For any cop who wears a bullet-proof vest, it can be a life-saving piece of equipment. But any vest, made of questionable materials or noted for not meeting the highest-standards of quality, can severely harm the morale of a police department, since it sends the message that the boss-in-charge does not place the safety of the officers as the highest-priority.

Hence, Dallas County Commissioner Maureen Dickey, a Republican, expressed grave concerns that Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, a Democrat, is giving bullet-proof vests, which fail to meet the highest standards, to her fellow deputies and officers, who must confront criminals on a daily basis.

Mrs. Dickey fears for the safety of these employees and pointed out that these vests are not of similar quality as those used by the Dallas Police Department. She directly spoke of the problem with county administrators at a ‘commissioners court’ public hearing this morning.

Her comments about the vests eventually led to a conversation among the county commissioners about Sheriff Valdez’s failure to get the county jail to pass state inspections. They also discussed future efforts to improve jail conditions, such as fixing the fire-alarm systems.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price publicly admitted that further improvements are necessary to meet state jail inspections. He gave a dire warning that the County will soon get an “ambush” of phone calls from state government officials.

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