Sheriff ''Cuba'' Alexander wants your campaign donations

Akron Beacon Journal
Jan. 14, 2004

Summit sheriff fund-raiser Thursday

FRANKLIN TWP. - An event being billed as an ``after the holidays party'' will be held Thursday to raise money for Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander's re-election campaign.

The fund-raiser will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at Anthe's restaurant, 4315 Manchester Road in the Portage Lakes area. The donation is $40.

For tickets or more information, call John Cunningham at 330-245-0377.

Commentary:
Perhaps Mr. Alexander should ask his communist friends in Cuba for a donation?

According to a recent Beacon-Journal article,
Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander says the new concealed carry law "terrifies our people.''

Click on the "Read More..." link below for more.

"... In the worst-case scenario, a deputy walks up to a car and asks for a driver's license, and the driver says, 'Oh, by the way, I've got a gun,' and hands the gun out the window, barrel first. My God. The policeman's partner sees the gun come out of the car...''

He doesn't finish the sentence, but his point is clear: When an officer sees a gun pointed at his partner, he will open fire and ask questions later.

"I just think it's going to take the average street cop's job up to a new level of heightened awareness,'' Alexander said. "You talk about elevating the terror alert. I think we just elevated it up to orange (for police). When it goes to the next one, I'm going to Cuba.''

Sheriff Alexander also worries about an escalation of the stakes in road rage episodes. "Instead of the old days when they just flip each other off, now we might have a running gunfight going down Route 8.''

It sounds like Sheriff Alexander may already have a plan for dealing with the licensees: delay their issuance.

"We're stretched to the limit right now in our staffing. I'm afraid if we don't get some sort of funding, we're going to get backlogged.''