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Campaign Mailers Shouldn’t Punish Victims


There is something about political campaigns for law enforcement offices that makes them particularly vicious.  Maybe it’s that some candidates who see themselves as the champions of law and order tend to see their opponents as villains.  The result is self-righteous campaigns that cross ethical boundaries.  The use of crime victims for political purposes—especially without their consent — certainly crosses…

Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Officers Attack… Themselves


Cannibalism is an unusual tactic in political campaigns, but that is what we are seeing in the campaign to elect Kevin Jensen Sheriff.  The Deputy Sheriffs Association (DSA) and Correctional Peace Officers Association (CPOA), which are running the Jensen campaign in the absence of any real campaign by Jensen himself, have attacked Sheriff Laurie Smith with mail that blames her…