Comments on: Shocking KALB Report: Deputies Claim To Be Intimidated To Politic for Slocum

By: Rapides Parish Mother of 5

Rapides Parish Mother of 5 — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:09:54 +0000

My husband and I overheard Mr. Slocum say that “I will be the next Sheriff and that our plan is to let William Earl beat that punk (Wagner), and then I (Slocum) will be in charge. No way the punk can beat William Earl, it can’t be done. Too many people owe hiim, and too many people miss him. But I will be running the show, my friend you can count on that!” We have people on the inside who are going to go on record about how he is really running things. Believe me, William Earl owes it to me and he is going to deliver this time. I just can’t believe that punk got in last time, I think they had people voting twice. The punk is running out of money and he is going to have to lay off good deputies because he doesn’t understand the sheriff office and how to make it run. He has pissed off the wrong people, and just wait and see, I (Slocum) will be running things come 2012.

By: glennebey

glennebey — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:14:35 +0000

slocum sucks

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:28:30 +0000

Another thing, Nora. Please clarify your statement about Detective Walters and Chuck Wagner’s brother; it appears as if you are claiming that they are one in the same, and obviously, this is untrue.

Also, I think it is prudent for me to point out that I have personally spoken with people in the department who have absolutely nothing to do with the Wagner campaign, and they have corroborated the claims made in the KALB report.

I do not think it is instructive for us to kill the messenger, as it were.

Instead of attempting to “out” the men who felt intimidated by these practices, Slocum supporters should be saying:

“Major Slocum does not have any tolerance, whatsoever, for the politicking occurring in the RPSO. Major Slocum takes these claims very seriously and will be speaking with his supporters inside the department to ensure that the office is not used to conduct business on behalf of his campaign. He hopes the other candidate will do the same.”

Instead, however, we’ve seen an attempt to discredit Mrs. Godard and essentially publish the identities of the men who came forward to make claims that many of us have been hearing for months now.

This type of reactionary vindictiveness is not a good sign.

By: Lamar White, Jr

Lamar White, Jr — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:29:45 +0000

Nora,

Really? This is the counter-argument to the report? That KALB is simply an arm of the Wagner campaign and that the entire report is based on hearsay?

The individuals they interviewed were not “anonymous” people; their identities were concealed. There is a difference. And their claims are not hearsay; they are all speaking about their own experiences.

That said, I agree Major Slocum makes an easy target due to his position. This is obviously a close race, and things are (unfortunately) getting ugly.

By the way, I just saw Slocum’s newest commercial. It is quite good.

By: Nora

Nora — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:38:52 +0000

Let me just say this: What KALB did was basically help Wagner put out negative political crap that is not substantial. She failed to mention that Herman Walters is a SUPERIVSOR of the detectives division. He has been openly campaigning against Mr. Slocum since the beginning. Chuck Wagner’s BROTHER is a SUPERVISOR in the detectives division. KALB allowed “anonymous” individuals to basically go on the air and spread their dirty political tactics to the voters. They have no substantial evidence, only their word, which is hearsay. It is very easy to lie, when you’re anonymous!

These “deputies” could very well be co-workers of Wagner’s brother, they could even be subordinates of Wagner’s brother; we have no way of knowing.

You have also misquoted Mr. Slocum; he said that he has publicly stated many times during his campaign that nobody would be fired. I have actually heard him say this myself.

Think of how easy a target Mr. Slocum is for this kind of attack: he is the current Major; he has the majority of support from his deputies. Those who want to smear his name and reputation see this as a good opportunity. But, there is NO SUBSTANTIAL evidence supporting these claims; only “anonymous” deputies’ words…and that is not good enough when making such a strong allegation.