I read today’s article about Sheriff Paxton’s buying half a million dollars in new equipment and was blown away! In these tough economic times, after he was already $2 million over budget, to waste money on armored vehicles and command centers is ridiculous and quite frankly an insult to our intelligence. According to the justice department rules in the paper, Paxton can increase his budget and buy equipment (cars) for his guys but is trying to spin his way out of it by saying he can’t supplant (replace) the budget.