The old time police officers had respect for the citizens.Now,they let the REAL crime go by unnoticed.When is the last time you read anything about the pell city officer shooting an un armed man to death in shadydale MHP? They cover thier rear ends,and make the citizens afraid to drive after one beer at a local tavern.Why? MONEY! MADD has control of the courts,and judges.Just once,call for assistance.see if they dont treat YOU like a criminal! This little town of pell city is becoming so corrupt,only the people who have lived here long enough remeber the days of the police chief having his brother in law run the only bar in town.well,folks,the mayor,police cheif,and all the way down to the garbage collectors are reaping the benefits.water bills here run higher than ANY other suburb of bhm.why? they have been putting it in their pockets.your choice.vote the council and mayor out,or move !

BGSchneider - meant no harm, was remembering things I went through. Still love reading your comments. You are correct on all of your statements, I was there when some of these things happened.

SOSAD2 - I've been reading DarrylDavis's comments for some time now and I've found that I agree with him more times than not. So I'd like to bring a few things back to the table and perhaps others may understand Darryl's position as I do.

You asked if Darryl knew what it was like to see a child killed in a car wreck. I'm assuming your reference is to that child being killed by a drunk driver. Such a situation should never happen. Nor should the one who caused such a tragedy ever be allowed to serve in public office as is the case with Jack Swinford. DUI, wreck, killed a young girl, pays off the familey and the "boys" let him walk, and Swinford now sits on the Talladega County commission.

Moving away from DUI deaths, lets consider another commissioner who can't stop chasing skirts and was confronted by the husband of one of the commissioner's trophies in a public establishment and the local patrons had to separate the two (the commissioner and the husband, not the commissioner and his trophy). Why is this person allowed to hold public office?

What about the judge's son who parlayed around the square in Ashland with enough dope to incapicate half of the state of Alabama? How much time did he spend in jail? Wasn't Jerry Fielding the residing judge? Doesn't Jerry Fielding represent the city of Sylacauga in a "supposed" law suit against REEF? Didn't the sylacauga chamber of commerce just admit REEF as a member? Doesn't the president of the chamber have a son that's a sylacauga police officer? Doesn't sylacauga police department chief Zook serve as as officer of the chamber? This is about as messed up as the old fountain was at the Avondale Mills office when we used to throw soap powder in it.

What about good ole John Carter? Nice billfold there Johnny Boy, got any pictures worth looking at?

How about Skip Smithwick? Over $100,000 unaccounted for in his last campaign chest to buy his Board of Education seat and keep an honorable man, Mr. Steve Terrell, from successfully gaining the seat and representing our youth. What about his new RV? What about his being fired from Teksid for expensing new tires for his personal car?

What about Tommy Porch? This is the guy that stood up and defended Skip Smithwick in the beginning and told me that Skip's RV was none of my business. When I challenged him on the fact that over $100,000 was missing from Skip's campaign and Skip had a new RV, Tommy tucked tail and ran. In fact, he's been hiding ever since.

What about the recent daylight armed robberies in Sylacauga? Our boys in blue were at Dixie Drugs in 5 minutes. I believe I'm correct in stating that NYC has a better response time. Imagine that. So what were you boys out doing, running radar while a historic establishment was being robbed? And you wonder why we're pissed!

Well hell, let's keep going. Now consider sammy, our worthless mayor. Sammy, it's my understanding that you are so honorable that you don't use a city vehicle, you use your personal auto. What do your expense reports look like? How much are you skimming from the city with this ruse? Ohhh, why don't we take a look and see.

And now to the chamber of ill refute. Yo there mama in charge. Would you like to "splain" to us your reasoning behind your solicitation and acceptance of REEF to your illustrious membership? I'd love to hear this one. You need the practice in preparing a response. The Alabama Ethics Commission is about to be all over you.

