09/09/2018 – Bexar County Deputy Arrested for Assault



This is crazy.  An 18th deputy has been arrested.  Deputy Aida Santos was arrested today on family violence charges.  No information has been given about what happened.  The KSAT 12 article can be viewed here.

There will always be people who become officers for the wrong reason.  The Sheriff’s Office will always have officers who get into trouble.  But this is serious trouble.  We’re talking people getting arrested here.  What about those who are getting in trouble that has not reached the level of breaking the law?  What is happening at the jail that the constituents of Bexar County know nothing about?  There is no way this amount of trouble is getting out to the public but everything is smooth sailing at the jail.

When you have this many officers getting into trouble you have to start looking at the administration.  Law enforcement is a para-military type of organization.  They are not completely like the military but do have the same structure, one that requires strict obedience.  This is necessary because of the extreme amount of power they have; the power to make life and death decisions.

In the military, when the command is not doing its job of keeping the troops in line, those troops can start doing questionable things and eventually illegal things.  The same thing can happen in a law enforcement agency and by the looks of things it appears that is what is happening.  When is Sheriff Salazar going to take control of the situation?

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