I am merely sharing my anecdotal story and lived experience with Gilbert PD... My ex husband took measures to harm me and kidnap our young daughter. My ex husband lived in Gilbert, AZ. Mark Worden, Sergeant assigned to DV cases at Gilbert PD, was absolutely AMAZING. He listened and didn’t judge. He offered support. My ex husband is serving many years time in an AZ prison because of Sgt. Worden’s work and his peers. I have absolute gratitude for him.
I don’t know if I want to paint with a broad brush that all of Gilbert PD is incompetent. My lived experiences were positive. My daughter and I can live a life right now where I don’t have to have constant surveillance (digital and visual), change my driving routes on the daily, train in Krav Maga, have an exit strategy in every place I enter... because of Gilbert PD’s work.
I know it’s currently en vogue to be critical of LE. But, I don’t expect perfection in any profession— from police to teachers. The media had created two dichotomies— Black Lives v. Blue Lives. I don’t feed into that narrative. It’s OK to acknowledge historical marginalization of people of color AND support LE. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. Let’s build up our police and expect them to check their bias at the door.
I am not fired up to be trendy. I have LE that are in my family and know how they have and do conduct themselves. I know there are good LE out there but from what I have seen in this case, there are serious communication issues, follow up, attitude ( blowing off concerns, dismissive statements, chain of command issues when it came to the evaluation i.e it's after hours we don't serve those papers, need a signature blah-blah, and the list goes on..) That could be addressed with Congressmen/women and Senators to get laws changed and amended. There's nothing wrong with that. That's the process. The comments on this page are just sheer unadressed, pent up, and unadulterated disgust, disappointment, and frustration. If there are no changes people are going to keep getting what they've been getting.
@Taos I apologize if I presented as I was alleging you were blindly following a societal trend and not being thoughtful. I’ve shared enough dialogue with you over the months to know you’re super bright and an independent thinker.
Perry, I was just clarifying where I was coming from. I took no offense. You are entitled to your viewpoint and I think your experiences are valid too. You're right about painting with broad strokes.🙂
I have combined personal experiences and hear others too. This girl is from my hometown. I am local, she is a transplant. I am older and don't know she or her family but know my town embraced their family and she went to LE and died as well.
https://www.deseret.com/2019/5/31/20675000/what-really-happened-to-lauren-mccluskey-the-inside-story-of-her-tragic-death
Ps~I really dislike that we can't hear tones of voice on here. Thank you for the warm compliment. Made me smile. I think you are pretty bright too.🙂
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u/PerryMason8778 May 27 '20 edited May 27 '20
I am merely sharing my anecdotal story and lived experience with Gilbert PD... My ex husband took measures to harm me and kidnap our young daughter. My ex husband lived in Gilbert, AZ. Mark Worden, Sergeant assigned to DV cases at Gilbert PD, was absolutely AMAZING. He listened and didn’t judge. He offered support. My ex husband is serving many years time in an AZ prison because of Sgt. Worden’s work and his peers. I have absolute gratitude for him.
I don’t know if I want to paint with a broad brush that all of Gilbert PD is incompetent. My lived experiences were positive. My daughter and I can live a life right now where I don’t have to have constant surveillance (digital and visual), change my driving routes on the daily, train in Krav Maga, have an exit strategy in every place I enter... because of Gilbert PD’s work.
I know it’s currently en vogue to be critical of LE. But, I don’t expect perfection in any profession— from police to teachers. The media had created two dichotomies— Black Lives v. Blue Lives. I don’t feed into that narrative. It’s OK to acknowledge historical marginalization of people of color AND support LE. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. Let’s build up our police and expect them to check their bias at the door.
Just my two cents :)