angry wrote on October 21, 2008 03:50 PM: Will Tom Gallia ever get his day in court? This is politics at it's worse.
He will be found innocent, but not before he looses his home, and his family. Someone needs to speak out!!!

someone who cares wrote on May 26, 2008 01:12 PM: The trial is set for May 29. I hope the review journal will finish this story when it has been determined that Tom is "NOT GUILTY" This story needs to be told. His life has been devistated because of politics and a system that is only interested in public optionion, rather than stand up for what is right.
Shame on Clark county and the district attorney.

Carol A. Brown wrote on June 14, 2007 11:47 AM: I just want to say that the juvelile correction officers here in Las Vegas have a very tough job. Not only do they have to deal with troubled and often violent kids but apparently they have to do this with the fear that if they do have to restrain a juvenile, they may be accused of child abuse. Unbelievable! And what message is being sent to the juvenile in question? Obviously he is not being held accountable for his actions. The very actions that started this chain of events in the first place. And does anyone care that he was detained for throwing rocks at passing cars? He sounds like quite the model citizan. I wonder if any of this be an issue if he had injured or killed someone with his "rock throwing". I am pretty sure 16 is old enough to know right from wrong. What a sad commentary on our society that we would jeapordize a mans livelyhood and good name but not hold a troubled and agressive juvenile accountable for his behavior. And we wonder why we have to lock our doors at night...

Cindy Smith wrote on June 03, 2007 07:08 PM: I am the Women's Ministry Leader at the church where Tom Gallia has been an Elder for a number of years.Our Ladies Bible Study has been held in the Gallia home for about 10 years and I've known Tom and his family for at least 15 years. So I am a long time, qualified witness to his genuine noble character and the high standard of morals that he lives by. He loves his family and he serves his church and his community without a thought of selfishness. Tom is a kind and gentle man with a huge heart for the troubled kids at the juvenile facility. I have no doubt that he will be vindicated.

Shelley wrote on June 03, 2007 12:30 PM: I feel soo bad for our Juvenile Detention Officers and our Police Officers in general. They take the bad rap every time. They have had their hands tied so as to prevent them from doing their jobs. If this officer had locked the door and let the teen keep hitting the wall he would be in trouble. They cannot do the right thing because of our society raising this type of children. If things keep going the way they are we will not have any Police Officers to keep the peace. Then where will they be. I will take one teen with a broken arm than all of the teens on the streets throwing bottles at cars that are passing by. Maybe this teen has learned not to throw things at cars and will be a Model Citizen in the future. We can only hope.

concerned mom wrote on June 02, 2007 07:56 AM: This incident is disturbing to me.
Our local detention facilities are filled with youth commiting everything from minor misdemeanors to murder,rape and other violent crimes. Some of them as young as 11. While I agree that our children need to be protected while under the care of the state, I also am SO tired of seeing our men and women in law enforcement taking the fall for doing their jobs. I have teenage children, and if they committed a crime and threatened an officer in any manner, and was hurt in the process, then I would let them pay the concequences of their actions. In this mom's opinion, the reason there are so many youth getting into trouble is because they know they can't be touched. Especially when their parents
undermine the same system that is set in place to protect us from these youth. I applaud our law enforcement officials and a hope they will not be hindered from getting these violent youth off our streets.

Another Detention Worker wrote on June 02, 2007 05:11 AM: In response to the vicious attacks on Ms. Knox, I would like to examine the lazy dim witted malcontent's record that wrote that hatchet job. Working in an intake unit in any jurisdiction is one of the toughest jobs you can have in a juvenile facility and some babysitter from a detention living unit who has no idea about how the court system even works is obviously not well qualified to pass judgement. Go back to babysitting....your not even good at that!!!!!

protection wrote on June 01, 2007 06:53 PM: I have friends who are law enforment officers and their biggest fear is being falsly accused while in the line of duty. These guys put their lives on the line everyday and the same goes for juvenile dentenion officers. If our public servants cannot protect themselves then I fear for the future of our community. I hope our communinity will reach out and find the truth in this case. Man... I feel bad for this Tom Gallia

What's the whole story? wrote on June 01, 2007 06:40 PM: My question is where is Ms. Knox's sence of responsibility in this case. Did she not need Mr. Gallia's help in the first place? When do we start to question her ability to do her job correctly? Instead of pointing blame at Mr. Gallia, who seems to have been following procedure to maintain the safety of his staff and other kids, shouldn't we question the reliability of this one person who seems to be the ONLY person accusing Mr. Gallia of any wrong. I want to know the WHOLE story, not just what Ms. Knox has to say. I want to know why other detention officers haven't been asked what they think about the steps Mr. Gallia took in this situation. It seems as though someone somewhere needed a scapegoat and Mr. Gallia ended up being it. It's a shame that this man, who has obviously had many years of experience in his field, must but be put in this situation that questions his honor and ability to do his job.

just want the truth wrote on June 01, 2007 04:49 PM: I have read the article and am amazed at the one sideness of it. I know there was more than one witness to the act. Couuld there be someone who collarborates Mr. Gallia's story of being attacked by this youth? What is Mr. Gallia's record down there? Where are the video tapes that would show what really happened? I have not seen them on channel 8 news or heard about them in your article. Do video tapes exist? If not... how are the youth and the staff suppose to be protected from false accusations. The first thing I thought when I read this article is that this seems like a witch hunt for someone to take the fall for bad policys already in place at clark county. Maybe that is where the real story lies. I hope the review journal will stay on top of this story and get all the facts before they try and hang an innocent man

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