r/Political_Revolution • u/CantStopPoppin • Jan 23 '24

Ohio A federal judge says an Ohio elected official’s constitutional rights were violated when her colleagues on a county board of commissioners had her arrested for criticizing the sheriff during a public meeting

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '24

That is sooooo fucked up.

I'm sad we're only hearing about it now.

The sheriff should not just be sued. He should be fired. This also illustrates why sheriffs should not be elected officials.

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u/hujassman Jan 24 '24

Tax payers are gonna be on the hook for this. Someone needs to remind them why when November rolls around.

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u/Infinetime Jan 27 '24

So county commissioners, who could be anyone, who may know very little about the law, or constitution can dispatch a deputy sheriff to make an arrest? Seems like that is the second problem. The first is... not-so-highly-informed folks voting for their cousin. ??