January 8, 201511 yr Seems like the News-Enterprise ran an interesting quote from the sheriff today. "People that typically get into law enforcement do so to shoot minorities" Here is the sheriff's response:
January 8, 201511 yr Author The News-Enterprise has already posted a retraction: :lol: :lol: I think there is absolutely no way the HC Sheriff's Office said anything resembling this. But I am struggling to think of any way this could be a "typographical mistake". Seems like the reporter had something else on her mind.
January 8, 201511 yr I think there is absolutely no way the HC Sheriff's Office said anything resembling this. But I am struggling to think of any way this could be a "typographical mistake". Seems like the reporter had something else on her mind. No question. Almost makes you think there was an "off the record" conversation before the recorder was turned on when someone probably made a flippant comment and ended up in the article. Hard to figure another explanation besides, "...it isn't like we become cops to shoot minorities..." or something like that. Clearly it wasn't a "typographical mistake".
January 8, 201511 yr Wow, that is a very egregious mistake to make. I'm sure there is a very valuable lesson learned here by somebody, most likely the reporter.
January 8, 201511 yr Seems like the media has an agenda to promote racial tension??????? Helps with ratings and sales of news subscriptions!!!!
January 8, 201511 yr "People that typically get into law enforcement do not do so to shoot minorities" Is that possible?
January 8, 201511 yr "People that typically get into law enforcement do not do so to shoot minorities" Is that possible? That was my thought as well.
January 8, 201511 yr The News-Enterprise has already posted a retraction: [ATTACH=CONFIG]48464[/ATTACH] :lol: :lol: I think there is absolutely no way the HC Sheriff's Office said anything resembling this. But I am struggling to think of any way this could be a "typographical mistake". Seems like the reporter had something else on her mind. It says there is a corrected version. Is that quote included with rewording like I did above or is it not in there at all? If it is reworded like my change above, then I can buy a typo. If it isn't in the story at all, then we need more details and a better explanation.
January 8, 201511 yr I'm more inclined to believe the reporter ran with an off the record comment taken out of context or misunderstood, just like MTGL speculates above. The Sheriff says in his facebook post that nothing was said that even resembles the comment printed, and no part of the interview mentioned any related comments. If true, that eliminates the possibility that VOR is offering.
January 8, 201511 yr Maybe my mind is twisted, but I can't help but think of Richard Pryor's "and the police came to my house. And the police don't kill cars......
January 8, 201511 yr No way he said that. What's even more ridiculous is that they actually printed that without 100% verification that those words were actually spoken. With the state of affairs currently regarding this situation, no way any good Editor lets that happen...
January 8, 201511 yr Author No way he said that. What's even more ridiculous is that they actually printed that without 100% verification that those words were actually spoken. With the state of affairs currently regarding this situation, no way any good Editor lets that happen... Editor dropped the ball for sure.
January 8, 201511 yr Author You sure they were not quoting the fire chief from Shepherdsville?:lol: :lol2: :lol: :lol2:
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