"News outlets in El Dorado County, California, report that a county sheriff has stripped state law enforcement authority from the US Forestry Service.
Sheriff John D’Agostini made the move in response to a high number of complaints coming to his office. He will not go into details about the complaints received, but says he gave the US Forestry Service plenty of opportunity to respond to the complaints.
“The U.S. Forest Service, after many attempts and given many opportunities, has failed to meet that standard.”
The sheriff has sent a letter to the US Forestry Service stating officers will no longer be able to enforce state law in his county.
“The U.S. Forest Service, after many attempts and given many opportunities, has failed to meet that standard.”
CBS 13 in Sacramento contacted a law professor to ask him if the sheriff’s actions are legal."...
In the good old days, FBI agents weren't issued weapons and the local police actually made the arrests. The FBI was only there to help the locals gathering evidence, especially from other states. Hoover changed that.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
