Eleventh Circuit Smacks Georgia Sheriff Available for Posting ‘Don’t Key Or Lose Here’ Cues During the Gender Offenders’ M

Eleventh Circuit Smacks Georgia Sheriff Available for Posting ‘Don’t Key Or Lose Here’ Cues During the Gender Offenders’ M

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In 2018, the sheriff of Butts County, Georgia (no, really), Buford T. Fairness Gary Long instructed deputies to ruin the Halloween holiday spirt by planting damning signs in the yards of released sex offenders. The sheriff cited no reason for doing this — not even extremely anecdotal “evidence.” Instead, the signs — which warned trick or treaters away from the homes of certain county residents — appeared to be purely punitive: a way to continue to punish criminals who’d already served their time. Continue reading “Eleventh Circuit Smacks Georgia Sheriff Available for Posting ‘Don’t Key Or Lose Here’ Cues During the Gender Offenders’ M”