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Having lived in Carrollton for over 30 years, I think those of you who don't live here are out of line with your comments on the city and possibility the PD. I've met and talked with the Chief. Like all departments, his ideas and tone are not always completely reflected at the street level. As my neighborhood has gone down hill, I have been more engaged with the PD. From a teenage party, who's parents were out of town, that spilled into the street. MIP and drunk in public to new neighbors who think the whole block should hear their music to my patrol LEO who thought my daughter's car was parked too close to city road repairs. I have encountered excellent police work and experiences and some bullies and some who I wondered why they chose this line of work who just didn't seem to care. I read a report that said the CHL had his weapon in the front waistband of his pants. I would guess that he made his announcement in case the LEO saw it. As earlier stated, he was wrong. It doesn't excuse the LEO's action or the action at the station or the harrassment at his house of parking tickets and parking in front. IMHO, the strongarm LEO and the one at the station should be dismissed and the supervisor demoted. Those providing harassment reprimanded. But don't condemd the whole department or city because of a couple of bad apples got through the process. There are far to few people willing to do LEO work that cities are hurting. Standards should be kept high. One problem I have seen repeatly is that LEO's are a "brotherhood" and those "outside" the brotherhood "don't understand" so they stick together when they shouldn't and are over protective and cover up each other's mistakes forgeting that most of us back them up and are on the same side WITH them.