Right-wingnut "constitutional" sheriffs group decides which laws to enforce and which to ignore
Right-wingnut "constitutional" sheriffs group decides which laws to enforce and which to ignore
A national group of sheriffs that claims the top law enforcers in American counties are not bound by federal law has successfully spread its doctrine to dozens of states in recent years.
You mispelled cops. Cops decide which laws to enforce and which to ignore. This happens daily all over america because all cops are bastards. Most are right-wing.
Nah you're diluting the issue being discussed.
Sure cops at large have a degree of what you're saying, but these Sheriff's are essentially placing themselves above the executive branch of our government, they're essentially in rebellion to the laws of the land while their duties detail that they are supposed to uphold those laws. They're also using their political soap boxes to advocate in favor of the treasonous MAGA elements of our country. So this is just a culmination of what letting cops get away with no accountability has caused.
Also the elected office of sheriff shouldn't exist, there should be a better way of handling county level law enforcement leadership without opening the position up to politicians like Wayne Ivey, this position requires established, professional law enforcement leadership, resistant to corruption, and willing to destroy and rebuild the city level police departments if necessary.
I've hated Sheriff's since the first time I learned about this guy, it's time to figure out a better way.
Have you heard of Judges? They have their own set of rules that are enforced as law.
edit: I guess you haven’t. Well the TL;DR is: Law isn’t just decided by congress. How law is interpreted is decided largely by judges. What is and isn’t law is still up for discussion and Judges have a lot of influence on that. If you find yourself in a court room, you would be well served to treat the judge as “judge, jury and executioner” (The way most cops see themselves) because the judge is a judge, you may not get a jury, and there is such a concept of “judicial rule”.
Bottom line is the law is subjective and open to interpretation, largely by judges, who have little or no accountability.