Sheriff officials' texts show disdain, combative view toward gun activists
A series of messages detail sheriffs' officials disparaging activists and county supervisors protesting new gun policies.
Transcripts of text messages sent by Orange County CA sheriff's officials during a November 2008 Board of Supervisors meeting shows the law enforcement leaders used their cell phones to ridicule activists and even supervisors during a public hearing on gun permit policies.
The messages, obtained under a public records request by a group named Ordinary California Citizens Concerned With Safety, reveal a combative tone by sheriff's command staff toward the activists. Some county supervisors questioned whether that defensiveness triggered the large security presence that met and tried to intimidate activists when they returned to a January meeting seeking to again criticize Sheriff Sandra Hutchens' gun policies.
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A series of messages detail sheriffs' officials disparaging activists and county supervisors protesting new gun policies.
Transcripts of text messages sent by Orange County CA sheriff's officials during a November 2008 Board of Supervisors meeting shows the law enforcement leaders used their cell phones to ridicule activists and even supervisors during a public hearing on gun permit policies.
The messages, obtained under a public records request by a group named Ordinary California Citizens Concerned With Safety, reveal a combative tone by sheriff's command staff toward the activists. Some county supervisors questioned whether that defensiveness triggered the large security presence that met and tried to intimidate activists when they returned to a January meeting seeking to again criticize Sheriff Sandra Hutchens' gun policies.
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