When I started this website, I had a firm opinion that anyone claiming an entire police department was out to get them, was deserving of such attentions. To meet someone who is adamant that this is the case for no apparent reason, is not someone I ever thought I would meet; that is not suffering from a mental illness. I am not referring to someone who has been a constant menace to their community. Not someone with an unreasonable dislike for law enforcement. This individual is not making hyperbolic statements while stomping around, waving his fists in the air. He has calmly, for the most part, and clearly pointed out that he expects every interaction with law enforcement to end in his arrest. That no matter the seriousness of his reason for asking for assistance, he will not be assigned a case number, regardless of the evidence presented. After reviewing the interactions instigated by PPO, this is obviously the case. This includes very serious crimes he has tried to report. These crimes include murder, attempted murder, solicitation for murder and assault; and others of a not so serious nature. To add to this is the fact he has been convicted of crimes he did not commit. For this to happen the evidence against a person has to be gathered by police and submitted as such. Whether it is factual or not is up to the officers responding to the initial call. Why? There has to be an explanation. I want there to be a logical, sound, and understandable explanation. If there is not, then what?
Whatever the reason is, justified or not, PPO does not have a single friend in law enforcement, within Washington county. This has become obvious. This statement can be verified from several resources. It's only a matter of noticing that one fact is consistent with each incident PPO has reported. Every, single, time PPO will offer to show or provide evidence to bolster his allegations. Without fail, PPO's offer of evidence has been ignored or denied. PPO is treated as if his accusations are hokum, fantasies, or delusions.
According to the statements and documentation provided by PPO. There has been several outright attempts by law enforcement to place PPO in unjustified peril. These events took place while in the custody of the Washington county Sheriffs office. At the time PPO was lodged at the Washington county jail. PPo readily admits law enforcement does not actively pursue him. They are not violent when interacting with him. What they are doing is denying him the services provided to the public in general. Does this make it unsafe for PPO to move about in public? Due to the outcome of his prior interactions with law enforcement, PPO has a definite opinion concerning the expected natural progression. It is PPO's believe that law enforcement, should he find himself in peril, would let such events occur. However, if he were to prevail in a situation where he has been threatened or attacked, PPO's opinion is that he would be arrested and charged. Given what I have read, the inquiries that have been made, and the statements from PPO, this is not an unreasonable expectation. Understand that there has been no official or unofficial statement law enforcement on this matter. This is an open invitation for Washington county law enforcement organizations to provide an official or unofficial explanation of why it appears that a single individual, with no known disdain for law enforcement, who is not a menace to his community, is treated as if he is.
Why always Deputy Upton? PPO was attempting to establish a connection. He was making an effort to have at least one member of the law enforcement agencies in the county respond to his calls in the manner he expected. There were several reports made...
