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Well Robby (if this is you) Mr. Waters hasn't promised me or countless others a job for our vote. You have been a public servant for many years. If you are childish enough to take your toys and go home then maybe it's time you retired and enjoy what life has given you. Best wishes.

Perhaps you were feeling lonely and you needed some attention, either way, I do not care! No matter who wins, we need to stand behind that person, instead of acting like children who take their ball and go home. We cannot always look to the next election. If the heat in the kitchen is too hot for you Mr. Westbrook, then get the heck out NOW!

Yes, this is a ethics violation and should be reported to the state commission. You cannot use your government position to influence the outcome of an election.

MB - Have you told Board of Education Member Mike Chapman that now heads up a PAC who's singular purpose is to defeat incumbent legislators that you don't appreciate his position to attempt to influence voters? Have you told Dr. Petruzelio that you do not appreciate his attempts to influence elections when he signs editorials as School Supt., or directs a spokesperson to write on his behalf trying to influence voters?
The DIFFERENCE between Westbrook, Chapman and Petruzelio is that Westbrook wrote on his FB page, while Chapman wrote a press release and Petruzelio wrote an editorial, and had the letter released to the paper. If you want "immediate termination" be sure to include the more blatant Chapman and Petruzelio. I'd gladly throw Gov. Deal & Lt. Gov. Cagle into the pot for their attempts to bully legislators to support T-SPLOST thereby influencing the vote. If it is wrong for two non-elected employees [Westbrook & Petruzelio] to state a position then it is certainly wrong for elected people to use their office to influence votes.

I worked under Ballard with both the sheriff and Mr. Waters. You speak of David's dedication. He returned to woked after being severly burned over much of his body. He was in a lot of pain for a long time and I never heard him mention it. As for education, I went on to obtain a Masters Degree but most of the best cops didn't have degrees, they had good judgement. To this day I don't look down my nose at those who who didn't obtain advanced degrees. By the way, what does this have to do with Robby?

Rico....yes he did return to work, but I'll bet Bo could shed light on the events before his burns and after his recovery that would demonstrate his dedication to Cherokee citizens. If you are not aware of all the facts give Bo a call.

Okay Bert- you say 20 years ago Bo could shed light on the events before his burns and after his recovery that would demonstrate his dedication. I'm not sure what this is referring to because I wasn't in Cherokee 20 years ago (only been here 15 years) but why is it dirt can be thrown up from 20 years ago that benefits Roger's campaign, yet the costume picture was given to WSBTV and Roger supporters and Roger say we shouldn't focus on that, we should focus on what? Oh yeah- only the last 20 years in office. Isn't there a phrase- what's good for the goose is good for the gander?

Rico if you are so confident in your candidate reveal who you are. It is difficult to determine your accuracy just because you say you have pertinent knowledge. Believing someone unwilling to reveal their identity for something so important as this is like going to a hooker for a prostate checkup.

Would you be the self appointed potentate of class with such a discerning askane and truculent repose?

lol are you not aware that county emplyees get vacations too????

JustTheFax, shhhh...don't tell them about that. It's funnier to watch them don their cloak of moral outrage and go riding down indignation street. Facts and common sense get in the way.

Rico, I have not revealed any righteous indignation for either party, just encouraged an investigation of the facts, and I have not called anyone illiterate, classless or stupid. I don't look down my nose or feel hollier than thou but do feel that a chief executive of any law enforcement organization should encourage education and development of future leaders by setting the example. This is taught at the Southern Police Institute that David attended. I also have not accused anyone of bashing or hate speech and, quite frankly don't appreciate any indication that I have engaged in such.

Rico- well said. I don't see your comment about the Garrison supporters are filled with righteous indignation being directed specifically toward Love, but toward Garrison supporters in general. A few examples are as follows (copied and pasted from numerous blogs):
"Facts and common sense get in the way", "you stay classy Watersville", "David's Desperates", "Either all of you are not too bright by being a fan of Davids", "It is sad to see losers such as .......others try and slander", etc

Are you not the person who once took great offense to me suggesting you were partisan? Given the level of your righteous indignation and clear open mindedness I would have thought that you above all people would see the inappropriateness of a high ranking public servant using his position to coerce public opinion. Under a liberal interpretation of the law this could be seen as unethical.

