 ranks of the Police Department.
“I have to be objective, I have to be open, and I have to be honest. I cannot hide the fact that, yes, it [does] exist, and some might say but why the Commissioner is saying that. It’s the truth, and you cannot run away from the truth. What we need to do, is having known the reality, is to do what we can to identify those police officers and get rid of them. “ Commissioner of Police Chester Williams said.
The Commissioner of Police, however, criticized attorney Bradley, who expressed alarm and concern when he heard the police prosecutor refer to such rogue elements in court. The COMPOL pointed out accurately that Bradley has been a leading defense attorney for those persons implicated in narco operations. Williams even revealed that in this instance the Police Department had approached Bradley and asked him to serve as a special prosecutor in the case, but he, a renowned criminal defense attorney, had opted to represent the implicated police officers instead.
“When we had the previous plane landing, with the four police officers at Bladen, myself, the Minister, and the CEO, we discussed the matter, and the Minister suggested that it would be good to get a special prosecutor to prosecute the matter, and we agreed, and I suggested that we should get Dickie Bradley to prosecute the matter for us, but it turns out that Dickie Bradley is defending the accused persons. So we are still trying to find who will be able to prosecute the matter for us. We believe that since Dickie Bradley always seems to be concerned about the plane landing, he would be willing to assist in prosecuting the matter as a special prosecutor, but we don’t have that option anymore,” Williams said.
Williams also suggested that there might be some conflict of interest on Bradley’s part, since the four officers charged for the Bladen landing whom he is representing have played key roles in charging persons who are also his clients for various other crimes, and are key witnesses in those proceedings.
The Police Department may also need to find a special prosecutor if charges are brought against another officer who was detained in connection with the most recent drug plane landing in the Mountain Pine Ridge area. That officer, incidentally, is also connected to the Director of Public Prosecution’s office in Belize City. According to COMPOL Williams, it is becoming increasingly frustrating to have to work with officers who continue to have links with the criminal elements the department is seeking to fight against.
“What I can assure you is that once they manifest themselves, we are going to cut their necks,” COMPOL Williams said.
Over recent months, over 40 officers were dismissed by the Police Department. COMPOL Williams said that swift internal charges will be brought against them and they will be prosecuted to rid the department of any officer found even marginally involved in any narco activity. The officers who are suspected of being part of the criminal ring within the department are being monitored closely, says the COMPOL.
At this time, he has sanctioned the investigation of one of his close allies within the department, ACP Marco Vidal. Four members of Vidal’s Command Operations Strike Team were detained during the Bladen bust and charged with related offenses, and on Sunday, another officer who was a subordinate of Vidal when he headed the GSU, and who, ironically, was also linked to the office of the DPP (Vidal’s wife) was nabbed.
“We are conducting an internal investigation in respect to Mr. Vidal. That internal investigation should be completed today, and the findings will be submitted to the CEO for the CEO to make representation to the Services Commission for Mr. Vidal’s suspension pending the possible hearing of disciplinary matter against him,” said Commissioner Williams.
The National Research Council has issued a recommendation that science be tested as frequently and taught as rigorously as mathematics and reading to ensure a high status in the nation’s classrooms.
It urged policymakers in a report released last month to craft assessments that gauge students’ ability to probe for deeper understanding of the material, and to have states hold their districts accountable to high standards for science.
The NRC also plans this month to release a framework to guide the development of new science standards for K-12 education.
The following is taken from the December 2001 issue of
Family Motor Coaching
The Tale Of The
Tin Can Tourists
The lure of Florida, with its palm trees, sandy beaches, and warm
ocean breezes, drew thousands of travelers to the Sunshine State during
the early part of the 20th century. While these tourists came from
different places with various backgrounds, they all had one thing in
common: they were automobile adventurers. Friendships eventually
led to the formation of automobile travel groups. The most
celebrated of the time was the Tin Can Tourists. The Tin Can Tourists was formally organized in
1919 at DeSoto Park in Tampa, Florida. The organization's goals
were to provide members safe and clean camping areas, wholesome
entertainment, and high moral values. Members were identified by
the tin can they had soldered to their automobile radiator cap. To
qualify as a Tin Can Tourist,. They shared secret handshakes and
hand signs as well as an official theme song, "The more We Get
Together." Even before the organization was officially
formed, the name "tin can tourist" was given to motorists who
could live for weeks or months out of their vehicles. One member
said, "The called us tin can tourists, because of our cars (Model
Ts or Tin Lizzies) and the fact that canned food was frequently on our
menus." It was common for these travelers to fill their
vehicles with enough canned food before the journey to last the duration
of the trip, much to the chagrin of restaurants and hotels. In
fact, the Tin Can Tourists were notorious around Florida for being
thrifty. Although many native Floridians did not welcome
the vagabond travelers with open arms -- Tampa citizens forced the
closing of DeSoto Park to rid the city of the Tin Can Tourists shortly
after the group was formed -- the organization continued to
flourish. Its conventions grew in size and began to include
commercial vendors coming from points throughout the country. By
the early 1930s, Florida communities recognized the impact of the
tourists -- even Tampa city officials begged the group to return.
Though one of the rules of being a Tin Can Tourist was that a member
couldn't own property in Florida, the group is said to have had a
significant impact on the booming land development in the state.
Many snowbirds would decide to stay permanently, while others returned
to their homes in the Midwest with wonderful stories about the Sunshine
State. By 1938 the organization had grown to
approximately 30,000 members. That year it incorporated and
changed its name to the Tin Can Tourists of the World. Throughout
most of its history, the group convened for its winter meetings in
Florida and its summer gatherings in a northern locale, quite often
around Traverse City, Michigan.
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