Now with all this going on, Charles01, you are somehow under the impression that because your son in law is training to become a "certified" police officer that you are qualified to discredit DarrylDavis. What an idiot you are sir. Can you even tell me the difference between someone in training to become a "certified" police officer and someone in training to become a "non-certified" police officer? I can only hope that your son in law does not share your obsession with authority. But I'm willing to bet that you are in his ear every chance you get, aren't you. Wow, what a roll model you are.

ORDER UP!

To Charles01, The first thing I would like to say is you should get a good dictionary so that you will know what the words you use mean:

dude  /dud, dyud/ [dood, dyood] Show IPA noun, verb, dud⋅ed, dud⋅ing.

–noun 1. a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.

This is not priority one with me but you do not know me , only my words. How is it that if I do not share your opinion of the police that you would say this? ..........Your paranoid, schizophrenic behavior is not healthy. Have you given any consideration that it might be you that is suffering from this disorder instead of me?? I however do not suffer from the Psyco-therapy that these little ticket dispensers deal out daily on Ceaser's roads. This same practice is used to train dogs to fetch , sit and roll over with the only difference being the dogs get a treat but humans get punished(behaviour modification). Ticket dispensing has caused no one to change their behaviour in driving but only generated income for the agencies that recieve those ill gotten revenues. I am not afraid of the police as those are your words not mine. Because I have my eyes open and can see does that make me the monster that you pervey me to be?? Maybe in your eyes and a couple of others. Go back to sleep. Baaa Baaa Baaa Baaa Start counting...................

speakwithoutfear

i do have proof of my accusation but who you going to tell because they cover for each other. One was on TV the other night singing and was drunk. My daughter & friends seen one coming out of a gas station buying beer on a sunday so what do you do. what i'm saying is that they need to start cleaning up their officers and give them tickets or haul them to jail like they do everyone else and show them how much it cost to pay for all of that. I know some of the officers well here in sylacauga and we do have some good apples as charles01 calls it but i know of 2 that should not be there. this one officer came after my nephew when he was off duty and was drunk my nephew did ask for help from on duty officers but of course they didnt arrest him they drove him home but if it would have been my nephew that was drunk they would of got him for a DUI.plus the off duty officer had small kids in the vehicle with him. So i do know my facts. If you mess with them then they will start pulling you over for stupid stuff and cause you more trouble. I understand that officer do see a lot on the streets but dont mean we the citizen should walk around on pins and needle for them. that is the life style they choice...

Darryldavis, I respectfully disagree with your opinion. I was in Law Enforecment, try looking at their side the drunk they arrest my be the one that could have killed you or your family. Do you Sir, know what it is like to arrive on the scene of an accident where there are bodies are everywhere. Do you know what it is like to have to find pieces of a person that was hit by a speading car. Do you know what its like to see a child that been killed in a car wreck. All you want to do is go home and hold your child and not let go. Please stop and think everyone bad mouths the police until they need them. But remember when they go home and take off the badge and gun, they still go over and over what they have seen that shift. True there are bad ones but those won't be there long

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I wonder if the driver of what appears to be a Ford SUV knows that while the ticket dispenser(policy enforcer) is at the driver's window asking for fill in the blank information to write in for the accusation, that there is another ticket dispenser with his right hand on ready next to that weapon on his belt? What do these guys say to someone these days when it takes everything a man can earn just to stay on the road in a car, to have these little guys come up from behind and do what is pictured above? Most folks are so intimidated by the show of power (black uniform, gun in plain site, bullets, handcuffs, and radio for backup in case the vicim does not cooperate) that they will accually thank the officer for giving them a ticket. Police pulling folks over and handing out tickets has never caused folks to slow down or stop drinking and driving. I felt safer in the 70's and 80' with the beer drinkers on the road than with these guys on the road. This is not protect and serve but mere revenue generation. With all the breaking and entering and armed robbery that I read about in this paper ,where do these guys get the time to hold up some one on the side of the road in the first place?"

It's time you get some help dude. Your paranoid, schizophrenic behavior is not healthy. A little confession might just be the thing you need. Just how many times have you been arrested? And just so you know a traffic ticket is a "arrest". Your hatred of the police just didn't spring out of the woodwork, (which is personally a place I think you need to crawl back into) So come on Darryll, inquiring minds want to know! Why are you so afraid of the police?