Pardon me while I go look up Kary Sky 2 in the phone book. By the way, many of my friends and most of my co-workers call me Rico.

Actually I took offense to you attacking me for making a statement that was completely true. I have made comments in both directions in reference to this election. What I find compelling is that supporters of Sheriff Garrison are willing to make public statements of support. I have yet to see any elected officials in Cherokee County support David Waters. KW I believe the loss of those long established relationships is going to have a negative impact on this county. I can say it is obvious to anyone who has lived in Cherokee County for the past 20 years that we have progressed a great deal I am unsure why you would question this and why you would need so many questions marks. Rico I think if people are going to claim David Waters can do a better job because they have "personal knowledge" of him then they would be more reliable sources if they were known or provided proof (Watergate). Also I am not sure what "law" would need interpretation and are there not high ranking public servants in the FOP? I didn't know they still made phone books.

That's a pretty bold statement, KW.

Perhaps you can cite some examples of how this county has been falling apart for the past 20 years?

Difficulty: No references to Messina or KKK costumes.

R.L. I agree 100%! I love going home in the evenings, grabbing my bowl of popcorn and "watching" this episode of the Three Stooges! The topic is Westbrook, but hey, if everyone wants to bash each other and make BOTH candidates look bad, I'm just going to sit back, watch and laugh. Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear!
-Benjamin Franklin

Please do, because the point you made above really doesn't support your position.

I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers, but a quick glance at the GBI website shows that Forsyth's crime rate was higher in 2011 over 2010 and, in 2011, Fosyth's violent crime rate, per capita, was double that of Cherokee County.

Cherokee DID have a higher property crime rate than Forsyth but it also has a lower median income and a higher percentage of minorities than Forsyth so that does kinda support Garrison's position that the economy is a contributing factor.

Personally, I'd rather have someone steal from me than beat me up, but that's just me.

Actually as a citizen I believe this race is about who can best serve the citizens of Cherokee County. A few people are trying to make it about everything else. I personally do not believe in career politicians but I also do not want my safety and security compromised because few county officials like or want to work with the opposition. I would be interested to see who in county government will stand up to back David Waters.

Rico - I understand. Mark Twain said it best when he said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, d**n lies and statistics". You can make numbers say whatever you want them to say. I'm not sure whose numbers are accurate (although I DO tend to lean towards the GBI).

This is one of the races where I'm pretty dispassionate and I probably won't make a decision until I step into the voting booth. I think Garrison has done a good job. It's a good possibility that Water's would be OK too. It's not like he'd be inheriting Fulton, DeKalb, etc.

I respect your reasons for voting as you plan. You actually seem to have an educated opinion. The same can't be said for others.

I've lived in Cherokee for 7 years and don't know of any place in GA that I'd rather be. Where I get irritated is that these threads become extremely silly when people start saying "OMG, CHEROKEE IS A POLICE STATE" or when people such as KW complain that the county is "falling apart" and can't provide any data to support their position.

And, yes, some Garrison supporters tend to get pretty silly as well.

OH how juvenile. These posts have been full of the sheriff's supporters calling Waters supporters "Stupid", "Classless", "Illiterate". Now I don't know who BO or KW or you are and I'm not going to waiste time worrying about it. I know BO is not David Waters. If one has "Common Sense ' then He/She would offer some evidence to support this claim. If I were to claim that one the posters was Roger Garrison how would that sound and who would really care? As for this Patch, I know for a fact that it allows more discussion than another one that is very friendly to the sheriff and hostile to any opposition.

Common Sense - Thanks for clearing that up. I always thought BO were the initials for Barack Obama.

With jokes to the side & in all seriousness; I hope you are wrong that no person running for office would stoop so low to misrepresent the public as you state in your note. If true, I certainly can not put my trust in that person. There is no elected position worth compromising trust.

I hope you are wrong.

Rico, I remember you from the two previous administrations. You have not changed a bit, still a big mouth and trying to push you own agenda for “YOUR OWN” personal gain. The insiders from the DW camp tell me the same thing; I would have thought time would have helped you make better decisions. Just wondering do you still have you LEO certification? And to reply to your question you know very well who “BO” now “KW” is, shame on you.

