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(61,621 posts) Mon Feb 12, 2018, 10:49 PM Feb 2018

Sessions praises "Anglo-American" heritage of law enforcement. [View all]

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/sessions-sheriff-anglo-american-heritage-policing-law-enforcement

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday praised the “Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement” in a speech to the National Sheriffs’ Association.

“The office of sheriff is a critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement,” Sessions said. “We must never erode this historic office.”

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Sessions praises "Anglo-American" heritage of law enforcement. [View all] yardwork Feb 2018 OP

Jesus. dchill Feb 2018 #1

I know, right? yardwork Feb 2018 #2

Memories of the 50's and 60's left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #3

Bad memories for us... dchill Feb 2018 #4

It's horrifying. yardwork Feb 2018 #7

Hoods are definitely off now. Lifelong Protester Feb 2018 #5

This is blatant and unapologetic. yardwork Feb 2018 #6

FFS Lucinda Feb 2018 #8

Exactly. yardwork Feb 2018 #11

kiiiiiiick blogslut Feb 2018 #9

Thanks. Everybody needs to see this. yardwork Feb 2018 #10

WTF. a kennedy Feb 2018 #12

Unapologetically racist. yardwork Feb 2018 #13

I think he meant as in the "Sheriff of Nottingham"? FarCenter Feb 2018 #14

The one who hid behind a badge and hated the poor? nolabear Feb 2018 #18

The significance of this statement is largely missed here jberryhill Feb 2018 #15

So is this an attempt to undermine Arpaio's conviction? ProudLib72 Feb 2018 #16

Try this jberryhill Feb 2018 #30

The significance is not missed at all. yardwork Feb 2018 #21

The office of sheriff originated in England. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #17

Oh FFS. yardwork Feb 2018 #20

"Oh, FFS" is basically my reaction to people calling "Anglo-American" racist Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #22

You're not fooling anybody. You're not clever. yardwork Feb 2018 #23

Speaking of "not clever"... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #24

President Obama used the same formulation Shrek Feb 2018 #25

Historically correct yes, but I do not believe for one minute that Sessions was not trying to hlthe2b Feb 2018 #27

The position was not invented in England. We merely derive a common name LanternWaste Feb 2018 #32

If you can show any evidence that the American office of "sheriff" came from anywhere BUT England... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #33

Sharing a common name is not equivalent to sharing a common use. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #34

"Pretence of cleverness" pretty much describes everything you're saying. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2018 #35

Fuck off you inferior racist Cha Feb 2018 #19

Because white folks are the only one's making laws...ffs. Can someone change the channel. I am airmid Feb 2018 #26

He is a racist piece of shit. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #28

Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner learned first hand of "Anglo-American" heritage law enforcement. dem4decades Feb 2018 #29

The term is correct, I'm afraid. HopeAgain Feb 2018 #31

Sessions' meaning is crystal clear in context. yardwork Feb 2018 #36