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Yes, I agree with you, Rick, that Officer Cynthia Williams acted as a police officer should. I would have felt better about it (there being more than one subject) had she called for backup before attempting to apprehend the two men, but was glad to know she received no resistance to her arrest of them. It has been my experience as a former local that the female officers of the KWPD always performed their duties as they were trained to do and as the people of the island would hope they would do. Sorry you still have one or more cemetery burglars at large, however, and that you got hit not twice, as I’d believed, but three times. I think your house should be retired by the roaming thief or thieves! As for your suggestion that Chief Donie Lee gracefully submit his resignation, as highly as I’ve always thought of him, because the other offending officers (Eimers’ case) were neither placed on extended unpaid leave or better yet, fired, yes, I believe it might be the right thing for the chief to do for both Key West and himself. Perhaps it is time for a non-local to take the helm to see whether this kind of situation can be stopped before another innocent person is seriously harmed or killed by the over-zealousness of a few officers of the law, who unlike Officer Cynthia Williams, do not act with intelligent diligence and sensibility in performing their duties when coming upon a suspect or suspects. I also believe the city should follow the lead of the city of West Palm Beach and outfit every patrol officer with body cameras, so there will be no more Charles Eimers’ cases to cloud the good name of the KWPD and the city of Key West. Thank you as always for your intelligent and thought-provoking column. Enjoy your morning!
Praise where praise is due and condemnation where condemnation is due. This is a very good example of the nuanced real world that we actually live in. Some can’t seem to grasp the fact that one can support the police and at the same time demand responsibility and accountability. It’s really not that difficult to do, if you THINK about it. Good on officer Cynthia Williams and time for Chief Lee to go along with the “effing bomb droppers” and deposition liars.