OPINION: Who is John Turner?

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In the last six months or so Terrebonne Parish has been plagued with whispers of corruption within our local government. Recent events such as Larpenter vs. Anderson over a web page, two highly-ranked law enforcement officers convicted for stealing federal funds, and the newly elected Parish President with questionable business dealings have all made headlines in local papers, albeit biased to one local sheriff, and even popping up on national television stations.

Only one person has had the gall and audacity to speak out and stand up. Everyone continues to ask, "Who is John Turner?” Who is this John Turner that so boldly devised the Exdposedat Facebook page? Please allow a moment of introduction.

One politician angrily stated that “if you want to lie about me and do it under a fictitious name, I’m coming after you!” Although I am not sure what impressed me more, the Fifty Cent word ‘fictitious’ coming out of Sheriff Jerry Larpenter's mouth or the blatant ignorance of such an open threat to the entire public. So, why was he so mad? Because John Turner’s so called lies struck a nerve deep in the heart of a career politician that has been a ‘rubber saint’ to so many in the community for way too long and change needs to come.

So, who is John Turner? The mother who buried her son to a drug overdose and then watched as the dealer made a plea bargain with the District Attorney to serve only thirty (30) days in Ashland Criminal Complex, SHE is John Turner. The parents who picked up their daughter from the emergency room with a black eye, broken arm and bruises everywhere, to then learn their son-in-law only received a citation because his father is a big contributor and friend of the Sheriff, THEY are John Turner. The man who worked tirelessly for Parish Government for fifteen years only to be fired then replaced with a close friend of the Parish President, HE is John Turner. The former Corrections Officer that snapped a picture of inmate trustees handling alcohol knowing that it is a serious Department of Corrections infraction and then posts it for the world to see, SHE is John turner!

John Turner is not a fictitious person made for destruction; John turner is a figurative person that represents everyone who sees the corruption of local government. John Turner is everyone everywhere that has been a victim to government wrong doing. The new world of technology and social media brings fear to the hearts of politicians because exposure to questionable situations is forever at hand.

John Turner was a single voice, heard by few. After such an open attack from local government, the Exposedat Page should help open the eyes of Terrebonne Citizens to, at the very least, their right to question what our government officials are doing in this area. Let all JOHN TURNERS gather and speak out against local corruption so that the whisper can become a scream for what we will no longer tolerate.

John P. Turner

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