs are just as available as on the street if not more. It's an endless cycle, that will never be broken. The black market for drugs is too lucrative a business to even think law enforcement has any chance of ever stopping or slowing down drug traffic. We spend billions of dollars in enforcement and the courts yearly perpetuating this ever growing cycle. Where will it end ???
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Is Vicki Carmichael the Queen Bee of the Clark Co. courts ? Does she attempt to or control Judges Weber, Jacobi ? Did she work behind the scenes to have Dan Moore defeated in last week's primary ? Does she use the probation Dept. responsibly or use it for political maneuvering ? Was she being financially reckless in filing another mandate against Clark Co. government and taxpayers ? Does she feel invincible politically that she can do anything she wants ? Is she a good judge or just been fortunate ? Anybody have any answers ? |
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In politics your candidates win some and lose some... Tuesday IMO (and lots of others too) we sent to the curb two of the worst around Perkins and Jacobi, unfortunately in the process we lost a good one Dan Moore.
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As predicted the turnout was very low yesterday with less than 15% of the registered voters bothering to vote, which is sad but predictable. On the other hand those who did vote did so intelligently and with conviction, rejecting both John Perkins and Jerry Jacobi handily. The Democrats put themselves in pretty good position for the fall election with an strong lineup that should produce winners in the judicial and county clerk positions.
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Election Day May 6, begins a great opportunity for voters to return credibility to the Clark County court system. The recent scandal of civil rights and due process violations of Judge Jerry Jacobi's "drug court" has brought national attention and embarrassment to our county judicial and justice system. Whether or not you believe Judge Jacobi was complicit in the alleged illegal arrests by drug court employees, it is time for him to be removed from office. His actions following the release of the information concerning the drug court controversy prove he is in the least guilty of having little or no administrative control over his drug court system and his employees. Still to be determined is if his employees including fired director Knaebel were following direct orders from Jacobi in the abuses of power and violations that occurred on the drug court defendants.
The suspension and reassignment to another court shows that state judicial officials have real concerns about these illegal activities and non actions that may have taken place under Jacobi. These are serious and inexcusable charges which have already spawned a pending class action suit which could potentially cost Clark Co. taxpayers millions of dollars. Judge Jacobi has lost the trust of state officials and hopefully the electorate. Thankfully we have a good candidate to replace Jacobi in political newcomer Laura Harbison who has run a rather low key campaign but would be a welcome breath of fresh air in what has become a court system that the public has reasons to lose faith in. |
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This is an important election year with three of the four county judge positions on the ballot, we have a chance to prove that we are an aware, educated electorate and won't just vote for name recognition. I implore you to vote for incumbent Dan Moore and Laura Harbison this coming Tuesday...Moore is a fair, honest good person and judge and Ms. Harbison will make excellent judge as well. We can send a message and take control of a broken court system, that from prior comments on my posts I know that a lot of you are passionate about...Make a difference and be sure to vote....
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| (left to right) Destiny Hoffman, Cowboy, Mayor Matt Owen, Govenor Tom Pence, "Toxic" John Perkins |
