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safeinOhio

(34,007 posts) Fri Feb 5, 2021, 06:43 PM Feb 2021

A controversial Michigan sheriff peddled baseless conspiracy theories about the election using his c

In one email obtained by The Detroit News, Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf falsely claimed in December that Benson broke the law by sending absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in Michigan. Responding to an email from a Genesee County woman, who asked “under what circumstances can SOS Benson be arrested for her actions,” Leaf pointed to a state law that allows a judge to find probable cause that a public official committed malfeasance in office or willful neglect of duty.
The Michigan Sheriff’s Associated condemned the “dangerous” statements. During an anti-lockdown rally in October, Leaf shared a stage with one of the men charged in the kidnapping plot.

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/02/05/michigan-sheriff-uses-county-email-to-peddle-baseless-conspiracy-theories

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A controversial Michigan sheriff peddled baseless conspiracy theories about the election using his c (Original Post) safeinOhio Feb 2021 OP

I don't trust these sheriff's in Republican areas aren't stuffing ballot boxes for Republicans TheRealNorth Feb 2021 #1

Sheriffs in general are low lives. Michigan has some of the lowest of them. gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #2

Sheriff Richardson from Lenawee County was a friend of mine. safeinOhio Feb 2021 #3

I've known good and bad. gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #4

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)

1. I don't trust these sheriff's in Republican areas aren't stuffing ballot boxes for Republicans

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 06:51 PM

Feb 2021

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)

2. Sheriffs in general are low lives. Michigan has some of the lowest of them.

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Fri Feb 5, 2021, 07:49 PM

Feb 2021

safeinOhio

(34,007 posts)

3. Sheriff Richardson from Lenawee County was a friend of mine.

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 08:15 PM

Feb 2021

A very red county in SE Mi. he got elected as a Democrat and won re-election. He had a PHD in law enforcement. He passed away a couple of years ago. Not only was the county Red it was also very White and it was amazing that he got elected at all being a person of Color.

We were both born in Arkansas.

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)

4. I've known good and bad.

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 10:02 AM

Feb 2021

I just think on the whole they are a bad lot. Most believe they are the only true law enforcement.

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