Galligan PC 6 21

[greeng25]

Larry Wilder has attacked others and abused his power for far too long. The saying of what goes around comes around, completely applies to this situation. You can not continue doing people dirty and treating others with such cruelty and not have any retribution. It's sad our Mayor is more focused on Mr. Wilder's "rights" and less about his poor decisions and still representing our Jeffersonville government and school systems.

[maoiabfab]

You said it all in a perfect paragraph. Your 100% right. The police decided not to make an arrest and then released photo's taken on a department camera and released the pictures to the media.

[cindiloohoo]

"...one of the sad, corrupt, ignorant, and unprofessional nitwits ruining Jeffersonville, IN."

Both Dem & Repub. I know. I live here.

The point is - it's NOT the responsibility of police department personnell to "expose" someone they have a political or personal grudge against who was not charged with a crime. What's being questioned here is the professionalism of the police department - unless you think it's proper for police officers to engage in political vigilantism.

[maoiabfab]

BTW, this "attorney" is a private citizen who represented Jeffersonville as a part time position...he was not the "City Attorney" but a private practicing lawyer with a family. While you reveal in his mistake, remember he is a man with a family who he has apologized to the most.

[maoiabfab]

I don't care how Galligan did but you are wrong about the Jeffersonville Police not arresting him for public intoxication. If you read the statute literally then you could be arrested for simply drinking in a bar open to the public. However, in addition to the statute (law) there is public policy on when an arrest for this should be made. Indiana's Higher Court's have said arresting someone for public intoxication should be for causing a disturbance while intoxicated. This was not the case.

[drjcs3]

Well, the fix is certainly in. So a police officer is now responsible for responding to a call about the drunk attorney. Unbelievable

[maoiabfab]

Why wouldn't a police officer be responsible for deciding, under his/her discreation, to make an arrest after being called to the scene? No matter if it is a lawyer, doctor, etc? Do you think there is a conspiracy and at that early in the morning someone ordered the Officer's not to make an arrest? What fix are you talking about and who do you think put "the fix in?" How about some facts and less unsubstantiated comments?

[The47130]

So its the police department's fault this idiot got drunk and ended up in a trash can? WILDER should be apologizing to his children and family, NOT the Mayor, or anyone else for that matter. If you didn't get so drunk that you didn't realize you were passed out in a trash can, this is NEVER an issue. Wilder needs to fired from both his city council and school board positions. And yes, he did commit a crime - anyone else would have been charged with public intoxication. Leave the police alone!

[maoiabfab]

I don't understand. The police officer's on the scene are the one's who decided not to make an arrest. So, by saying, "anyone else would have been charged..." aren't you saying the police abused their own discretion in misdemeanor matters like this.

[The47130]

No, what I'm saying, is since he was well known, they were giving him a break. An "unknown" would have been charged and hauled away. Police abuse of discretion? No. They are entitled to discretion. What I was getting at was Gilligan berating the police when they gave idiot a discretionary break, then the idiot wanting an apology.

[maoiabfab]

I wish I could go through life praising the police and then stating they should have arrested him and would have arrested anyone else & then say, "Leave the police alone!" So you feel police are entitled to discretion but abused it by not arresting him as you said, "an unknown would have been charged and hauled away." If police only enforce laws against these "unkowns" isn't that in and of itself an abuse? Look forward to your "What I am saying..." type qualifyiers.

[celticwoman07]

Notice just how many times he contradicted himself. Kudos to the reporter that gave Galligan a hard time.

[skeanthu]

No Galligan you need to get a clue, no need to harangue the police for performing a public service. They did what was needed, which is expose one of the sad, corrupt, ignorant, and unprofessional nitwits ruining Jeffersonville, IN.