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k0rs

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20. Not just cities

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 02:23 PM

Mar 2022

I live in an exceptionally red county in rural Colorado. Trump yard signs were (and some still are) everywhere. Some of these rural mountain counties are huge. This county is almost twice the size of Rhode Island state. The sheriff has been pleading with the board of county commissioners for more deputies to cover the entire area. As it stands there are no night time officers on duty. If you need a sheriff after dark, one has to be called out from his home. We have only 4 or 5 deputy sheriffs. The number varies because the wages are so low that they can't keep them on staff. The county sheriff says he needs 15~17 deputies to provide even the minimum coverage. The excuse is always the same: "We ain't got no money." If "law and order" Repugs can't provide funding for law enforcement you can imagine the state of our road maintenance? Who exactly is it again that's de-funding law enforcement?

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The Red State Murder Problem [View all] Nevilledog Mar 2022 OP

Kicking for visibility SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

K&R ck4829 Mar 2022 #2

whatever could be the connection, i wonder? mopinko Mar 2022 #3

Good info. Everything they promote is nonsense underpants Mar 2022 #4

Great article! CrispyQ Mar 2022 #5

Red states murder rates are higher than blue state murder rates... albacore Mar 2022 #6

Covid deaths are also much higher in red states OMGWTF Mar 2022 #12

Sigh. phylny Mar 2022 #7

Absolutely! Also, it used to be proper to say, "Democrat as mayor". jaxexpat Mar 2022 #16

THANK YOU. LogicFirst Mar 2022 #21

One of my right wing cousins complained to me that our side thinks their side is stupid. CrispyQ Mar 2022 #22

Two Contributors modrepub Mar 2022 #8

Third contributor is often more lax gun laws. NoMoreRepugs Mar 2022 #18

K & R & Bookmarked! SunSeeker Mar 2022 #9

The red state answer will be more guns IronLionZion Mar 2022 #10

Bizarre behavior marieo1 Mar 2022 #11

Typical MSM, always bash Democrats KS Toronado Mar 2022 #13

K & R mountain grammy Mar 2022 #14

Gotta agree with repugs here Traildogbob Mar 2022 #15

Statistics tend to have a liberal bias Victor_c3 Mar 2022 #17

It's a big story... Hieronymus Phact Mar 2022 #19

Not just cities k0rs Mar 2022 #20

They've got the guns, the bad tempers, the poor socialization skills, and the chronic, seething Aristus Mar 2022 #23