David Clarke Needs to look in the Mirror and take Responsibility

Not surprisingly that Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke would call the deputy, who mistakenly released the wrong inmate form the county jail’s work release program, “a loser.”

Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. reacted strongly to the Jennings mistaken release.

Clarke issued a message to be read at deputy roll calls this week calling the release embarrassing and said only "a loser" would blame the broken fingerprint machines. A deputies' union official had said the broken machine could be partly to blame for Jennings' release.

However, I think David Clarke can also be a “loser” for not having the finger print machine fixed.

A Sagem Morpho Touch "Fast ID" machine was borrowed from the jail for the Community Correctional Center last summer after an inmate there was accused of scamming the system to stay out overnight. The inmate, Freddie Dudley, stands accused of committing first-degree reckless homicide Sept. 20 at a time he was supposed to have been at the center.

The fingerprint machine was sent to the work-release center at 1004 N. 10th St. after County Executive Scott Walker ordered a clampdown. The $2,000 machine was on the fritz during its three-month stay there, however.

Sounds as if there is plenty of blame to go around here; yes I believe the deputy should have been more diligent in his efforts to make sure the right inmate was released, however, if the finger print machine was working at that time, it is very likely this incident would not have occurred.

I guess the Teflon Sheriff bares no responsibility for this mishap even after the Freddie Dudley incident and after his pale, Scott Walker, ordered a clamp down? Please!! That is just inattentiveness on the part of Sheriff Clarke; plain and simple. Why was the Finger print machine not working Mr. Clarke? Start taking some responsibility Sheriff Clarke.