2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Listen to an older man who has seen 1994 and also 2010 [View all]leftieNanner
(16,160 posts)The residents refused to pass a bond measure (paid by slightly increased property taxes) to fund the sheriff's department. So they let out of jail all but the most violent offenders and they told rural people that they will have to wait for police help for 1-2 hours if they have a problem. And that's only on Monday - Friday during regular work hours. There was a shooting reported in a motel in the area recently, but the EMTs could not go into the room to check on the victim (alleged suicide) because it was a potential crime scene and they were not permitted to enter until the police had cleared the area. And the police could not get there for 1.5 hours. The person died, but could she have been saved by the EMTs? Nobody knows.
We must GOTV in November. If the Senate goes red, we're all screwed.