Over the past few months, anti-police sentiments have been at an all-time high in the United States, putting the lives of cops in danger like never before. Now, one sheriff has had enough.
Sheriff Richard K. Jones of Butler County, Ohio spoke out on Wednesday to send a brutal message to the public in which he addressed the “lawlessness in the country over the last few months” that has been directed at cops in the wake of the death of George Floyd. This includes “water dumped on police in New York, bricks and frozen water bottles thrown at police as well as officers blinded by lasers in Portland, Oregon.”
Jones also pointed out that cops have been shot in cities like Chicago as well as in other places around the nation. However, he has no intention of putting up with that in his community.
“I won’t tolerate it, period,” he said. “You shoot at the police, expect us to shoot back. I will not allow my deputies or any law enforcement officer in Butler County to take the abuse I have seen over the past several months. If you come to this county expecting a free pass to harm one of my men or women in uniform, keep in mind [that] nothing in life is free.”
Jones is one sheriff who has never had an issue with speaking his mind. He made headlines around the country back in July, when he said he would refuse to enforce Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s mandatory mask rule.
“I am not the mask police,” he said. “That is not my responsibility. That is not my job. People should be able to make that choice themselves.”
“If someone’s sick, I can understand the mask-wearing,” Jones added. “But for all of us to have our temperature taken, to have to wear a mask, where’s it going to stop?”
One thing is for sure: We could certainly use more law enforcement officials like Sheriff Richard K. Jones!
This piece was written by PoliZette Staff on September 3, 2020. It originally appeared in LifeZette and is used by permission.
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