Sheriff Fortney: Group pushing to defund police are behind recall
OLYMPIA — Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney said Friday that those pushing to defund law enforcement agencies in the county are behind an effort to oust him through a recall.
“It is the same group. It is the same agenda,” he told several hundred people at a “Back the Blue” rally at the state Capitol. “It is, ‘If you don’t agree with my social agenda, we want you out of office.’”
Fortney vowed to respond to critics with a positive message and to be out there “all the time talking about the good things cops do.”
“I will be a strong voice for law enforcement,” he told the crowd, several of whom had signs calling for support of the first-year sheriff.
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Oh bullshit. I do not support defunding the police and will sign the recall petition if I get the chance. I will also vote to recall Fortney if it makes the ballot.
Fortney has rehired three deputies who were fired for violating department policy. He's also called the COVID-19 emergency measures unconstitutional.
One can support law enforcement and still insist they behave in an ethical manner. Only a fucking simpleton would have a problem with doing both.
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