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Residents accuse Burke County sheriffof intimidating critics; county attorney offers to review
Summary
At the county commissioners meeting, two residents accused the Burke County Sheriffs Office of using its official Facebook page to single out and intimidate citizens who criticized the sheriff. The county attorney said he would review the claims and follow up.
Two Burke County residents used the public-comment period at the county commissioners meeting to accuse the Burke County Sheriffs Office of targeting and intimidating citizens who criticize law enforcement.
Nathan Ford, a Burke County resident, told the panel that the sheriffs office posted screenshots of private citizenssocial-media posts on the departments official Facebook page and used those screenshots to ridicule critics. Ford said that practice raised First and Fourteenth Amendment concerns and asked what mechanisms exist to protect citizens who petition local government.
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