Editorial Opinion

Sheriff-Elect Reed cannot claim a sweeping victory.  Twenty nine votes is not a mandate from the people.  It was a inconsequential popularity contest that was won here tonight, and there are no sour grapes from his opposition.  We all hope that he will take this job, and do it properly.  There is no one that wishes he would more than myself.  His job is one that he will be judged by long after he is gone.  Will he take the job, and do what is right?  He spoke of reforms and changes in the sheriff's department that he would do if he was given the opportunity.  Will he truly take the opportunity and do them or were they just shallow words to gain votes. 

There are and have been innocent people scooped up by the swiftness of the so-called justice in Red River County.  There is a confidential informant who has been used to make cases that are false, and the Sheriff should take a long look at these.  If he is really interested in reform and change in the S.O.  let him make sure that True Justice is being served rather than the Hollowness of False Justice.  Change needs to be made in the way Red River Justice is handled, and all of the 1,162 voters that voted for Royce Abbott have sent you the message that you have problems in the S.O., and with the type of justice that is being meted out in this County.  We will be watching to see if you are actually going to follow through with your words.

The inmates inside of the jail are "people" who have done wrong, but are none the less human beings.  The sheriff needs to allow them to have the dignity and respect of being human beings even though they have done wrong.

I hope that he takes a long look at his revolving door policy.  He needs to run the jail like a jail, and not give free run of our County to any inmate.  They may be human beings, but they are human beings that are there for a reason, at least I hope they are.

Let's all watch and see if he actually treats his employees with fairness, and does not use his office to gain revenge on anyone.  Let's see if he actually uses his training to make the S.O. a better place for the inmates who are held as prisoners there, and a safer place for his Jailers.  Let us see if the policies and changes he implements really benefit the County, or is it just going to be the same old sorry Red River County Justice, and revenge.  

This website is not going away.  It will be here as long as the people are willing to provide the information, and are willing to read the information provided.  This website is about the Corruption in this County, and was set up to fight that corruption.  People are watching your performance Sheriff, and will be talking about it.  Are you the type of person who is willing to take the criticism and grow and learn from it, or are you just going to ignore it and hope that it goes away.   If it is the latter, then you are in for a Rough Ride.  People are stronger because of this election.  They have gained back some of the power that has been slowly taken from them.  They will be more likely to speak openly about the injustices committed on them by the so-called justice system of Red River County.  This website will provide that conduit to the outside world, and because of it, the Good People in this County will take back the Control of the Government into the people's hands rather than the hands of the "Good Ole Boys."

So, Sheriff Reed, you may be able to claim a victory with 29 votes, but know that the 1,162 citizens who voted against you are people in this county who are watching you and your department, and know that they did not want you in the position or they would have voted for you.  No voices have been silenced, nor are any voices going to be silenced.  Do not think that you have carte blanche to do "Anything and Everything" and not answer for it.