Sheriff Scott Israel

 

Fourteen children and three adults dead. Four of his deputies stood by hiding while a 19-year-old kid did the mass shooting. Yet he believes that he should not resign because of his "excellent leadership". The sheriff’s theory of leadership apparently doesn’t extend down to the people working for him. “I gave him a gun,” he said of the deputy in another interview. “I gave him a badge. I gave him the training. If he didn’t have the heart to go in, that’s not my responsibility.” The buck doesn’t stop with the sheriff, in other words; it stops with whomever he happens to give a badge and a gun. The guy says that he has 39 years in law enforcement. However, he does not understand that as the 'leader' this tragedy does reflect on his 'leadership' abilities. 

Let's turn this around. Does this mean that if the outcome had been that the deputy(s) had charged in and killed the shooter BEFORE he killed anyone that he, the sheriff, would not have any responsibility for that outcome as well? Or would his tune be different? Such as, they followed my leadership by doing the right thing. The thing that reflects his leadership. 

 

Sheriff, you can't have it both ways. In the real world, you don't get to pick and choose when you should be responsible for your leadership and when you aren't!!  

 

For a guy that is 61 years old, he sure hasn't taken the time to teach himself through experience that you either are a leader through your actions and not just through your ego. 

 

This must be his underlying motto

ONLY, DAMNIT!!!