North Carolina Sheriff Who Resigned After Making Racist Comments Wins Reelection

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New-- Jody Greene, a sheriff in North Carolina who resigned after he was recorded saying he was going to "clean house" of the "Black bastards" working in the department, was reelected in Columbus County's sheriff election last night. Story here:

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North Carolina Sheriff Who Resigned After Making Racist Comments Wins Reelection
Jody Greene bested his Democratic opponent despite recently stepping down over leaked audio of him disparaging Black deputies.

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[SharonAnn]

1. That is awful. Says that the majority of voters are unrepentant racists.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

2. Because, of course.

[MyMission]

3. OMFG, and yet

Why am I surprised?
I'm sure they think he's a good ole boy.

I'm just a damn Yankee living down here, missing signs of ingrained racism until they smack me in the head.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Columbus County has a long history of systemic racism throughout the county.

And especially within law enforcement. It's full of drugs and they are trafficked by drug gangs. Often those gangs are controlled by past and present law enforcement members.

Law enforcement is rotten to the core. It's a place where people can go and never return from without any indication of where they've gone. I would only drive through there in daylight and only if I had no other way to go. It's that scary.