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Putnam
County is plagued by a widespread sense that public officials are corrupt
and lack the competence to protect them during a terrorism threat.
November 2001 Putnam
Pit Reader survey finds:
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Little trust of local public officials
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Low performance expectations of area law
enforcement
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Overwhelming disbelief of DA Gibson’s assertion
he never used cocaine
By
GEOFF DAVIDIAN
Putnam
Pit editor
The
survey, which asked six questions and was on The Putnam Pit’s web
site   for
two weeks, revealed that readers overwhelmingly disbelieve District Attorney
General Bill Gibson continued assertions that he has never used cocaine,
while just slightly less than 90 percent said they lacked faith in the
abilities of either Cookeville Police Chief Bob Terry
or Putnam County Sheriff Jerry Abston to protect them
from terrorist attacks.
 According
to results tabulated today, more than half the respondents answered “yes”
when asked whether they were afraid to provide information
regarding local corruption to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
 Although
District Attorney General Bill Gibson swore under oath Oct. 4 in a federal
deposition he had never used cocaine, not one respondent to
our survey believed him and 5% said even if it was true it would not
matter.
Here
are the questions and answers by percent:
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Are
official corruption and incompetence problems in Putnam County?
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Do
you trust public officials to enforce the law?
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Are
you afraid to give information about political corruption to the FBI?
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Is
Putnam County Sheriff Jerry Abston competent to protect citizens against
terrorism?
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Is
Cookeville Police Chief Bob Terry competent to protect citizens against
terrorism?
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DA
Bill Gibson says he never used cocaine. Do you believe him?
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