March 2020 Blues Vol 36 No 3

KIM OGG
Throws Criticizam to Gamaldi’s Editorial
Last month, Harris County District
firm in criminal
Attorney Kim Ogg publicly court, does not
urged Houston Police Officers’ make anyone safer.
Union President Joe Gamaldi “to Evidence-based
get with the program” of keeping
prosecution is the
residents safe from serious way to build com-
crimes instead of using hate munity trust in law
speech and self-defeating rhetoric
enforcement.”
to inflame the public and raise What Ogg is re-
campaign cash.
ally upset about is
Ogg claimed Gamaldi’s latest Gamaldi calling the
misguided break from partner law DA out in his “she
enforcement agencies -- and taxpayers
has to go” editorial
-- came in a recent blog in the Badge and
Ogg explains to the media why she cut a
post on the HPOU website. Gamaldi’s
post seeks contributions from editorial in The BLUES shot three people in separate attacks.
Gun and last month’s sweetheart deal to Clayton Brown after he
police officers to the union’s political
action committee -- while Little Secret.”
“Harris County’s Dirty
Uh well it was like this...
C&G has your Honor Guard Accessories in stock
trying to use the district attorney Gamaldi points out in both articles,
that “much has been made and victims is immeasurable. He
long-term harm to our community
and her staff as scapegoats.
Huge Array of
“As your DA, as the former chief recently, here in Houston and across pointed out examples that in December
of 2019:
& Holders
AWARD BARS
of Crime Stoppers of Houston and other big cities, about the horrific
results of bail reform, but to be We have nearly 1600 people on
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the Mayor’s Anti-Gang Office, as a
former front-line prosecutor and honest this isn’t even the worst of deferred adjudication for aggravated
assault
Dress Shoes
Citation Cords
HI GLOSS
Shoulder
as a Houstonian who has felt the what is going on in the criminal
sting of discrimination, I consider justice system. I am sure you are - Over 1100 people on deferred
for aggravated robbery and
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DRESS COATS
every first responder a partner in thinking what could be worse than
IN STOCK
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the fight for public safety,” Ogg letting violent repeat offenders robbery,
said. When DA Ogg dismissed out on bond over and over again? - Over 600 people on deferred
dozens of prosecutors soon after It is cutting them sweetheart deals for possession of child pornography/indecency
with a child/online
taking office, it was because of when they agree to their guilt, and it
prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful
convictions, and the jailing of ing to our community. This is hap-
- Over 300 people for sexual
PLAIN TIES
is much more insidious and damag-
solicitation of a minor
DOTTED
a rape victim. She knew there’d be pening every day in Harris County assault
Variety of INSIGNIA &
Lady’s, Clip-On &
White Palm
resistance from those who were courtrooms with the full knowledge - Over 1750 people for felony
Collar Brass
4-in-Hand (Traditional)
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satisfied with the status quo. and approval of the elected District
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DWI offenses
“I ask Mr. Gamaldi to work Attorney Kim Ogg. They can accomplish
- And what I believe is a true
along with us. Instead, he is trying
this egregious affront by bas-
marker of just how far we have
to raise money and play election-year
tardizing the practice of “Deferred fallen, over 300 people on deferred
politics while being paid Adjudication”.
for felon in possession of a firearm.
for working as a police officer,” Gamaldi says Ogg and her office Let that sink in for a moment. We
Ogg stated. “His efforts to undermine
have taken deferred adjudication are having a national debate on
the District Attorney’s and placed it on steroids, the likes
Office, which is the people’s law of which we have never seen. The
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