Common Sense- this whole time you have been accusing KW and BO of being David, yet I see no proof. Please let me know where you get your assumptions. All I see is where he quoted the very first sentences in the article mentioned (http://hollysprings.patch.com/articles/letter-david-waters-defends-record) and forgot to use parentheses. But I will go on the record to say David has not posted out here I know for a fact. He, just like Roger, has people who volunteered to post on his behalf but he does not do it himself. As someone else said- he doesn't have time for that silliness, just like Roger doesn't. And no, I'm not going to disclose names- it's more fun watching everyone point fingers at everyone else!

David was not unfaithful. I love all the assumptions and rumors going around. This is pure silly! Next thing I know, it'll say David has an allien in his garage and Roger is only a hologram!

Please tell me what's interesting? The man left off parentheses when he quoted the first 2-3 sentences?!? We can forgive one man for wearing a KKK costume, but we're going to jump to conclusions because someone failed English 101?? I'm really wondering how people can see BO is David, even though he's not.

You definately have me confused for somebody else. You remember me from two previous administrations? I havn't been a member of any two previous administrations. So AMAZING KRESKIN, if you are as wrong about other identities here as you are mine, you might want to give up the PSYCHIC business. As far as who started the "Slander" as you call it, all you need do is watch the dabate and see who insulted who first. Your remarks reveal your propensity to anger and your penchant to accuse others of name calling while engaging in it ignores the reality of the many attacks on Waters supporters while making you look small.

Rico can’t remember a lie? It’s in print that you wrote in the above blog for everyone to see. You said in the above blog that you made Thursday @ 8:11PM, and I quote
(“ I worked under Ballard with both the sheriff and Mr. Waters”.) In your response to me on Saturday @ 8:37 you said, and I quote, (“I havn’t been a member of any two previous administrations”) I don’t blame you for not wanting to admit who you are like I said in my above statement, you have not change a bit, your still a big mouth trying to push you own agenda for “YOUR OWN” personal gain and now you personally confirmed yourself a liar.

Okay, you are whomever you wnat to be but explain this - how did all of your previous coments get changed from BO to KW?

KW - you're still here. Good. Care to provide me with those facts that support your position that Cherokee County is falling apart under Garrison's watch? I asked for them yesterday and never heard back. I was afraid you'd disappeared.

BO=KW=David Waters, it doesn’t matter how much you hide behind the multiple pen names. What does matter is letting the public know what kind of person you really are. No more hiding behind the fabricated boy scout image! I know you, do you remember working for former Sheriff Bo Ballard (is that where you got your first pen name?) and you resigned after one of your infamous temper tantrums, and then you were severely burned in an off duty accident the following day. Out of kindness, Sheriff Ballard tore up your resignation so that you could continue drawing a paycheck and insurance. As soon as you were cleared months later to return back to normal duties, you quit Sheriff Ballard, and campaigned against him with John Seay. You worked with John Seay as his Captain until you were fired. Is that how your repay people? If anyone wants to confirm this information, give the former Sheriff a call.

Wow. If that is all true that information is more enlightening than anything else about this election.

Honestly I don't really care who KW or Rico are they have not provided me with any validated information to determine my vote. What I would like to hear is what Bo Ballard and David Waters have to say about the information Bluebird posted.

Mary Sky 2, it is very easy to know Bluebird doesn't know what he is talking about... just check David Waters FB page. I usually don't post about other matters besides the one related to the subject, but I'm sooo tired of reading those posts of you guys who have to get off track every single post. Don't you see how ridiculous you guys look? Get a life!

And btw, I don't respond. Have a good day!

Marci for clarification this election is going to effect my life and safety. Also I have been to David Waters FB several times and I have never seen anything about why he left the Sheriff's office or the information Bluebird posted about him resigning then being injured the next day. I am unsure how my commenting on the election after reading this article is "off track".

