Damn, I guess FL is about to go down the crapper as far as 2A goes.

 

http://guardianlv.com/2013/06/florida-sheriff-nicholas-finch-arrested-for-doing-his-job/

 

Florida Sheriff Nicholas Finch Arrested for Doing His Job

 

 

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The residents of Liberty County, Florida heard the news Wednesday that their Sheriff was arrested for doing his job. Sheriff Nicholas Finch, 50, was booked into the Liberty County Jail around 5 pm Tuesday. Florida Governor Rick Scott has named Carl Causey to the post of interim county sheriff. Liberty County is situated in the Florida panhandle, about 40 miles west of the state capital, Tallahassee.

 

Finch is being charged with official misconduct. He was released from jail on his own recognizance shortly after being booked in.

 

The charge is related to an incident in March, in which a deputy sheriff arrested a resident of the county for carrying a concealed weapon. Finch made the decision to release the individual shortly afterwards. It is alleged that he then altered or destroyed paperwork relating to the arrest.

 

Finch has not commented on the matter himself, but his attorney, Jimmy Judkins, released a statement which read ”The records at the jail show exactly what happened in this case and the records speak the truth. The sheriff looked at the facts and said ‘I believe in the second amendment and we’re not going to charge him.’ That is not misconduct at all. That is within the Sheriff’s prerogative whether to charge someone or not.” It appears, therefore, that the Florida sheriff was arrested for doing his job.

 

Following the March 8th incident, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) served a search warrant at the county jail. A press release from FDLE announced the arrest yesterday. The case will go to the State Attorney’s Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit.

 

One Liberty County resident told WCTV “In my personal opinion he was doing his job and people didn’t like it.”

 

Carl Causey, who will replace Sheriff Finch – at least until July 4th – was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge for FDLE’s Pensacola Region. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Finch was elected Sheriff of Liberty County in November 2012.

 

In February of this year, all 67 county sheriffs in Florida signed a pledge declaring that they would uphold the 2nd Amendment and protect people’s’ right to keep and bear arms. Sheriff Finch was a signatory to the pledge.

 

The Sheriff’s Association in the neighboring state of Georgia have made a similar pledge to protect the 2nd Amendment. A statement on the GSA website reads “The sheriffs took an oath to support the Constitution and will stand by the 2nd Amendment. The sheriffs will aggressively oppose federal or state legislation which infringes upon law-abiding citizens’ right to bear arms. Sheriff Clay N. Whittle of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, said during a radio interview “…we are not going to allow anyone to come into the State of Georgia and violate the Constitution or it’s Amendments, and that specifically carries with it defense of the Second Amendment.” Sheriff Whittle went on to explain the original purpose of the 2nd Amendment: ““The original signers of the Declaration (Constitution) wanted to make sure that people understood that it was about defense of the country against a tyrannical government.”

 

Sheriffs and police chiefs from across the country have voiced similar opinions. The case of Finch, the Florida sheriff arrested for doing his job, may be the opening shot in a battle between the politicians who wish to negate the 2nd amendment and the law enforcement officers who know that the presence of armed civilians makes their job easier, and who are determined to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens.

 

 

Written by Graham J Noble

I really hope this gets national attention.  Man this country is F**ked up....

Not charging the guy, if that's the sheriff's call in that jurisdiction, is not the issue.

 

The problem is in the destruction/altering of paperwork. That's big deal.

To many northerners moving down south...

Not charging the guy, if that's the sheriff's call in that jurisdiction, is not the issue.

 

The problem is in the destruction/altering of paperwork. That's big deal.

 

THIS.  He could have chosen not to arrest.  Destroying the arrest record itself, that's a big deal to me.  You don't want LEO's who are into tampering with records or evidence.

Not charging the guy, if that's the sheriff's call in that jurisdiction, is not the issue.

 

The problem is in the destruction/altering of paperwork. That's big deal.

 

 

THIS.  He could have chosen not to arrest.  Destroying the arrest record itself, that's a big deal to me.  You don't want LEO's who are into tampering with records or evidence.

so then  you agree with him getting arrested? man this country is f***ed up...

Well, we don't know if he did anything illegal with the paperwork, it's alleged right now. He may have done whatever he was supposed to do with the paperwork if he chose not to charge and someone got pissed, we really don't know.

 

The attorney said the records at the jail were " show what happened", meaning they were in order.

 

We'll have to wait and see.

Damn, I guess FL is about to go down the crapper as far as 2A goes.

It's not clear from the story if the guy had a CCW or not, but I'm assuming not if he was arrested.

