This clown is wearing 5 stars!? Who does he think he is - General Eisenhower?
Posted on 06/09/2007 5:14:25 PM PDT by george76
- This is not the first time that Lee Baca, the sheriff who opened the jail door for Paris Hilton, has had his judgment questioned.
He's been accused of using his authority to benefit friends and supporters. Since taking office he's accepted thousands of dollars worth of freebie meals, sports tickets and trips.
Now Baca is facing accusations of favoritism after making the decision that allowed Hilton to leave jail Thursday to serve out her sentence at her West Hollywood home.
After ordering Hilton back to her cell Friday, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer said he "at no time condoned the actions of the sheriff."
The union representing deputy sheriffs demanded that Baca "put a stop to his special treatment for celebrity inmates." And county Supervisor Don Knabe said he was stunned to find out Baca released Hilton without consulting the court.
"I would have thought he would have better judgment than that," Knabe said.
The county Board of Supervisors will demand a report on Hilton's release and Baca's decision-making in the matter, Knabe said.
the blowback is not extraordinary.
In 2004, he took more gifts than California's other 57 sheriffs combined.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
when I was a kid in Mississippi, the county sherrif was also in charge of appraising and collecting county taxes
nice job if one can get it
This clown is wearing 5 stars!? Who does he think he is - General Eisenhower?
Someone should mockingly send him a 6- or 7- or 10-star insignia. “Hey Lee? Some sheriff in Illinois, we hear, has 6 stars on HIS lapel. So you may want more now.”
I thought he ran a five star Hilton.
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