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  1. "said the office of Tom Barrett". What is that about? At least Sheriff Clarke stands up for what he believes. Can you ever imagine hearing "In a statement made by Sheriff Clarke's office"? I guess if corporations are now people it's not much of a stretch to say that offices can speak. Way to stand up like a leader Mayor Barrett.
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  2. I'd vote for David Clarke. I think he has common sense. Just my perspective. I agree with him.
  3. just what decent hard working police officers want to hear - more guns out there. what a self promoting egotistical dangerous moron.
  4. The Sheriff rarely if ever responds to non-vehicle 911 calls.
    His bloated budget was finally cut and he whines. There still is a lot of fat in it. Our Governor has given him the tools to succeed while demanding accountability. What does he do? He makes excuses, whines, complains and wastes money on radio adds.
    Leaders lead. They don't complain and cry. He's no leader and should step aside and allow someone to do his job.
    On a side note, his wife has a contract with the jail providing services for which she profits quite handsomly. How about a WatchDog investigation there Mr. Haynes.
  5. When Harry Truman was asked why he didn't address the hateful rhetoric of Joe McCarthy, he replied, 'why would I get down in the gutter with that guy'. I think the same holds true here. Let's not give this community embarassment any more attention than necessary. And that includes editorials and/or blogs such as this.
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  6. We don't need county police. Eliminate them completely. Small government cons, are you with me?
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    • Respectfully disagree. I think law enforcement and the community are both better served by two independent forces.

      With all due respect to Sheriff Clarke, I hope he carefully considers this editorial.
    • Besides patrolling the freeways (which everywhere else in the state is done by the State patrol, and providing bailiffs at the courthouse, what does the Sheriff Department do that can't be performed by municipal police forces? Clarke is a very bad joke.
    • I was Deputy Sheriff for 25 years The State Of Wis pays King Clarke to patrol the freeways by giving him at least 4 million dollars per year, so the State Patrol would not have to do it. The State Patrol is limited by state law to specific numbers of I believe 476 Officers for the rest of the State. King Clarke has about 50 Deputies on the Freeway. Clarke doesn't like the Freeway Patrol ever since he came to the Sheriff Department and is always trying to dump his paid responsibility on other jurisdictions. This because Clarke is a conniving, lying, egomaniac. The Deputies do the best they can under this Narcissist.Additonally State Patrol doen't want this job because Milwaukee Co is not a easy money maker for them. We're luck to get .40 cents on the Dollar for fines and the rest of the state is about .80 cent on the Dollar and we don't put people in jail if they don't pay ther fines like the rest fo the Stae Beacuse it would cost at least 2000 more jail beds and $1000000 tax dollars
    • Thank you, John Locke 2. It's amazing how clear things become when someone inserts some relevant intelligent fact into a discussion.
  7. The man tells it how it is. I respect that. The only rebuttal to this from the Mayor's office was a snarky comment on Dirty Harry? I don't respect that.

    If anyone is grandstanding here it's the Journal Sentinel.
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  8. Let us not forget that it was Journal that backed Clarke in the past elections. The Great Roll model's true colors come out.
  9. The editorial board yahoos wouldn't know vigilantism from self defense if it slapped them in the tushy.
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  10. When firefighters/EMT's whine about budget cuts, they are praised by the media for their opinion on public safety. When Sheriff Clarke basically says the same thing as it applies to his department, the media goes nuts. They are both using the safety issue to protest the budget cuts. Same message, different public safety departments, and yet two different ways they are treated by the media!
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