If arresting a guy for illegally carrying in a place where it's so easy to just get a CCW going down the crapper, I fervently hope that NJ will go down that same crapper soon!

so then you agree with him getting arrested? man this country is f***ed up...

if he tampered with evidence should he just be able to walk away just because he's a sheriff

 

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so then  you agree with him getting arrested? man this country is f***ed up...

 

Yes, I agree with the Sheriff getting arrested for destroying records.  I don't agree with the Sheriff getting arrested for being a 2A/RKBA advocate.

You have to be careful with the paperwork.  I don't know the facts of the case or Florida law for that matter, but what I do know is that Police Officers should not be "allegedly" destroying paperwork, especially with an incident that may be perceived as a hot topic.  What happens when more paperwork disappears because the officer really, really believed the incident should not have been investigated, maybe a domestic dispute, maybe a traffic ticket, crash report etc.  If you believe in what you are doing you should no problem keeping everything out in the bright sunlight, not just 2A topics, ALL topics.  I hate to use the word "transparency" since it has been so bastardized the past several years! 

The Nation is getting better and better as the government is getting more and more F'd up.

 

We are prevailing. This is our time. It's better than any other. We are winning, they are flailing.

 

The federal government won't be fixed tomorrow. But it's not just them vs. the People anymore. We are seeing a return of the States. The way it was supposed to be.

 

Now is the time. It is not a time for despair, it is the time for victory. It is a wondrous time. Get your ass in gear, we are going to roll all over these F'ers. If you are dismayed by your results in Jersey, then be sure to apply your efforts for other States as well.

The Nation is getting better and better as the government is getting more and more F'd up.

 

We are prevailing. This is our time. It's better than any other. We are winning, they are flailing.

 

The federal government won't be fixed tomorrow. But it's not just them vs. the People anymore. We are seeing a return of the States. The way it was supposed to be.

 

Now is the time. It is not a time for despair, it is the time for victory. It is a wondrous time. Get your ass in gear, we are going to roll all over these F'ers. If you are dismayed by your results in Jersey, then be sure to apply your efforts for other States as well.

+100  Nice!

It's not clear from the story if the guy had a CCW or not, but I'm assuming not if he was arrested.

If arresting a guy for illegally carrying in a place where it's so easy to just get a CCW going down the crapper, I fervently hope that NJ will go down that same crapper soon!

I wasn't referring to the arrest of the guy carrying, I was referring to the arrest of the sheriff.

 

If the sheriff was arrested because someone was pissed that he didn't charge the guy and the paperwork thing is bs, that is what I was referring to.

 

Remember, the prosecutor in NY who said he wouldn't prosecute the guy caught with 9 rounds in his mag?

 

Other, progressive states have threatened to remove sheriffs who said they wouldn't enforce the new anti-2A laws that were passed.

 

We don't really know if this guy did anything improper or if someone went after him for his 2A stance.

It's not clear from the story if the guy had a CCW or not, but I'm assuming not if he was arrested.

If arresting a guy for illegally carrying in a place where it's so easy to just get a CCW going down the crapper, I fervently hope that NJ will go down that same crapper soon!

nj is the crapper first of all... and i doubt a sheriff would be sympathetic to a criminal carrying around a gun...

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if he threw out evidence in a case that is unconstitutional then yes

so then  you agree with him getting arrested? man this country is f***ed up...

 

I agree with LEO's getting arrested when they destroy/hide paperwork.  

 

If a LEO ended up with evidence that proved I was innocent of a crime, would I want him destroying it?  No.  

 

Maybe he shouldn't have made the arrest, but that was the time to resist.  Not obstructing.

Irony.

 

The irony being that the FDLE that has been filled with misconduct and corruption allegations in the past are the ones who made the arrest and booking, and had one of their own agents picked to replace the Sheriff they arrested. Nothing to see here...

Irony.

 

The irony being that the FDLE that has been filled with misconduct and corruption allegations in the past are the ones who made the arrest and booking, and had one of their own agents picked to replace the Sheriff they arrested. Nothing to see here...

very interesting 

Why aren't any mayors of sanctuary cities ever arrested?

Update:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-usa-florida-guns-idUSBRE99U13320131031

 

A Florida sheriff was acquitted on Thursday of charges that he committed misconduct and falsified public records when he freed a jailed man who carried a loaded gun without a permit.

Also, what a d!ck this guy is:

 

The deputy who made the arrest testified that when he learned of Parish's release, he went to the jail and retrieved his own copy of the arrest papers.

 

After lining up another job, he reported the incident to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement