I don't know Mayor Tomas Regalado or Chief of Police Miguel Exposito personally and I don't think I know them because of what I read, see or hear in the media. I do hope that while they stand by their respective positions on this latest controversy, that they will spare the citizens of Miami-Dade County any more embarrassment because of their bickering.

While some people who live in the County and not in the City proper, would like think this controversy doesn't affect them, rest assured that folks outside of South Florida make no such distinction and put us all in the same basket.

The allegations leveled by the Chief against the Mayor are quite serious. The actions by officials sympathetic with of either of these two gentlemen will likely be scrutinized and add fuel to the growing fire. Let's just not allow allegations of police interference and questions about police involved shootings to be glossed over in the midst of the sensationalism.

Quite frankly, questions raised about the number of black men killed by the City of Miami police should have been seriously addressed a long time ago and not when Regalado and Exposito are at odds. Whether you agree or disagree that the shootings were justified, some activists in the black community have been pushing for answers to questions about the shootings for a long time. Getting on the bandwagon now and asking for the Chief to be fired is too little too late and gets commingled with other foolishness.

Now that the Chief has contacted the FBI, let's hope our officials just get on with the City's business and allow the FBI investigation to disclose the facts. For those of you who don't pay attention to politics or hold our officials accountable, what does it take to get your sustained attention? Watch out for the weapons of mass distraction.



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