Happens all of the time, Google it. Crooked sheriffs are nothing new, power can go to anyone’s head.
My point is, how do you go about electing police officers individually? How many thousand cops are in your town?
I hear your sentiment, I just think accountability is a better answer.
TXFreeper’s right - in smaller communities we all know where the elected sheriff lives. More importantly, we can still buy matches and he knows it.