Jackson Jambalaya

Thank you for holding Jackson accountable. Someone ought to.

And why did we move out of Hinds County again?? Oh wait.

I see the Jackson report but never a Rankin Report. Please, how can we see this?

The Rankin County report is right after the Jackson report. Just scroll down.

Rest of the media could have filed for them.

As another famous American asked, "What difference, at this point, does it make?"

do any other cities in hinds county have these?

do any other cities in hinds county have these?

Are you a new reader to JJ?

why not Clinton?

Are you a new reader to JJ?

I am an infrequent but longtime (2008ish)reader of JJ. I don't normally look at the crime stats posts.

as a matter of fact,

They are now trying to give pedestrians tickets for walking in the park at the reservoir after dark. Am I the only one that thinks this is wrong?

Thank you for that enlightening post 4:24. I've made a note.

What park at the Reservoir? There's a trailer/camper park, several boat-ramp parks and at least two parks with picnic tables. If they close parks at night, they should gate them. What would be the violation? Walking after sunset? Trespass? Loitering slowly?

You have to be talking about the park on the Madison side by Cock of the Walk also known a Coco Beach.
After entering the park through the open gates to have a walk with my wife along the new walk path just after sunset, the Reservoir Police confronted us proclaiming the "park is closed". I informed him that we were leaving and he continued to repeat himself so I turned to him and told him " We know, we heard you the first time". He then asked to see my I.D. I asked why and was arrested for ASKING why he wanted to see my identification. As I explained to him that we were leaving and pointed to my vehicle, he put his hand on his gun while saying "I'm going to ask you one more time". I showed him my I.D. and after checking me out and having no other cause to arrest me, he came up with a B.S. non compliance charge. I guess he was intimidated by me as he called for Ridgeland backup who actually had sense enough to listen to my wife's story about how ridiculous this was and that we did not know the park closed at sunset. The Ridgeland officer could not convince the Reservoir idiot to release me. On the way down Hwy.51 to the infamous Madison County Jail, the Reservoir idiot took us into oncoming traffic twice while texting on his phone. I was finally released at 2:00a.m. the next day. Looking forward to my court date, I was disappointed to find the idiot didn't bother to appear, the charges were dropped and bond money returned. I made a visit to Chief Perry Waggoners office to discuss the matter with him which was another total waste of time as he just backed his officers position, offered to take me back to court and sucked up all my air. All of this over walking with my wife at the park which had no sign stating the park closed at sunset at the gate we entered.

10:20 Wow. If it had not happened to me as well, I'm not sure I would have believed it. What did they charge you with? I was walking through the park on Northshore Parkway next to the trailer/camper park. I saw two police cars so I assumed I was safe. What a bunch of nitwits. They told me they would give me a ticket next time. They were extremely rude.

They must enforce the law 'equally'. Anyone remember the brawl on July 4th? They are just trying to keep the jackson residents at home. Except they are idiot officers who are to stupid to get a real job because they have a GED. So they work for the reservoir police.

Have never faulted the officers on the street as much as I've found their leadership lacking and accountable.

Considering the shit level pay they receive, if the "idiot officers" who are "to stupid to get a real job" are not hired then please, good golly, pray tell, what next to ignorant classification do you want in the job?

Y'all want an experience level of public safety employees who don't come at any less than double or triple what they pay the Res staff.

Put up or shut up. Ain't going to get there with the bozos at the top of the command structure. No amount of bitching and complaining makes it any less so. You PAY FOR QUALITY.

10:57 I was charged with "Failure to Comply" I didn't know there was such a B.S. charge as that. I later learned that I should have asked the idiot if "I was being detained, or am I free to go" and repeated that until he answered the question. Evidently there are enough of these type B.S. laws on the books to enable the idiots to find something no matter if you just farted in the park or something like that.

6:59, I didn't have a license on me because I had walked from my house. These little pricks think they can get away with anything.

6:36. It doesn't bother me what kind of officers the reservoir police hire. I stay away from the reservoir. It used to be nice. But now it's nothing but white trash.

10:20 if you were able to read you would look at the sign at the entrance to the park. The hours of the park are listed on it. And also, it's people like you who give law enforcement a job.

What time, exactly, IS sunset?? Who gets to decide whether the sun has "set". And what does one do if he misjudges the exact minute of sunset and finds himself still a hundred yards from his vehicle? Should he low-crawl back or hibernate until morning...or what?

10:51, if you were able to read, you would have read 10:20's last sentence.

The Rez board passed the ordinance closing the the parks at dusk. Case of some bad apples ruining it for everyone.

1:42, lol, that's the same thing I asked the cops. They asked me what I was doing when I was clearly walking and listening to music with my headphones. They admitted I didn't look like I was involved in any "skullduggery"

1:50, LMAO!!!at10:51. Its people like that who caused the fees they now charge to enter the park today. 10:51 was probably one of the bad apples there July 4th. If they could read and comprehend it would have been obvious that this instance had occurred when the walking trail was NEW and they had not yet installed signage at the NEW gate areas at the NEW WALKING TRAIL we used to watch the supermoon rise 5/12. When I informed Chief Waste Of Space` there was no signage, his response was " Well the trail construction is not yet finished". This perplexed me as the only thing that appeared unfinished or incomplete to me was the fact there was no signage and they were obviously still training the idiot who is supposed to shut the park down how to lock a gate.

What time, exactly, IS sunset?? Who gets to decide whether the sun has "set".


Dan Borne.

Thugs have ruined it for everyone else. Don't blame the cops- blame the idiots who caused it.
A rape occurs every 9 hours in MS. So if extra law enforcement are put out there to try and protect us,just let them do their job and comply with the rules. If it means closing the parks at "dusk" then sick it up and find somewhere else to walk. It sucks but that's the way it is now because of stupid people who ruin it for everyone else.

I will not be walking in the park after dark again. Other than the cops, all of the lighting has been taken down. I could easily trip on a tree root and bust my head open and bleed to death. I have been going to the park at 8 am, after sunset, and the gates are still closed. I noticed this morning and yesterday that they now have RC SDs instead of PRV patrolmen.

10:17 what is RC SDs

10:17 what is RC SDs

Sunset varies on each day. Look it up in the newspaper, if you have to do so. Then remember that dusk is earlier and the discretion of the arresting officer.

/same thing happened to a college buddy of mine in the 1980's, at a state park near MSU

RC SDs - let me take a wild guess, using the context of the thread: "Rankin County Sheriff's Deputies"

See - this is how you ace the SAT, youngster - context.

So, because of the high incident of rape (8:22) they took down all the lighting (10:17)? Typical brilliance.

Rebekahahahaha, I'll blame the idiot cops for not posting the rules properly for people to know how to comply. Sick that up.

The regular law abiding citizen is now the enemy. The RINOs call that progress.

What's a "RINO"?