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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA
Just in case anybody might be wondering how such a large county ended up with such an apparent nitwit as Sheriff ...
http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/chronpop/224
Basically, the originally elected sheriff was murdered in a conspiracy led by the man he defeated.
So, the second choice gets elected to fill the vacancy
http://www.ajc.com/monday/content/ep...a012f10a2.html
Talk to some "regular people" (i.e. non-politicians) who knew Freeman during his GSP career & you get a pretty good understanding of how he got where he is today. Let's just say they aren't exactly complimentary of his law enforcement (or mental) capabilities. But he's a heck of an ass-kisser from what I gather.
Certainly, no guarantees that Derwin Brown would have been any better ... but I bet I'm not the only person who has wondered what-might-have-been in the past couple of weeks. |
Derwin Brown was to be sheriff in DeKalb County. I think the second article is about Fulton County, where the courthouse shootings took place.