Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 7K views

    LTR - Lapointe 5.10.2024

    Uploaded by

    Scott Sutton
    The letter from the St. Lucie County Sheriff responds to criticism from the US Attorney about posting photos of arrested criminals online. The Sheriff disagrees with the argument that this hurts credibility, arguing that publicly posting criminal photos will deter illegal activity. The Sheriff asks that once arrests are made, criminals are prosecuted fully under the law.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    LTR - Lapointe 5.10.2024

    Uploaded by

    Scott Sutton
    7K views1 page
    The letter from the St. Lucie County Sheriff responds to criticism from the US Attorney about posting photos of arrested criminals online. The Sheriff disagrees with the argument that this hurts credibility, arguing that publicly posting criminal photos will deter illegal activity. The Sheriff asks that once arrests are made, criminals are prosecuted fully under the law.

    Original Description:

    Ltr.Lapointe 5.10.2024 (2)

    Original Title

    Ltr.Lapointe 5.10.2024 (2)

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The letter from the St. Lucie County Sheriff responds to criticism from the US Attorney about posting photos of arrested criminals online. The Sheriff disagrees with the argument that this hurts credibility, arguing that publicly posting criminal photos will deter illegal activity. The Sheriff asks that once arrests are made, criminals are prosecuted fully under the law.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    7K views1 page

    LTR - Lapointe 5.10.2024

    Uploaded by

    Scott Sutton
    The letter from the St. Lucie County Sheriff responds to criticism from the US Attorney about posting photos of arrested criminals online. The Sheriff disagrees with the argument that this hurts credibility, arguing that publicly posting criminal photos will deter illegal activity. The Sheriff asks that once arrests are made, criminals are prosecuted fully under the law.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 1

    ~‘hcriff

    KEITH PEARSON
    4700 West Midway Road, Fort Pierce, F orida 34981 Telephone: (772) 462 7300 . Fax: (772) 489 5851

    May 10, 2024

    Honorable Markenzy Lapointe


    United States Attorney
    Southern District of Florida

    Honorable Markenzy Lapointe,

    As Sheriff of St. Lucie County I felt it appropriate to officially respond to your letter dated May
    6, 2024. This Sheriff and this Sheriffs Office will keep arresting criminals. We will continue to
    enforce state and federal laws. We will engage the public, as we always have, to educate them
    on our efforts, techniques, and operations—to build on the decades old foundation of trust
    already established here, in St. Lucie County. And, in an effort to be fully transparent, we will
    continue to highlight criminals and crimes in an effort to dissuade those thinking about
    breaking our laws from doing so, in our community.

    You wrote, “Regardless, taking that picture and putting it on social media and the St. Lucie
    County Sheriff’s Office website cannot possibly help our efforts to build and maintain credibility
    with all of the communities we police and serve.” I wholeheartedly disagree with your
    statement.

    Taking and posting videos of criminals caught will dissuade others, in realtime, from engaging
    in illegal activity and show those who question our credibility that we mean business.

    I thank you for your letter in which you write of our continued partnership. My only request of
    you and your office, is once we arrest them, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.

    Thank you,

    Keith Pearson
    St. Lucie County Sheriff

    çLORID4

    ‘rrfl~~ ‘~‘
    •1

    You might also like