Everyone Quit...Really.

Would this be seen as irresponsible, selfish, last option or the right thing to do? This week, in Ringling, Oklahoma, all of the town's police force, mayor and city attorney have quit. How, what and why did this happen? This is like a story out of a movie. Ringling, Oklahoma was founded by John Ringling of the Ringling Brothers in 1914. It's a small town with a population of 1,200, a police force of about 10 and a tight-knit political community where everyone knows everyone. The former Police Chief, Jeremy Wilson, resigned along with his 8 other police officers after being on the job for less than 6 months. Mayor Jerry Reid followed resignation as well. Their reason is that the town is simply too corrupt. Ever since Wilson started his job, there have been some city council meetings on how the city can fire Wilson. Wilson and Reid claims that they have been targets because they were getting in the way of a few of the city's drug businesses. Wilson has stated that he and his staff have done all they can, and that this was the only option left. Leaving. For now, the Jefferson County Police Department is taking over until further notice. I think the Police Chief and Mayor are making a point and turning much attention towards the town of Ringling, as it needs, by quitting all together. This will put the town and it's officials into a spotlight and hopefully cause some good ruckus to get the town back to some sort of democratic shape. We'll see in the upcoming weeks as the truths start to come to surface how this will pan out.