On Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 I wrote the following to the two [then] mayoral candidates, Rep. Terry Van Akkeren and [now] Mayor Ryan:
I would like to state that I am a strong supporter of law enforcement; however, I abhor corruption but I know it exists. I am not naive in that respect. What I don't know is what level, if any, our local police are corrupt. I do know first hand however, that we do have officers who are not above using vulnerable citizens as I have been the victim of that myself. I also know that they are not above altering police reports. So that brings me to my 2nd question: How would you work toward seeing to it that Sheboygan citizen's have the most honest and fair police force possible? It is my feeling that we as a community need to strongly support our police and give them the best possible tools to fight crime but trust plays a huge factor in the willingness and desire of the community to do so. Right now, my trust is badly shaken and it doesn't feel good at all.
Neither saw fit to respond. But that doesn't make the problem go away, does it?