Pubdate: Sat, 25 Jul 2015
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record (CA)
Copyright: 2015 Chico Enterprise-Record
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Author: Chuck Greenwood

BUTTE COUNTY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS JUST NUTS

A couple of items in Wednesday's E-R got my attention. Let me make 
sure that I've got this straight.

A white deputy sheriff, carrying the authority and wearing the 
uniform that we provided to him, sexually abused female Butte County 
Jail inmates under his care and protection. Three hundred and 
thirty-eight days later, he is charged with three misdemeanors.

A Mexican individual sleeping next to a marijuana plantation is 
charged with three felonies - the news is printed two days after his arrest.

I suspect that there are people, somewhere in the world, who do not 
believe that the United States is crazy. I'm sure that 
anthropologists are trying diligently to locate these people.

- - Chuck Greenwood, Durham
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