Generally, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of a county (AKA the Sheriff) is a non-partisan elected position. It’s done that way because there should be no politics involved in the enforcement of the law. Unfortunately, Sheriff Dupnik has decided to be a politician instead of a CLEO. He’s started by voicing his opinion against SB1070, and now spewing forth on the shooting of Rep. Giffords. IMO, if he wants to be a politician, let him run for Mayor of Tucson, or Pima County Board of Supervisors. If he wants to be CLEO, then he needs to enforce the laws as they are written.
Generally, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of a county (AKA the Sheriff) is a non-partisan elected position. It’s done that way because there should be no politics involved in the enforcement of the law. Unfortunately, Sheriff Dupnik has decided to be a politician instead of a CLEO. He’s started by voicing his opinion against SB1070, and now spewing forth on the shooting of Rep. Giffords. IMO, if he wants to be a politician, let him run for Mayor of Tucson, or Pima County Board of Supervisors. If he wants to be CLEO, then he needs to enforce the laws as they are written.