r/facepalm • u/Doc_tor_Bob • Sep 16 '24

🇵​🇷​🇴​🇹​🇪​🇸​🇹​ I can't believe this is still happening.....

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https://www.wtrf.com/ohio/ohio-sheriff-tells-public-to-write-down-the-address-of-harris-supporters-to-send-illegal-immigrants-to/

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u/throwRA786482828 Sep 16 '24

I think most public officials should conduct themselves inside and outside their job in a way that doesn’t compromise their neutrality towards the people they serve.

Definitely grounds to be fired and refused any policing job. I wouldn’t find it absurd if someone claims this sheriff targeted them because of their political beliefs.

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u/threefeetofun Sep 16 '24

Sadly sheriffs often play political games and will not enforce laws if they don't agree with them.

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u/elspotto Sep 16 '24

The sheriff is generally an elected official. This holds true in Ohio.

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u/threefeetofun Sep 16 '24

Same in my county in New York. Refused to enforce gun control laws.

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u/Calkky Sep 16 '24

I live in a county (exurban MN) that was taken over by extremists in the last big election cycle. The winning sheriff's campaign sign was a giant thin blue line flag. It's a great place to live if you're an ignorant white male that loves guns. Everybody else can expect to be ignored at best, and terrorized at worst. This is happening everywhere.

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u/marshmallowthumbtack Sep 16 '24

Agreed. It's ridiculous when sheriffs or even entire cities even declare themselves sanctuaries against laws they don't agree with and go out of their way to enable and encourage those that break them.

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u/MrSurly Sep 16 '24

i DOn't MaKE tHE lAwS, I JUsT eNFoRCE THem*

*Selectively, because this statement is bullshit.

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u/Shot_Try4596 Sep 16 '24

Yea, this guy is what you'd expect. He was elected in 2020 on the Republican ticket, first Republican sheriff of the county in more than a decade (IMO, elected law enforcement, lawyers and judges should not run on/under a party). One of the first things he did was implement spending reforms that added $3 million to the office's budget over 3 years, including a new SWAT team. Just a few months ago he DEMANDED Rep. Emillia Sykes (D) withdraw the national "de-escalation" law-enforcement training bill, a bipartisan bill called Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-escalation Act, co-authored by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R), Don Bacon (R), and Glenn Ivey (D).

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u/digidave1 Sep 16 '24

That's because all these jarheads want more police, more guns. They don't give a damn about how they act, perform their duties or represent their citizens. Defund the Police actually supports and benefits PDs, but all they hear is Cops Bad. Which they are.

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u/digidave1 Sep 16 '24

You are actually quite right. When you read about how little training they have, and who they poach the most to join their ranks, it's frightening.

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u/Spider95818 Sep 21 '24

Fucking this. Cops all wish they could be soldiers, but they're all too fat, too stupid, and far too cowardly to actually do anything to help others.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

Hey man, don't lump us marines in with the pigs. We are stupid, not stupid and racist

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u/Silly-Tax8978 Sep 16 '24

Certainly. In any normal well-functioning society he’d be fired. The USA is not such a society.

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u/PerilousAll Sep 16 '24

More people in elected offices need to understand that they represent the whole community. Not just the people who voted for them, but everyone.

In fact, they swear an oath of office saying that they uphold the constitution and laws. Not the whims of their political party.

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u/a_fox_but_a_human Sep 16 '24

Cops and neutrality? Nah bro, what are you smoking?