Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran and “nearly every Republican House member” is demanding Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) suspend Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, reports POLITICO’s Marc A. Caputo.
Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran and nearly every Republican House member is calling on Gov Scott to suspend Sheriff Scott Israel pic.twitter.com/pkbOWO2o3v
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 25, 2018
On Saturday Florida Republican lawmaker Bill Hager called on Gov. Scott to fire Israel, reported The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft.
“As a result of the media reports coming out showing the gross incompetence of the @browardsheriff, I am calling on @FLGovScott to remove sheriff Israel from his post. We must also modernize our law enforcement agencies to ensure that such a catastrophic breakdown in communication never occurs again,” tweeted Hager.
As a result of the media reports coming out showing the gross incompetence of the @browardsheriff, I am calling on @FLGovScott to remove sheriff Israel from his post. 1/2
— Bill Hager (@RepBillHager) February 24, 2018
We must also modernize our law enforcement agencies to ensure that such a catastrophic breakdown in communication never occurs again. 2/2 #ParklandStrong #MSDStrong #NeverAgain
— Bill Hager (@RepBillHager) February 24, 2018
In the meantime, Gov. Scott has ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to probe local police’s response to the shooting.
Gov. Rick Scott wants the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate the police shooting response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting pic.twitter.com/OZHBaucxPc
— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) February 25, 2018
Former NYPD officer and Florida GOP insider John Cardillo says Gov. Scott ordering the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to probe the police’s response is “the first step in removing a Sheriff for malfeasance or incompetence.”
FYI, in FL, this is the first step in removing a Sheriff for malfeasance or incompetence.
.@FLGovScott Asks Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement to Investigate #Parkland Shooting Response
The campaign to #FireScottIsrael is working. https://t.co/5OOcKcAmT4
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) February 25, 2018
