March 22, 201610 yr Exhibit A why constables need to be eliminated in Kentucky. These "officers of the law" often have no training. Laurel County constable charged in fatal shooting of man
March 22, 201610 yr Exhibit A why constables need to be eliminated in Kentucky. These "officers of the law" often have no training. Laurel County constable charged in fatal shooting of man We finally agree on something. :thumb:
March 22, 201610 yr Author We finally agree on something. :thumb: It was bound to happen sooner or later.
March 22, 201610 yr My wife's uncle is a constable in their hometown. Talk about the walking definition of Barney Fife.
March 22, 201610 yr For many years constables in this county were not allowed to have blue lights or act in any law enforcement capacity beyond serving Civil Summons papers. Around 2002 or 2003 that all changed and we've had uniformed constables driving personally owned police type vehicles ever since.
March 22, 201610 yr Why not just make law enforcement training mandatory for the job? In my opinion, more trained officers on the street is never a bad thing.
March 22, 201610 yr My wife's uncle is a constable in their hometown. Talk about the walking definition of Barney Fife. Nip it!
March 23, 201610 yr Forward-thinking county fiscal courts have found ways to make the constable job cost-prohibitive, in some cases demanding bonds in the hundreds of thousands of dollars be posted by would-be constables. I wish that every one of those wannabe cops would be called upon nightly to fulfill their stated constitutional duties of animal castration and carcass disposal.
March 23, 201610 yr The Constable in my area must be the exception to the rule. I'm not sure how he finds the time to do everything he does, but am very thankful that he keeps an eye out on the area that I live in.
March 23, 201610 yr The Constable in my area must be the exception to the rule. I'm not sure how he finds the time to do everything he does, but am very thankful that he keeps an eye out on the area that I live in. There used to be a tall slim guy with a long hair that was a constable over there. I think he was in the Laurel section of Corbin, he was pretty good.
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