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Here are some interesting P.O.S.T. (Ga. Peace Officers Standards and Training Council) rules. 464-3-.05 Notification of Disciplinary Action. Any applicant/candidate for certification or person certified pursuant to O.C.G.A. Title 35, Chapter 8, who has disciplinary action taken against him/her by any agency, organ, or department of this State, a subdivision or municipality thereof, or federal, shall notify the Council within fifteen (15) days of said action. For purposes of the fifteen (15) day time limit, evidence that notification was mailed within fifteen (15) days shall be sufficient. Disciplinary action as used herein means any action taken by any municipal, county, state or federal agency against a certified officer, which meet any of the following criteria: (a) arrest by local, state, or federal authorities; (b) suspensions, in totality, of thirty (30) days or longer for singular incidents of misconduct, demotions (other than for administrative purposes), termination by employing agency, or resignations in lieu of terminations; (c) indictments of presentments in any local, state or federal courts; (d) conviction or bond forfeiture, in any local, state or federal court. The term "conviction" shall include a finding or verdict of guilt, plea of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere, regardless of whether the adjudication of guilt or sentence is withheld or not entered thereon; (e) minor traffic citations written to a certified officer need not be reported to the Council. 464-3-.06 Notification Required by Employing Agency. Amended. Employing agencies suspending for thirty (30) days or longer, demoting (other than for administrative purposes) , discharging an applicant/candidate for certification or certified officers for disciplinary reasons or accepting resignations in lieu of termination shall inform the Council in writing within fifteen (15) days of such action and records concerning the disciplinary action shall be made available to an investigator with POST Council. 464-3-.07 Inquiries to Determine Compliance. The Council shall have the authority to initiate inquiries to determine compliance with the Peace Officer Standards and Training Act by an individual officer or employing agency of State and local government. The officer's waiver signed upon application shall authorize the Council to obtain documents and other information necessary for the inquiry. CCSO Capt. Wesley Walker is currently on "paid administrative leave pending an investigation" for his now notorious failure to report the multi-million dollar felonious conspiracy in which his father-in-law, Fairley (how's that for irony) Cisco was the principal conspirator and his daughter (Walker's wife) was apparently a beneficiary. My guess is that Big Thug Willie has NOT reported this to P.O.S.T., nor has Walker, himself, as required. Moreover, knowing the way Smith's mind works, he will probably make sure that the suspension does not exceed 29 days total. It is an unfortunate oversight in the rules that admitting to a career -ending breach of sworn duty in open court under a grant of immunity is not covered specifically in the rules. Perhaps we can encourage them to modify the rules to deal with that loophole. At any rate, you may wish to advise the P.O.S.T council as to what is going on with Capt. Wesley Walker. You may wish to express your desire that he be stripped of his certification and banned for life from wearing a badge in Georgia ever again. Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council P.O. Box 349 Clarkdale, Georgia 30111-0349 Phone: (770)-732-5974 FAX: (770)-732-5952 On another matter....... I appreciate the fact that the feds will almost certainly indict Sheriff William E. Smith on a muliplicity of federal charges, eventually. However, if they keep dilly-dallying around, we may well find that the Thuggies will re-elect the bum. Then, when he is indicted and convicted, we will be faced with the expense of a special election to elect as his replacement one of the two perfectly good opposition candidates we have now. It would be most helpful to see BTW indicted PRIOR to the July primary. If you feel as I do, you may wish to communicate that to the U.S. Attorney, William Traynor. William Traynor U.S. Attorney's Office 600 U.S. Court House 75 Spring Steet, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: (404)-581-6000 Fax: (404)-581-6181 I thank you and your fellow decent citizens will thank you. P.S., If you want to write directly to Sheriff William E. Smith and ask him to fire Walker and, while you're at it, ask Smith to have the decency to withdraw from the race for the good of the community, here is his address: Camden County Sheriff's Office P.O. Box 699 Woodbine, GA 31569