Attorney General Gives Jack Anderson A Warning
Posted by: Jubal | 02/28/2008 3:03 PM
Peggy Lowe at Total Buzz reports the state Attorney General's office has sent Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson a letter warning him to steer clear of political activity while in uniform:
Assistant Sheriff Jack Anderson broke the law when he appeared before the San Clemente City Council in November to try to dissuade them from endorsing former Lt. Bill Hunt for sheriff.You can read the rest of Peggy's post here.That's the word today from California Attorney General Jerry Brown's office. But Anderson was only warned in a letter that said he clearly was taking political action during that public meeting because he was dressed in full uniform, including his gun.
Because Anderson was told to wear the uniform by his superior -- then-Undersheriff Jo Ann Galisky -- and he didn't intend to break the law, the AG decided to issue the warning. In the letter written by Gary Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Anderson was also "advised and directed" to refrain from such political activity in the future and make sure everyone else in the department does so as well.
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Because Anderson was told to wear the uniform by his superior -- then-Undersheriff Jo Ann Galisky -- and he didn't intend to break the law...
Yeah, he was just following orders...
He should have known better. He could have chosen not to wear his uniform, whether he was told to or not. You don't have to follow bad orders.
Timeline:
On November 17th, 2007 - Anderson speaks before the City Council of S.C.
On November 26th, 2007 - Hunt announces his campaign open for Sheriff.
On January 14th, 2008 - Anderson becomes Interim Acting Sheriff
On January 14th, 2008 (pm) - at the Republican Central Committee Meeting, Whitacre tells Anderson he would be supportive of him if it wasn’t for Hunt. That if Hunt wasn’t chosen, Whitacre hoped Anderson would get the job.
January 15th, 2008- Whitacre files complaint with the AG
Questions:
Why did Whitacre wait two months to file his complaint? If it was legit, I would have expected it immediately, not to hold onto it for 2 months UNLESS the real reason for filing the complaint was to make it a smear tactic. It’s all about timing, huh Tim?
How is it political when Hunt didn’t announce his campaign for Sheriff until November 26th, 6 days AFTER Anderson spoke to the City Council?
Why would Whitacre try to suck up to Anderson and then file the complaint the next day? So sincere and ethical Timmy boy!
This is more about trying to elevate Hunt than anything else. Since Anderson is so squeaky clean and honest, they don’t have anything on him. I’m sure they will really play this up and maybe even start making things up. What a surprise that would be!
Good luck, but it won’t help. Anderson will still be appointed to the position of Sheriff. He is the right person for the job.
loyal2ocsd... it's an appointment. Tim supports Hunt. It's politics and he wants his guy to win. That doesn't mean if Hunt were not in the race he wouldn't support Anderson. It just means he is playing for keeps and wants Hunt to win.
Actually, you have to give Tim credit for the strategy. It has created a buzz which was his intent.
I think the important questions are:
Is it true?
If it was a violation and Anderson still did it because Corona told him to, what else has Corona got into that Anderson played into because he was told to?
Not in the know,
I think you've got a good point. This is nothing more than an attempt by Whitacre to knock Anderson down a peg or two and hopefully bolster his candidate's chances. There aren't too many bullets left in his gun and he's got to do what he can. That's the political animal...it bites the hand that it shakes.
Unfortunately for Whitacre and his candidate, Anderson is blazing his own trail and making headlines with substantive changes to the way OCSD is going to do business. Meanwhile he is left whining about inconsequential speeches to a tiny beach city council. Clearly the AG didn't think it was worth much or they would've done something more substantial. In the end I think this won't amount to a hill of beans.
Don't know why hunt and whitacre are worried about anderson and walters. They should be more worried about MArtin who is likely going to be the one appointed. Just ask John moorlach and chris norby