Domestic Violence and Corruption

I was recently appalled to hear of several heinous crimes and murders that took place in a small community south of our big metroplex. What is even more outrageous is that these crimes NEVER made the news. NEVER. Not one word of them, yet they occured in the last half of this year.

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Case # 1 Domestic violence, murder. Wife shaggin boyfriend. Husband jealous. Demands her back. She goes back and is beat up. Then boyfriend furious that wife returned to hubby. Ties her up naked for two days. Cuts her. She finally espapes and crawls to neighbor, near death. Neighbor calls 911. Boyfriend sobers up and catches her escaping whilst she has collapsed on neighbors doorstep. Drags her by the hair back to home. Threatens neighbor with gun. Neighbor afraid to shoot as he will hit wife. As police arrive, boyfriend threatnes he will slit her throat. Police bust in. BF slits her throat. She strangles in her own blood.

Case #2 Domestic violence, double suicide. Wife returns from shaggin bf. Bf after shaggin has beat her up. Hubby pissed that wife out. Beats her up a second time, all in front of tiny tot. 911 alerted by neighbor. Police arrive. Arrest hubby. Wife distraught and mental. Brain not the best after long drug use. Stabs self in self flagellation 9 times in front of tiny tot. 911 called again. Police arrive to find wife slumped in pool of blood. Tiny tot sitting in and crying, "why won't Mommy wake up." Tot taken to hospital for check, physically fine. No one to care for tot, so Daddy dearest let out of jail. Daddy returns to home. Sees chaos and blood and hears of wife's successful suicide. Offs self with overdose of Clonipin and tranquilizers whilst tot at home. Now tot parentless.

Case #3 DWI, corruption. City councilman busted for driving whilst intoxicated. Asks cop, "don't you know who I am?" Cop replies, "Of course I do, I pulled your plates - and its a small town." City councilman retorts, "well if you bust me, I guess you don't value your job." Cop replies, "You are breaking the law. It doesn't matter who you are." Sargeant consulted. Agrees to bust. Chief requests, "just make this go away." Cop refuses. Cop suspended.

None of these cases ever made the press. None ever made the nightly news. Why is that? Well, as luck would have it. . . or as corrupt city governments would have it, Glenn Heights is being marketed as a great place to live. A peaceful community where one should build a home. In great proximity to our fine Big Bad Dallas. - and it doesn't hurt that the Chief of Police is also the city manager, thus up the backside of the city council. Uh....huh. Case # 3 although not domestic violence is testament to the wacky code of justice in this PD and small town.

How do I know these crimes took place? A cop buddy of mine has worked in another small town land and knows as fact of these busts. These Core Values. . .are part of the mission statement for said small town.

Glenn Heights Police DepartmentMission and Core of Values
Mission Statement
"It is the mission of the Glenn Heights Police Department to provide services with integrity and dedication, to preserve life, to enforce the law, and to work in partnership with the community to enhance the quality of life in the city of Glenn Heights"Core Values
WE RESPECT LIFE...

We hold the preservation of life is our sacred duty. Our values of human life set our priorities.
WE REVERE THE TRUTH...

We accept nothing less than truth, honesty, and integrity in our profession.
WE ENFORCE THE LAW...

We recognize that our basic responsibility is to enforce the law. Our role is to resolve problems through the law, not to judge or punish.
WE SEEK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP...

We view the people of our community as partners who deserve our concern, care and attention. We are committed to reducing the fear of crime in our community, and we endeavor to do this by creating partnerships in our neighborhoods.
WE HONOR OUR POLICE POWERS...

We understand that our powers are derived from the people we serve. We do not tolerate the abuse of our police authority.
WE CONDUCT OURSELVES WITH DIGNITY...

We recognize that our personal conduct, both on and off duty, is inseparable from the professional reputation of both the officer and the department.
This code is used by:
Glenn Heights Police Department

I guess the city manager....er Chief of Police....has a little trouble living by his own code due to (yet again) TPTB. I ask you, if corruption and hideous crimes against women can happen at this level . . . and we don't hear about it to protect the "reputation" of a community. . . then how in the world is ANY education we provide to those we serve going to ever help and assist victims to come forward?

How are we ever going to stop the admissions to our emergency departments of women and men plagued by this epidemic? We must STOP domestic violence now!

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call 911. Here is more information on this important topic: http://www.genesisshelter.org/dv_stats.php