It takes a lot of apples to make a pie, and even being so careful, there is a chance that one small piece of bad apple might make it into that pie. Now here's the difference between me and you. I'm gonna get rid of the bad piece, and enjoy the rest of the pie. You, on the other hand will throw the whole pie away, and sit back and complain that you have no pie to eat.

And as simple as that analogy is, I am quite confident that it will go right over your head.

Oh, by the way, my son in law is in training to become a certified police officer, so I do have a dog in the hunt!!!!

i was refering to the way darryl davis paints all police officers as the bad guys or what he calls them "government policy enforcers"if you have proof of your accusation then you should say something,but otherwise shutup.i'm sure a majority of officers are great guys and there are bad apples where ever you work,but don't say they are doing bad stuff all the time.

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"the police do not act on their own they have job to do like everybody else".I agree that they have a job to do but do it equal. When a off duty officer is driving drunk arrest him for DUI dont let him go because he could kill someone like any other citizen could.So your comment said they do not act on their own is a lie because the do let who they want go. Officers do let other officers break the law and nothing is said or reported. They pay no fine or anything else. I seen couple of off duty officers drunk at public place having dinner but they wasnt worry about getting behind the wheel and getting a DUI. I know another officer hitting his wife but you know they can get away with it all. So you tell me how can they do that and nothing be done about it????

Nusiance Alert......

sam wright and his effing elves got loose in sylacauga and are using 156 different ways to wreak havoc on local residents to make their holidays as miserable as possible. One resident in Mill Village reported that after spending all day decorating his house for Christmas, the little rascals drug in a bunch of old car tires and the steps to a 2-story double wide trailer, put the stuff in the middle of twin street and set it on fire. Then, they all ran back to city hall just in time for a public meeting and blamed their little escapade on the resident himself. The resident was later quoted as saying "they're like a bunch of little piss aints! you just can't seem to get rid of them".

Once again, having done their business in somebody elses yard, complaints to the sylacauga pd have forced the department to post a nationwide bolo for the little buzzards and officers are patiently waiting in pairs at the edge of their patrol zones for any signs of activity. If they hear or see something, the officers can be anywhere in sylacauga in 5 minutes or more. In the meantime, the pd has setup massive roadblocks thru-out the sylacauga city limits, under the guise of holiday drivers license checks, in an all out blitz to hem up the munchkins. Don't be troubled if you are selected to participate in one of these undercover operations, you will be doing a grand service for the city, but you have to become a part of the scam so the small brained weasels won't catch on - go ahead and pay the fine, make it look real. The city will greatly appreciate your cooperation and contribution.

Keeping in line with "monkey see, monkey do", the sylacauga chamber of commerce has followed sammy the hun and his hunnies and done their business in everybody else's yard too. They brought REEF into their fold as an upstanding community member and athletic supporter. You Go, Girls!

As for me, I'm safe and sound. I sprayed myself real good with some strong effing elf repellent and I'm hiding out behind Skip Smithwick's RV (which will be mine very soon) waiting on the piss aint parade to come by. When it does, I'm going to hose them all down with REEF effluent and in short order they'll be wishing Desoto had decided to discover Sylacauga first rather than Childersburg.

Well, my job is done for this evening. Tomorrow, I hope to bring you an update from the mule's mouth himself, the honorable talladega county decommissioner John Carter. A recognized expert in the growing profession of "doing nothing and accomplishing less (DNAAL)", ole JC will provide us with insight on how he has mastered his profession. You won't want to miss this.

Hey, ya'll be careful out there.

ORDER UP!

