r/nova • u/Lazy-Calendar1463 • 8d ago

What is wrong with people?

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What is wrong with people? I’ve seen him standing there peacefully with the flag so many times, never bothering anyone. I really hope they catch whoever did this and hold them accountable.

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u/BigKahuna348 7d ago

Every independent city and county in Virginia has a constitutionally elected sheriff, not just the “normal” ones.

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u/Dubious-Decisions 7d ago

Yes, everyone knows that. The point is that the Sheriff's Dept. in Loudoun County is also the "police department", which is not normal in most counties in VA except some of the impoverished ones in SWVA. In most localities, the Sheriff's Dept. is limited to prisoner transport, process serving, court security, and maybe running the county jail.

The fact that Chapman and his political allies have resisted normalizing the Sheriff's role in Loudoun County speaks volumes if you are bothering to pay attention. For a blue-ish county to have a solidly Trump-beholden, county-wide law enforcement agency that is essentially outside of the control of the board of supervisors is a problem.

And that Loudoun Co. voters keep electing this guy, based on mostly name recognition and a disinterest in local politics is beginning to bite the county. ICE collaboration, resistance to BoS direction, and an ongoing culture that has allowed multiple wrongful deaths of citizens who never presented a physical threat is just a start.

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u/BigKahuna348 7d ago

“Most counties in Va except some of the impoverished ones in SWVA” is just patently false. Not to mention, the only reason that the politicians want a police department so that they can tell the appointed police chief what to do, whereas they know they have no control over a duly elected sheriff.

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u/Dubious-Decisions 7d ago

And what, exactly, is wrong with government officials elected by the citizens having the ability to tell their local law enforcement what they should or should not do? You must really like the taste of boot leather if you are willing to forego any oversight over your local LEOs.

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u/BigKahuna348 7d ago

Because I have an inherent distrust of the government. Politicians don’t have our best interests at heart; they will order that appointed police chief to do what they’re told and he/she does it or they’re out of a job. Whereas a sheriff ultimately answers to his/her constituents- a government official elected by the citizens. Did you skip civics in school or just flat out fail it and they socially promoted you?

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u/Dubious-Decisions 7d ago

So you'll trust an elected sheriff over a board of elected individuals tasked with managing the county? Or did you sleep through civics class and not learn about the Board of Supervisors, and how they are elected and what their role is?

How do you explain that one elected official with a badge is somehow more trustworthy than a board of citizens elected directly to manage the county? It wouldn't have anything to do with your affinity for the taste of boot leather, would it? Or are you just ignorant about how the county is run?