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Thursday, July 02, 2020

Black Florida sheriff has a message for would-be rioters: I will deputize gun owners if you think you can bring your lawlessness here

Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels made it clear this week that he and his officers will not put up anyone who would bring their lawlessness to his Florida community.

In a video YouTube statement posted Tuesday, Daniels, who is black and a Republican, stood with about 20 deputies to declare to civil rights protesters who might consider getting violent that they are not only not welcome in Clay County, but also that he would not hesitate to dole out the pain and use legal gun owners to help keep the peace.
Standing by their oath

Daniels began by letting citizens know that he and his officers are aware of the debate going on nationwide about police reform and sought to reassure them that the men and women in his office will stand by their oath to protect and defend the Constitution and protect the public.

"Look folks, don't fall victim to subjecting yourself to this conversation that law enforcement is bad, that law enforcement is the enemy of the citizens that we're sworn to protect and serve," Daniels said, noting that it's an oath that ends with "so help me God."

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

He has a list. It's a long one.

Anonymous said...

My Grandmother retired there and had a permit to carry her little pearl handled pistol in her purse. A Gator came up in the yard and tried to grab her poodle she shot it the garden hose in one hand gun in the other wearing her 30,000 dollar 50th anniversary diamond. Deputize Grandma's.

Anonymous said...

Great to hear from a man of integrity. It’s about time to see resistance and I’m sure we have more around the country, including Wicomico County. I also believe we have men and women with permits that are familiar with ours laws. There are many if needed that are willing to back the good Sheriffs, Chiefs, etc.

Anonymous said...

Wow! It made me want to move there! What say you, Sheriff Lewis? Can we count on you to do the same?

Anonymous said...

Peace and lawfulness reigns! And the Sons of Italy canceled their planned outing in Clay County.

Bed Buddies said...

Hold on, Tod Richardson is massaging my sore feet