I am proud to live in a country where we can still express our opinions, whether we agree or not. I would hate to live in a society without good, honest law enforcement officers. Look at what is going on around us and the country even with our strong laws. Yes, there are "bogus" police officers, but can you imagine what it would be like with no one there to protect and serve? No, I detest some of the laws the inept, headline seeking politicians, get passed most time just before election. Keep in mind that it is the politicians who pass these laws...not the police. Law enforcement is just plain common sense in most cases...as a former police officer, I recognize that there are those who act stupid sometimes and create a problem for themself when confronted by an officer. Through the years, I have been stopped a couple of times for speeding...I was guilty both times and paid my fine...The officers in both cases could not have been more professional..I have shared in the past while serving as Mayor, I always had a fear of pinning a badge and giving a gun to a "trigger happy person". During my eleven years as Mayor, there was never an incident where the officer had to fire his weapon...they always acted professional and was able to profect the arrest without bodily harm...unfortuantely, this is not always the case. Finally, lets remember, there are a lot of folks who love their city/county and the USA and they fear of what the future holds. There are a lot of bad things going on in society and in politics. God gave us two ears and one mouth...maybe if we all (that includes me) would listen to what each one says and writes, twice as much, instead of castigating someone because we do not agree, we might just learn something. When someone posts comments that offend or that we question the validity of the material, ask the writer to prove their comments. Is this asking too much? Thanks to all who have stood with me and thanks to all who speak out and MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. Thank you Daily Home for providing this space for those who wish to express their comments and views.

darryl their you go again bashing the police officers.the police do not act on their own they have job to do like everybody else.if you have a problem with take back our highways or click it or ticket,blame the government!don't blame the officers of the great state of alabama!police officers are the first line between civility or anarchy!which would you rather have?answer that!i don't like it,but i wear my seatbelt and don't speed which is what people should anyway because their is a lot of idiot drivers out there!stop bashing the whole police force cause you think their might be a few bad apples.they have to work and feed their families like everybody else does.they are human being's darryl davis.if you hate the police so much go move to the north pole!

SoSad - you are right. As I posted on another thread; Mr. Barton got caught and did his time. It is time for the nay-sayers to back off; he is trying to do good for the community.

At the same time, if you are still a licensed police officer, would you please arrest Skip Smithwick? I understand his family is decorating his home in orange this season; they hope this will get him ready for the jump-suit he will more than likely be wearing next year.

I tune into Larry's show from time to time; since I do not live in the immediate area, I watch it over the Internet. One of the funniest things he ever said was, if Smithwick wanted, he would be glad to tell him exactly what he could and could not take when he is put into prison.

Keep it up Mr. Barton!

Sincerely,

Bosley Alderman

only1greenag, Thanks for your comment. You asked this question below. : "How would you approach this financial crisis and still enforce the law without hurting citizens any further financially who are struggling already? I am not trying to put you on the spot as I enjoy your comments".

This is my responce. If there is no victim then there is no crime. For a police officer to set up a roadblock and search your "papers" to see if they are in order wreaks of Berlin, Germany. Costing an individual 200 plus dollars for the silliest of moving vehicle accusations is downright wrong and we are taught as children not to do others wrong but this lesson is tossed out when we become older. We are being micro managed by the police on the highway and if anyone thinks that they are going to ride on Ceaser's roads without paying Ceaser any tribute they better think twice.Click it or Ticket and Taking back our Streets and the silly little articles that warn the sheeple that they better behave or they are going to get a spanking also wreaks of the same psycology that is used to train dogs to sit , roll over or fetch. The police are infringing on people's rights when they charge them with going 5 mph over the limit or going thru a yellow light or other questionable accusations. This however is profitable for municipalitys and all the commenting in the world will not change the behaviour of the police. If the same mentallity continues we all will get to relive what has happened in many cultures before us. It just seems that we would learn from our past history but that is not the case.

Worked for Talladega Police Dept when Larry Barton was Mayor. There are two things you can always count on. Police Officers earn every dime they make, but people have no idea how much Politics dominate their duties. Larry Barton has paid the price for something he may or may not have done. You can like him or not, but he has always been a fair man to me. Larry Barton is trying to help this community, he must have hit a nerve with you, thats your American right

Hey DarrylD - shhhhhh, be berry berry quiet. The guy in back might be twyin to twap a wabbit.

