Public Safety and Equal Justice

TO: Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters and Commissioners Doug Breidenthal, John Rachor, and Don Skundrick

We call upon you to publicly repudiate the statement by a Jackson County patrol sergeant in the Mail Tribune (Nov. 3, 2014) that the gay and lesbian members of our community are “an abomination.”

The safety and legal rights of all people who are stopped by sheriffs’ department employees or seek their help depend on staff who value and respect everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or any other factor.