This is SOOO rediculous! I suspect JustTheFaxMaam is Marilyn Monroe! I have just as much proof as Bluebird and Common Sense has that BO and KW are David! And shame on everyone on here who reads something and believes it just because someone said it! May as well read The Enquirer! Wheres your proof Bluebird? I want hardcore proof! Do you have his HR record?? I don't want hearsay, I want proof. Otherwise, it's nothing but gossip, or 3rd party information, which is completely inadmissable.

Oh, and for the record, I changed my name once. Lock me up and throw away the key because I didn't like my original name!

LOL do you think some of the neighbors decided to jump ship or was it the same kids that vandalize things in there on a nightly basis that did it?

Probably someone stole them the cops were busy catching a murderer.

In the words of our Sheriff- too bad, "it's just politics". Nevermind that it's illegal activity- it's just politics.

Rico, when David was exposed as “BO” he changed his pin name to “KW”. Now that you have been exposed/busted what will your new pin name be? Here are a few suggestions based on our past experience with you on the PATCH, liar, fibber, fraud, deceiver, fabricator, and falsifier. You know I think your hurting David more than you are helping him, but that’s just my opinion.

and yet another example confirmiing your past work experience:

Rico

6:18 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Common sense you and the Garrison supporters are fortunate to have this forum. You can name call and slander here and we can't respond with any of the facts about Roger. So all I can say from this point forward is I know both gentlemen very well and worked with them in the past. I have made my decision on whom to support based on much thought and considderation. I hope you can respect that.
another example -

Rico, please dont flatter yourself by thinking I am stalking you by my backing up what another posters wrote on here.

Y'all stop worrying about who Rico and KW are. I believe it was Cindy or Terri who said they were going to reveal their sources in time. My guess would be one or both of them are involved in the Justice for Andrew Messina stuff. I believe Cindy said they had a former SWAT team member on their "board" or whatever they are calling it my guess is that person is Rico. As I have said repeatedly at this point it does not matter who they are they have not validated any of the personal knowledge they claim to have. I could get on here and say I'm a pixie that doesn't make it true.

Amen Kary! You be a pixie, I'll be a millionaire! :)

Marci,
the reason you have seen this so many times is that a lot pf posters on here have misread, the comment made by Mr. Westbrook the same as you did. Each time it is questioned, I and others try to let the people know what he really said which is that he does not want to work with some of the supporters that David Waters has promised high position jobs to, should he be elected. He did not say that he did not want anything to do with all of the supporters of David Waters. Unless of course Mr. Waters has promised a job to you, his comment does not relate to you at all. He has no problem with anyone who wants to support Mr. Waters other than the ones he might have to work with and that is why he says he will quit. With him being in his position, I feel sure he knows how some of these people operate, and everyone should respect his choice on making his own decisions regarding his current position much as he repsects your decisions to support whoever you like. Hope this answers your questins reagrding threats - as there are none being made.

JusttheFax has her own opinion and can justify it however. Clinton said he smoked pot but didn't inhale. Copied and pasted from above he said "I want nothing to do with the people who are supporting Mr. waters and I will not be associated with them at any time PERIOD!" He didn't say he didn't want to work with them or for them. He said he wanted nothing to do with them and capitalized PERIOD. I'm not sure how you can twist that, but I read what it says and take it for exactly that. JustTheFax said "He did not say that he did not want anything to do with all of the supporters of David Waters" but he did. Again, I'll repeat..." I want nothing to do with the people who are supporting Mr. waters...."
Oh, and by the way, I contact Mr. Waters in regards to this. NO ONE has been promised a job! Not even the person who is rumored to be his deputy chief! NO ONE!

Let me get this straight. Marci posted a couple of comments and she is trying to keep this going? Just how many times have you posted here to keep this going? You seem to have enough time to repost all my comments for some strange reason. You know for a fact that Robby was on vacation, who cares? When you have insider information it's true but if somebody else knows something they are a liar. The only person that really cares who anybody is would be the sheriff so he can punish them after the election. So you are obviously working for him. Big deal. You have too much time on your hands and it's affecting your judgement. Chill out.

JustTheFax- He was on vacation. I will vouche that is true. I believe it was Florida???

Geez what do you guys do, sit at the computer and drink Red Bull until you foam at the mouth. Get a life.