Commentary: The Volusia County FL population is more than twice the population of Doña County, NM. Why do you care? There will be an election for Sheriff in our County this year, and we need a Sheriff Mike Chitwood type here.
Please watch last night's (Jan 23) segment on the PBS Newshour about Sheriff Chitwood. Seen bicycling around tough neighborhoods in his county talking with residents, you'll hear words describing his deputies like moving from weapons training to de-escalation, like focusing 100% on community/neighborhood policing.
Sheriff Chitwood says he believes in the "sanctity of human life," and that if there are those on his force who want to live the "warrior" mentality, they need to move on. His force is based on the "guardian" mentality. Law enforcement (this includes our police force too) as a guardian of the people, us. What a concept. This segment should be required viewing for all law enforcement personnel. Let's find a Sheriff Chitwood for Doña Ana County.
Here is the video profile of Sheriff Chitwood:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgCoJ4NG2mI