County sheriffs wield lethal power, face little accountability
cbsnews.com
cbsnews.com
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gt5I3V5hWkU
Presented in a style that is a bit of an acquired taste but covers the weirdness of the institution of sheriffs, the ways their lack of oversight makes the office exceptionally prone to abuse (observed, not just hypothetical), and the “constitutional sheriff” movement of sheriffs who think they answer only to whatever they imagine the law to be, basically.
One part of that movement:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Sheriffs_and_...
[we may not have counties, but we do have viable family farms. Good luck with that in the Old Country]
> A Northern California sheriff accepted bribes to grant gun permits to political donors.
That was Laurie Smith, sheriff of Santa Clara County.