Joe HendersonOctober 26, 2020
5min394
Private armed guards at a Pinellas polling place was a warning all law enforcement should heed.
Tag: Pinellas Sheriff Bob GualtieriKamala Harris is winning the popularity contest, by a hair.
Joe HendersonOctober 26, 2020Joe HendersonMay 10, 2020
11min336
It was a great week for Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri; not so great for others.
Joe HendersonMay 6, 2020
5min365
As Florida crawls back to life, Pinellas County showed it's possible to safely and responsibly gather at the beach
Joe HendersonAugust 13, 2018
6min381
It’s not surprising that Pinellas County prosecutors decided not to buy the “stand your ground” argument and charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter Monday in the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton after an argument over a parking space. This story had gotten much publicity, most of it negative, after Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri initially declined to arrest Drejka […]
Joe HendersonAugust 8, 2018
4min244
Memo to Al Sharpton. Bug out, dude. The decision by Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri not to immediately arrest the shooter in the latest “stand your ground” case in our state has nothing to do with his reluctance to prosecute a crime. If you want to blame someone for this fiasco, blame the Republican-dominated Florida […]
Joe HendersonJuly 24, 2018
7min451
In Florida now, the rule of law now seems to be shoot first, justify later. So, what happened to Markeis McGlockton last week at a Circle A convenience store in Clearwater is exactly lawmakers had in mind when they widened the range of what’s permissible under Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Don’t let anyone tell […]