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solosnake posted...

i wasnt aware that sherrif's were elected and were politicized at that

When you google that first thing that comes up is a Reddit thread about the first election four months ago lol.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskLE/comments/181s67j/why_is_sheriff_an_elected_position_why_does/

This top response

Sheriffs are a good thing because it allows the people who live in the areas to have a say in how policing is done. Having worked at a city police department we were pretty much at the mercy of the mayor who appointed the police chief, if our police chief didnt go along with what the mayor said he got voted out where is next door the sheriff was elected by the people and as long as he did a good enough job to keep his constituents happy and kept crime down he got reelected.