Support your local sherriff
By xfahctor
@xfahctor (14113)
Lancaster, New Hampshire
October 10, 2008 9:29pm CST
These are the type pf people we need to support and elect in our county offices. Please guys, don't forget this election, in all the glamour and glitter, to pay attention to your county and state elections, they are as important, if not far more important as the dog and pony show on the national elections.
elect people like this:
http://www.keenefreepress.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=439&Itemid=36
http://www.kcbs.com/Sheriff-Refuses-to-Evict-Foreclosed-Renters/3110472
3 responses
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
11 Oct 08
I heard about that Sheriff in Illinois stopping the evictions of renters living in foreclosed homes and I thought that was wonderful! Many of those folks had no idea the owner wasn't paying the mortgage while they continued to pay rent. Too bad there isn't some way to fine the owners for that.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
11 Oct 08
That exact thing happened to my wife and I. Two days after we moved into our current apartment we were served with papers from the bank indicating that the condo was being foreclosed because our landlord hadn't paid rent in over 6 months. The guy serving us said we're lucky we were home since most banks only make one attempt to inform the tenants. Either way, we were luckier than most because we could have been evicted had we not found out and refused to pay our landlord any more rent beyond what we'd already paid.
@chameleonsdream (1230)
• United States
11 Oct 08
I posted about this man on my blog this morning - THIS is a true hero. When he was interviewed by MSNBC, he was even more pointed about why he's doing this. Asked if he wasn't afraid that he'd lose his position or be in violation of a court order, his response was that there have been men throughout history who excused inhumane behavior with the rationale that they were 'just following orders' and he was not going to be one of those.
On a side note, he's a man who hit on an issue I'm living with right now, as a tenant living in a home that has been foreclosed on by a bank. We have yet to be served with a notice of foreclosure, though it has been going through the process for some time. It has taken me three months to even track down the name of the bank that bought the mortgage (which was not the original mortgage holder), and I still haven't been able to find a local contact. I have put money into doing repairs to the house that have been needed - but there are some repairs that I can't do for any amount of money because, since I don't own the house, I can't authorize them. It's frustrating, especially since there aren't many other apartments that would suit our needs. It was a breath of fresh air to hear this man stand up for what's right, especially this week.
@xfahctor (14113)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
11 Oct 08
Yeh, this is how I think society should start defining heros and this is the standard we should hold our elected officials too, at all levels. Though the sheriff in the second story is definately in my book, a hero, the guy in the first one really impressed me and I learned a few things I didn't know. I think I'm going to be having a sit down with my sheriff and asking a few questions before election day, gonna do the same with the guy running againsthim. I'm going to tell them about the sheriffs in these to articles and ask if they uphold the same policeis and beliefs.I want a sheriff that stand up for his constituants and their rights and their states rights. I've been of the mind for a long time now that that is a pretty important issue for me.
