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Public Safety and Equal Justice

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J Smart
11 years ago

Who is to cast the first stone?

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Jace Turner
11 years ago

I am a human being

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Michael Hersh
11 years ago

The public repudiation should be in the srrongest terms allowed.

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Chaz Vitale
11 years ago

respect the rule of law over your personal opinions

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Justin Pabalate
11 years ago

Shame on you Sergeant. Your civil mandate is to protect and serve ALL members of you community and your "christian" mandate is to love thy neighbor and judge not among many others. Sheriff Winters and Commissioners, get your house in order.

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Danni/y Rosen
11 years ago Featured

I am hopeful that leadership in Jackson County will make it clear that personal bias is not acceptable in the performance of individuals jobs, especially those charged with upholding public safety.

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Robin Will
11 years ago

Why is this man an officer of the law?

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Kathy Godwin
11 years ago

Protect and guarantee the legal rights of all people.

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Juli Curl
11 years ago

What happened to separation of church & state? This bigot should not be employed in a position of law enforcement when he has publicly stated his religion comes before law.

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L. Scott Clay
11 years ago

Sad display of small mindedness and christian bigotry. Shame on the public officials for not correcting the situation on their own.

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Ian Wessler
11 years ago

I pray that Law Enforcement shall and never should be Bible Enforcement! Continual prayer and loving actions are always needed to hold and honor that precious goal.

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Carol Newborg
11 years ago

I'm saddened and disgusted to see an officer of the peace profess such dangerous and anti-public safety ideas.

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Antonette Figueiredo
11 years ago

horrible

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Marie Radke
11 years ago

Opinions like this have no place in our democracy!

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Michael Swick
11 years ago

Hey Sheriffs! Get with it, it's the 21st century....

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will Sears
11 years ago

We live in in a society where equal justice for all is a principal guideline.

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Chris Cooper
11 years ago

This is not just about respect for others but a safety issue because, that officer can not be expected to serve everyone.

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Nigel Gulden
11 years ago

throw this homophobe out.

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Jonathan Arritola
11 years ago

Sad to see this, but also not surprised. This is yet another example of why I moved to Portland. Ashland is the most redeeming quality of Southern Oregon.

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Alexander Krach
11 years ago

It is sad in today's day and age that we are still having this discussion. While the officer certainly has the right to believe anything he desires, most citizens are sick and tired of people using the bible the justify the validity of their thinking like its gospel to everyone. Hear this, we all don't believe in your religion, and will not be governed by its teachings. Each of us has the right to believe what we want. What we will be governed by is the United States Constitution. And since marriage is sanctioned by our government, a little thing called the Equal Protection Clause applies. It's as simple as that. And it's exactly the legal point that has allowed all the misguided, junenvile, puritanical and just plain wrong bans on gay marriage all across this country. It's over, just accept it-and accept other people already.