What is that? Where does one buy them? Phoenix University, maybe?
Degrees aren't very important for most civil service jobs anyway. Experience in on the street enforcement is.
Maturity is critical.
Laws constantly change, so legal advisors are needed for that knowledge.
And, the least one sees the Sheriff, the better he is doing his job, probably.

What do you people want? If a person has no degree, you act like it's a disgrace. If a person has a degree, you question where they got it and say that degrees are not important. It's at the point that no decent person wants to be recognized for any good deed in this paper because of the bloggers who tear them apart. If someone does something that is newsworthy, they don't want The Citizen to find out about it. Frankly, I wonder why any person in their right mind would ever run for office in this county.

A sheriff's job is to catch Robin Hood stealing from those that have.
If he has a legitimate degree, fine, if not, fine, it doesn't matter as long as he catches Robin!
This election is not a beauty contest nor a friend's of mine contest.
Making employees happy and making criminals unhappy is not the job.
Managing people well, running an excellent jail and court, and policing the county well is the job.
Can't be done with or without any degree. proper experience is a must.

I want a Varsity chili dog, no, TWO chili dogs, an order of onion rings and a Coke.

Oh, and could you bring Git Real back one of those cool Varsity paper hats. He loves those things.

While you're at it make 'em chili-only dogs with spuds not rings.

And don't forget an F.O. for the road!

BTW loved the Klanpoints post. Might very well be the funniest thing ever posted on this site!

bladderq hon...you don't get it do you? It won't matter which dept. any cop works for.....they still are going to be out to get you and people like you.

So everytime you speed, blow through a stop sign, tail light out, DUI, whatever, and they still will be out to get you. Whether they work for the sheriff's office, city PD, or county PD, or marshall's office....it won't matter....
How many lead paint chips did you have to eat as a kid to turn out like this?

You are the kind of person that cops and good citizens love to hate. You have that "I'm above the law" attitude. The "my kids are never wrong", and "I'm never wrong as the parent" attitude. The "I shouldn't have to accept the consequences for my bad behavior" attitude that drives people nuts.

You have what cops everywhere refer to as a "negative attitude" and they don't care for it. You can make fun of them all you want to, but it sounds like you are perpetually on the wrong side of the law. COPTER is going to get you.

I suppose that a lot of Law Enforcement appear to be out of shape. What difference does that make when they get the job done. I am sure that most of the people who you are talking about would save your life in a second and not hesitate to do it either.
The shame of it all, bladderq, is that most of the "out of shape" deputies that you refer to could have, and HAVEN'T, used deadly force when it became an issue.
We all can't be IRONMEN and Olympic Weight lifters. But, what we can be is there for you at your worst possible moment. That time when you are huddled under a dinner table while some psyhcopath systematically executes everyone in sight. When your elderly mother's car blows a tire in the rain and she can't change it herself.
Or when your drug using neighbor kicks in your front door and you run with your family to safety.
Sure, a lot of Law Enforcement COULD be in better shape. But, what is more important to you? The way look compared to your standards? Or, being there when it counts.