Sheriff Posts Snipers After Firings

[Bark Bark Bark]

Oh yeah, like you needed further proof we've all gone nuts.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/04/sheriff.firings.ap/index.html

"A lot of people are under the impression that the sheriff's office is under civil service laws," he said. "But my research shows the employees work at the pleasure of the sheriff."

The firings had a racial overtone. Hill was among a spate of black candidates elected last year in the county once dominated by rural whites. The county seat was the setting for the fictional plantation Tara in "Gone With The Wind."

The fired employees included four of the highest-ranking officers, all of them white. Hill told the newspaper their replacements would be black.

Hill said the manner in which he fired the workers -- including taking some deputies home in vans normally used to transport prisoners because the deputies were barred from using county cars -- was necessary.

[sasquatch]

1. *Snarf*

I like this Sheriff, perhaps we should hire him to run dem campaigns.

[ogradda]

2. there's a thought.

:)

[Retired AF Dem]

4. Would you say the same thing if it was a white sheriff

firing black deputies? In my LE career I never worked for a Sheriff's office, to much BS.

[salin]

3. The article doesn't mention any motivation for the firings except

"to shake things up". It does give explanation for the extreme measures handling the firing (which even after the explanation seem extreme.)

Point being: if there was a reason that the department needed "shaking up" (was there widespread mistrust in the community? was there corruption?) then the reporters should have included that in the story ... if there was no justification - then this sheriff is a fool and going to have a pretty rough ride as sheriff.

[xultar]

5. Must be a rethug black man. I can't imagine a regular bruva

doin some shit like that. Well, on second thought maybe I can. I'm so confused. People in this country are going nutz!

[Bark Bark Bark]

6. My Favorite Part

"But my research shows the employees work at the pleasure of the sheriff."

Bet they don't work very hard at it.

Wait, SNIPERS?

[OKNancy]

7. This was posted in General Discussion yesterday

under another heading and with a different twist, but it would be wise IMO to read this post

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2904174#2904339

before making any more comments on this subject.

[Moderator]

8. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1121068