I've been getting mixed results when trying to learn more about the sheriff. I saw the video where he did the kneel for BLM, which is definitely a red-flag of course, but he was also an Oath Keeper, anti-covid lockdown, and Trump supporter?
His statements on being an Oath Keeper are contradictory and basically nonsense. He got caught on their mailing list after a big hack and then gave multiple different reasons for why. But by his own words, he just read their website, never went to any meetings, and seemed to only like them for being "Pro-Cop."
Same with his anti-lockdown. He is part of a group saying that local sheriffs have authority over state and federal law and that its his job to prevent tyranny from it. While admirable on its face, it seems to be entirely self-serving to grant himself more power.
Cali Sheriffs are elected, so most of this seems to be a generic sheriff power tripping to make himself The Law but still being electable in Cali. And the development of this story really pushes me further into thinking he blew all this up for his own political clout.
Not all of them. A lot of counties across the nation either appoint one or, in very small rural areas, just give it to the most fitting person.
But most do (in theory, the fact that very few ever lose re-election and the political power they wield means the election is mostly a farce), so the point was that he is still a politician and thereby anything attributed to his personality is suspect as is any statements he makes.
I've been getting mixed results when trying to learn more about the sheriff. I saw the video where he did the kneel for BLM, which is definitely a red-flag of course, but he was also an Oath Keeper, anti-covid lockdown, and Trump supporter?
His statements on being an Oath Keeper are contradictory and basically nonsense. He got caught on their mailing list after a big hack and then gave multiple different reasons for why. But by his own words, he just read their website, never went to any meetings, and seemed to only like them for being "Pro-Cop."
Same with his anti-lockdown. He is part of a group saying that local sheriffs have authority over state and federal law and that its his job to prevent tyranny from it. While admirable on its face, it seems to be entirely self-serving to grant himself more power.
Cali Sheriffs are elected, so most of this seems to be a generic sheriff power tripping to make himself The Law but still being electable in Cali. And the development of this story really pushes me further into thinking he blew all this up for his own political clout.
Ah, yeah that would make sense. If that's the case then this story is pretty much a nothingburger.
Aren't all Sheriffs elected?
Not all of them. A lot of counties across the nation either appoint one or, in very small rural areas, just give it to the most fitting person.
But most do (in theory, the fact that very few ever lose re-election and the political power they wield means the election is mostly a farce), so the point was that he is still a politician and thereby anything attributed to his personality is suspect as is any statements he makes.