From Minnesota to Maine, Ohio to Texas, small towns unable to fill jobs are eliminating their police departments and turning over police work to their county sheriff, a neighboring town or state police.

  • Sentrovasi@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    The part about sheriffs scares me as someone not well-versed in American affairs because I read previously that some sheriffs don’t believe that federal laws should apply to them and that could be good, I guess? But could also be really bad.

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      1 year ago

      Sherrifs straddle the line between law enforcement and politician, and their positions often have questionable accountability protocols.

      However they are 100% subject to local, state, and federal laws if investigated and charged by any of those bodies.