PAUL WOZNEY

eiconte to the Limo Spring edi-
tion oiithe h?lagazine. Due
to scone changes From the last
CPA election. President Howard Burns

asked me to take the magazine as the 

editor. As you can espect. I?ve never done
something like this heiore. i always liked
the magavine when Les Kaminski had it.
[here always seemed to he the right hal-
ance articles and controversy. ilhat?s
what lint hoping to re-estahlish with the
magazine. i want it to he Fresh and current
with whats happening with our member?
ship. 1 want the CPA Board to write at.
tit:le that matter. 1 want their opinions on
issues that aiiect you. You voted. For these
members to represent you and a big part
oF that is taking a position and commu-
nicating that to the membership through
the magazine. And that?s what this nuga 
zine is a venue to communicate with the
membership.

Do you have any content For the mag-
azine? so. please contact me directly
i and work
with you to bring your ideas. articles or
concepts to the magazine. 1 should men-
tion that anonymous
articles. I've always thought that iFsome?
thing is worth saying. one should put their
name behind it. That said. iF you do have
a message that?s worth saying. and you can
reasonably explain your rationale For keep-
ing your name out oF the article. i'll work
with you to bring the article forward.

the ?ip side. iF you do have some
Content For the magazine. consider what
you are saying. ?o be blunt. we have
enoUgh hurt-holes in the media. the com-
munity. and on the defense-side uF the bar
taking shots at us. We don't need our own
members. taking shots at each other in our

 

 

 

 



 

There's a New Editor in town

own magazine. Bringing Iotward issues.
problems. or organizational shortcomings
is more than appropriate - hut I won?t use
the magazine as a venue to ?throw stones'
at each other with impunity.

in the spirit oF that. i do want to take
a minute to compliment the Service on an
issue that has been iEstering For quite some
time. 'lhis past liehruary. the Service sent
out a strongly worded that relcrred
to the various media leaks that have oc-
curred over the last several months. iF not
years. The amount and type oF inlitrma-
tion that our own memhers (sworn and
civilian) have spilled to the media is noth-
ing short oFa hig ?screw you' to the Service
and our members. It's incredihly damaging
to the Service and to individual tnetnhers
that have had their names released hy in-
dividuals who take it upon themselves to
talk out oli turn with the media about is-
sues they have no husiness speaking to.

Recently. we had a media leak regard?
ing one oF our Inet'nhers who was involved
in two rather signi?cant ofiicer involved
shootings. ()ne oF these occurred lasr year
and the other early this year. 'lhe ?tnedia
Ieaker' in this instance Felt inclined to he. a
source" lint the media. in fact dropping in-
lhrmation that was nowhere near his or her
husiness to do so. Don?t you think that the
member you blahhed about. who respond-
ed to two extremely high risk calls and
had to make split second decisions in the
interests oF their own personal safety and
the saFety oi" the community. has a right
to Feel sale within their own organization?
ilhis member has a Family and kids that



 

need to live and play in this community.

 

Did you story and consiilcr that your leak

would cause nmecessary stress and griel to

a menther who is alreadb? coping with not

one hut two major events? It disgusts me

 

i

that one oli sur own Intemhers (sworn or

  
  

civilian) won choose to make such a sell1
ish decision.
What i 

ers receive Ii no the media For dropping



mt get is -.what do the lealo

this in their laps. The media
sure doesn?t ay For this ilhey
donit have at ything to exchange For .it. Hi
you. as a member. Feel like you need some

sort oF irpm someone - get

 

a dog. yo! are somei sort oF unhappy
employee. tien I suggest you leave the
organisation or join thri? lire department.
Don?t inst sit there and play it like you are
aw contrilntting part oFi the organisation
when you are really a dressed up like
a sheep. 

i am nor anti?tnediti. The Service and

 

the Associati to share a great relationship.

   
 

established er the last iscveral years. with
the media. i would that we have
people who we better placed to speak to
issues and pr sent them lto the media.

1 hope yo enjoy thti spring 2016 edi-
tion oFthe mtgaaine. if on have any Feed-
hack. questi as or cominents. i am avail-

ahle at

- Wot.


 

 

 

 

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