Colorado Sheriff Training Program Part 2

Sheriff Jim Faull, Prowers County, Colorado

Original story appeared on RedStatements

Thanks to everyone who helped the first installment go viral.  I have an update to that column, which includes a letter from Undersheriff Ron Trowbridge’s boss, Sheriff Faull and a confirmation letter from Under Sheriff Trowbridge.    I don’t know what they put in the water out there but whatever it is it grows real men.  Far from backing off, they calmly and without malice articulate what they feel is the problem with the training described earlier.  Sheriff Faull cites the constitution and the freedoms we all have as Americans in a clear and concise way.

April 7, 2013

PROWERS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MEDIA RELEASE

One day last week Undersheriff Trowbridge attended a training class sponsored by the Colorado State Patrol.  The training topic was sovereign citizens and outlaw motorcycle gangs and was held in La Junta, Colorado.

Undersheriff Trowbridge informed me the next day that the instructor who was an employee of the State Patrol assigned to the intelligence section of that agency was teaching that people who believe the Bible is the literal word of God and fundamentalists plus those that do not agree with the changes taking place in America could find themselves under the scrutiny of law enforcement.  This particular instructor stated that his information comes from the federal Homeland Security Agency

I think it would be appropriate for the Colorado State Patrol to suspend this particular training until it can be reevaluated and appropriate changes made.   The first amendment gives us freedom of religion plus other fundamental rights.  When an instructor with a  state law enforcement agency is teaching their own employees and other law enforcement agencies that bible believing citizens and those that do not agree with current political trends are dangerous and should be under the scrutiny of law enforcement, then that agency needs to make some fundamental changes with that particular course.

Prowers County Sheriff

Note:  I will be out of town the rest of the day.  I will be in my office on Monday to answer any questions.

That was one powerful letter.  Short, concise, and directly to the point.  No beating around the bush.  (Do you suppose this class was Bush’s fault)  Sheriff Faull calls for the end of the program until it can be appropriately changed.  He’s right, but don’t bet on it.  It seems our country has been training FEMA and the reserves the same bilge.  In fact, they have trained officers to read bumper stickers to find clues to the extremists.  Perhaps they are right on that count as I have found a very extreme bumper sticker that I will share with you.

This person is very dangerous.  They tried to destroy the country with their vote.

And once again, we have a letter from Undersheriff Trowbridge, confirming that he did indeed write the letter and in which he extended his remarks from his first letter:     Undersheriff Ron Trowbridge

So there you have it, friends.  Two powerful letters from men of principle.  God bless the great country of the United States of America and God bless Sheriff Faull and Undersheriff Trowbridge, who make it great.