Proposition 414: Tax $=OUR $!

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This investigation began when this email was forwarded to the Tucson Crime Free Coalition by an unknown person.  

If you are not familiar with TCFC and what they do for Tucson, please read an excerpt from their website (below).  I would also recommend you take a look at their website and see for yourself the great things they are trying to do to save our once-great city.

"The Tucson Crime Free Coalition, is not-for-profit community based coalition whose mission is a safer community for all through the enforcement of our laws. We are advocates for adequate staffing and resources for law enforcement, treatment for those in need and prosecution for criminals that are unwilling to abide by our laws."

TCFC is one of the biggest supporters of the Tucson Police Department but this email did not sit well with them!  If I were going to guess, I would say the sticking points of the email was the fact that Tucson Police Department personnel were going to be paid overtime to use a specialty vehicle to attract attention and then, among other things, "talking about Prop 414."

Let me be clear, the posting of these photos was NOT to shame anyone for supporting their personal likes and dislikes.  You'll notice there's a lot of people in these photos.  I see chief-level commanders, supervisors and commanders that would someday like to be chief-level commanders, and some other people that I don't know.  I will tell you there are a some truly great people in these photos.  There are also some people with whom I have creative differences.  

The point that I am making here is these people are supporting a political cause on their own time.  They are not using their status as Tucson Police Department or Tucson Fire Department personnel to push their opinion, they are not using equipment or vehicles that belong to the City of Tucson, and they are not being paid, regular pay rate or overtime, for their support of Proposition 414.  

Since this is America, there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG with what is going on in these photos.  

COMING SOON...