I have gotten behind on my posts. Sorry.
Let's talk about the election for Johnson County District Attorney & Sheriff.
A few weeks ago I had the honor and privilege of attending a meeting at which both Steve Howe, our currently serving District Attorney and Doug Bedford, candidate for sheriff spoke.,
Steve Howe has been, IMHO a great District Attorney. Since he has been in office crime in JoCo has decreased. Now let's just look at one very important factor. JoCo is bordered by two high crime counties. We have Wyandotte on our northern border here in Kansas and to our east we have Jackson in Missouri.
So, why haven't we experienced crime bleed into JoCo? The answer is really very simple. Criminals know that the JoCo DA will not tolerate crime and will prosecute to the fullest. Steve Howe, a Republican, is not like the "woke" democrat-liberals that have become DAs in other jurisdictions. We cannot afford to have a "woke" DA, more interested in making nice-nice with criminals to become the JoCo DA. We need Steve Howe to continue to work to keep our county on the right track.
Doug Bedford, a former Under Sheriff and US Navy Seal would compliment Steve Howe. His background is indicative of an individual who can lead our Sheriff's Office in performing to a high level of performance. Keeping crime rates low starts with law enforcement. Doug Bedford would lead the SO in the manner that we would want. Again, we do not need democrat-liberal woke attitudes in the leadership of the SO.
