Rural Oregon Sheriff Announces County Businesses Will Reopen. His Statement is Glorious.

pjmedia.com ^ | 5/5/2020 | Jeff Reynolds

[rktman]

On Monday, the Sheriff of Crook County, Oregon, John Gautney, issued a statement that went viral for all the right reasons. In announcing that the county was ready to get back to work, he said that the sheriff’s office would not cite businesses that chose to reopen. Sheriff Gautney said that it didn’t make sense for small businesses to remain closed when large retailers could continue to operate with proper safety measures in place. He noted that Crook County has had a grand total of one case of CCP coronavirus, and that it was time to get back to work.

Gautney also pointed out that Crook County was forced to release some prisoners from jail in response to pressure from special interest groups. Citing the U.S. Constitution, he said it is time to unite, use common sense, and let small businesses reopen.

[Hieronymus]

But now he needs to send a couple of Sasquatches to harass the Governor and keep her busy, or he’ll have no end of trouble.

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Having the chief law enforcement official in the county as a county elected official is a very important part of local government

[aimhigh]

For those in other states, Oregon counties are large. Four counties have had NO cases of Covid-19. Another half dozen have seen 1 or 2 cases. There are now 219 cases hospitalized, with over 2,000 hospital beds available. The goal of flattening the curve has been met. The threat of overwhelming the hospitals no longer exists.