Discontinuing the sheriff’s log is a mistake | Letter

Discontinuing the sheriff’s log is a mistake | Letter - The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Sheriff Eric Peters has made a terrible mistake by pulling the weekly sheriff reports. I can think of no better tool of community engagement and support than these weekly reports. His ill-thought-out change will lead to a dramatic decrease in citizen trust and erodes support of his department by removing the very transparency required for such trust. In its place will beg the question surely forming in citizens’ minds, “What are you hiding?”

Discontinuing the sheriff’s log is a mistake | Letter

Sheriff Eric Peters has made a terrible mistake by pulling the weekly sheriff reports. I can think of no better tool of community engagement and support than these weekly reports. His ill-thought-out change will lead to a dramatic decrease in citizen trust and erodes support of his department by removing the very transparency required for such trust. In its place will beg the question surely forming in citizens’ minds, “What are you hiding?”