Mr. Davis,

I can't help but enjoy reading your comments. I admit though not as extreme as yours I do agree (to a certain degree) with most of your view points. However with what little education I have received I am stuck (BA Criminology) without a idea as to how to change our system anymore than the next person. Remember it is still considered (although broken) one of the best in the world. One thing is for certain we do need law enforcement. However I agree history is inclined to repeat itself and I do wonder how far we have already traveled down the road you speak. My biggest fear is debtor's prison. It is next I warn people but they won't listen. That is what alot of our original colonists of this country were from. England sent her criminals and convicts to start this country. Alot of them were shipped straight out of the Queen's prison's onto our soil because of their inability to live a life of productivity suitable to the Queen's standards. Our jobs, homes, and moral are slowing being (now rapidly) taken from us citizens. Let's remember though the officer's are humans just like us. Most know they to are subject to one day being incarcerated in our future prisons if they do not do as told and pay their bills. I would like to one day become a police officer. However, the type of officer mentality I have is called "community policing" and thus I am more prone to want to serve the public not terrorize, fine, and demoralize the public. As a result I am still having to come to terms with my conscience and thus far can't see myself writing a ticket for a "no left turn" costing a person their light bill. If I could be allowed to send the violators over to REEF to do volunteer work maybe then we would need less patrol officers to patrol our streets. As I am sure no one wants to go there LOL. Or would you allow me to order the offender to do pushups right their on the roadway? So if you were a police officer (mind you pretend no other job around to take) How would you approach this financial crisis and still enforce the law without hurting citizens any further financially who are struggling already? I am not trying to put you on the spot as I enjoy your comments. Like you though I am frustrated as alot of our CJ personnel are who work within the system. In a better attempt to understand the CJ system I have to look at both the macro and micro side and would love to hear from people whom have viewpoints similiar to yours.

A. Green

At this present time I would trade a hundred Sam Wright's that don't care about Christmas dinner or the people that will have to leave Sylacauga to have one with the God awful smell. For one Larry Barton, who happens to care about us. I have met Mr Barton personally. He doesn't stick his nose up like others do. He is warm and caring about the well being of his fellow citizens. I knew about his past and the conviction that he received. But that's probably what has made him a better person and more caring. If Sam Wright had a nice conviction then maybe he would understand that he's just a man subjectable to the cares of the people.

I met Sunday School Teacher Sam Wright in Piggly Wiggly last night. He would not even acknowledge that we were even standing next to him. He spoke to no one. If it had started raining he would have drowned with his nostrils pointing skyward. On the other hand, I met Mr. Barton, my family and I received a warm greeting. So before any one shoots down Mr Barton's character talk with Sam and compare them. Sam will litigate you, and Larry will talk. I choose Larry.

Thank you, Merry Christmas, and God Bless

I wonder if the driver of what appears to be a Ford SUV knows that while the ticket dispenser(policy enforcer) is at the driver's window asking for fill in the blank information to write in for the accusation, that there is another ticket dispenser with his right hand on ready next to that weapon on his belt? What do these guys say to someone these days when it takes everything a man can earn just to stay on the road in a car, to have these little guys come up from behind and do what is pictured above? Most folks are so intimidated by the show of power (black uniform, gun in plain site, bullets, handcuffs, and radio for backup in case the vicim does not cooperate) that they will accually thank the officer for giving them a ticket. Police pulling folks over and handing out tickets has never caused folks to slow down or stop drinking and driving. I felt safer in the 70's and 80' with the beer drinkers on the road than with these guys on the road. This is not protect and serve but mere revenue generation. With all the breaking and entering and armed robbery that I read about in this paper ,where do these guys get the time to hold up some one on the side of the road in the first place?

Police chief Turley said this in the article above : "Turley said the Pell City Police Department will also set up safety check points during the holiday period." Saftey check point is a pleasant way of saying "Reveune generating road blocks" . Hitler had the same thing going on in Germany during his tenure as the "Furor" and his men would ask at the road blocks " Your papers please " .People that do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. Maybe Santa Claus will bring these guys a bag of coal.