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CottonBear

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Tue Jan-04-05 03:44 PM
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9. More info from the Guardian of London report:

Edited on Tue Jan-04-05 03:46 PM by CottonBear

Sheriff Fires Employees, Deploys Snipers
Tuesday January 4, 2005 8:16 PM

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Hill said the manner in which he fired the workers - including taking some deputies home in vans normally used to transport prisoners because the deputies were barred from using county cars - was necessary.

He cited the assassination of Sheriff Derwin Brown in neighboring DeKalb County in 2000. Brown was gunned down in the driveway of his home three days before he was to be sworn in. Former sheriff Sidney Dorsey was found guilty of plotting to kill him and sentenced to life in prison.

``Derwin Brown sent out letters to 25 to 30 people letting them know they would not be reappointed when he took office,'' Hill said.

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link: <http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-4710738,00.html>

on edit: Deploying snipers today will not prevent a drive-by tomorrow.

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