State Police "investigation" - One and done

It certainly doesn't appear that Lt. Bill Beach did much more than contact constable Ron Hance.

I have been told there are two ways to conduct an investigation.

1) If you want to prove guilt, contact the victim first and then talk to other parties/witnesses
2) If you want to prove innocence, contact the other parties first and then talk to the victim.

Bill certainly had a new twist on proving innocence. Just skip the appearance of talking to the victim. Makes it easier. And don't bother even making the appearance looking in to more than 10% of the complaint.

It is a shame that the ASP, who were originally created to break the power of the local county machines, have become part of the problem. When troopers are so connected to the local county law enforcement that they are unable to objectively serve the state, rather than just an extension of the local law enforcement, then the entire state suffers. We might as well disband the state police and redirect the money to local law enforcement.

In Perry County, the two troopers are closely tied to all of the local problems and are just one way the local political machine stays in power. Those troopers are based out of Troop J in Clarkesville. Troop J covers the following counties: Conway, Perry, Johnson, Van Buren, Yell, and Pope.