In the U.S. sheriffs ARE elected and it’s a bit of a nightmare. They do not need to be qualified as long as people vote for them. They are not accountable to anyone but the majority of voters. They can violate rights, plant evidence, murder. It doesn’t matter if all those actions are public knowledge as long as people continue to vote for them. And that may sound absurd, but there are plenty of examples of sheriffs doing whatever the hell they want but continuing to get elected.
There are horror stories of child murdering serial killers going free for decades due the the incompetence of sheriffs.
It’s a lot harder to organize a recall election than to just fire a corrupt or incompetent law enforcement officials.
In the U.S. sheriffs ARE elected and it’s a bit of a nightmare. They do not need to be qualified as long as people vote for them. They are not accountable to anyone but the majority of voters. They can violate rights, plant evidence, murder. It doesn’t matter if all those actions are public knowledge as long as people continue to vote for them. And that may sound absurd, but there are plenty of examples of sheriffs doing whatever the hell they want but continuing to get elected.
There are horror stories of child murdering serial killers going free for decades due the the incompetence of sheriffs.
It’s a lot harder to organize a recall election than to just fire a corrupt or incompetent law enforcement officials.