In a stunning example of tone deafness, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced the purchase of gaudy “championship rings” for his command staff Monday morning. Tony blasted the announcement on video posted on Instagram. The bizarre announcement comes two weeks after Tony suspended multiple members of BSO for their mishandling of cases including a triple homicide in Tamarac.
Set to a song entitled “The Champ Is Here,” Tony’s video shows off the gaudy rings and his command staff posing with them. The accompanying text is titled “Ring of Champions: Leadership is a team sport.”
“My time as a collegiate athlete at FSU taught me invaluable lessons about the power of teamwork,” Tony wrote. “Discipline, sacrifice, work ethic, and perseverance shaped me then—and continue to guide me today.”
In 2023, REDBROWARD exposed how Sheriff Tony exaggerated his football career at Florida State University.
Since “strong leadership is the foundation any winning team,” Tony states he presented his executive directors with the “BSO’s Commanders Ring.” Tony states the ring is a “symbol of the victories we’ve achieved together.”
Tony says he is coming for NFL Hall Of Fame Quarterback Tom Brady’s record of seven Super Bowl rings.
Tony finishes with a message to his “haters.” He states no tax dollars or government funds were used to purchase these awards.”
Oh ok. Since Sheriff Tony brought up the purchase of these “awards,” how much did the rings cost?
Who paid for the rings?
Did Sheriff Tony make the purchase with his own money?
Were the rings a gift from a vendor, lobbyist or charity?
Sources say 6,000 to 8,000 cases languished in limbo due to an issue with BSO computer systems.
Is that an example of the strong leadership of Sheriff Tony and his command staff?
For months, a Tamarac neighborhood was terrorized by a stalker who repeatedly pointed a gun at residents. “BSO Tamarac has come out many times, and they brushed it off,” a resident said. The man was finally arrested last week.
Is this a example of the “work ethic” of Sheriff Tony and his commanders?
Even worse, four-year old Seraphina Gingles remains in custody of the State after her father murdered her mother, grandfather and an innocent neighbor.
Is that a “symbol of the victories” Tony and his executive directors achieved?
With so many mistakes and missteps, should Sheriff Tony and his commanders parade around like members of a Super Bowl winning team?
Last week, while discussing the Tamarac murders with lawmakers, Sheriff Gregory Tony said “I own it.”
Tony talks a good game.
He needs to act like it.
Return those rings.
Use the money for something good.
Maybe start a college fund for little Seraphina Gingles.
