Peviously we’ve explored whether the commissioner is studiously obtuse but Taylor’s continued allegiance can only be attributed to a serious cognitive decline or more likely a deeply dishonest character. After all, Taylor is an admitted January 6 insurrectionist which makes him a guntoting traitor to his country.

…it’s no secret Main and I don’t agree on much of anything and I especially find his simpering and pandering to the MAGA extremist crowd and how he uses his platform as a county commissioner to bash liberal perspectives to be both divisive and offensive.

Main spent most of the forum boasting about past accomplishments and criticizing liberal policies for not allowing the county to be clear-cut. While the county commission is a nonpartisan position, he has been in the habit of bashing liberals and Democrats during his commissioner comments board meetings.

Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio, along with District Attorney Paul Fraxier and Coos County Commissioner John Sweet have been urging city councils, civic groups, political organizations and more to support the levy. All this while Fabrizio completely ignores charges of gender bias that allowed an accused rapist, Jason Snelgrove, to escape without even an interrogation.

How has Fabrizio handled this? By ignoring it. He has refused to return calls or answer emails. Both he and his captain have been overheard discussing these stories saying “people just don’t understand how things work.” They have made zero effort to educate us or provide information about their internal policies that allow such serious crimes as rape and possibly murder go uninvestigated.

It remains to be seen how Measure 6-213 seeking to levy county property owners up to $6 million a year to increase the number of deputy district attorneys and jail beds will make victims of law enforcement bias and investigatory inadequacy safer.

“Oregon has an incarceration rate of 555 per 100,000 people … meaning that it locks up a higher percentage of its people than almost any democratic country on earth.”

The culture and the policies implemented and enforced within the leadership of an agency should be acceptable to the citizens served before the voters agree to provide that leadership with additional funding. Fabrizio is a personable fellow, but he can’t expect to manage the agency just by employing “combat marketing”,

Prosecutors rely heavily upon local law enforcement to gather evidence and investigate crimes before taking a case to trial. Failures or errors in this early phase can result in a failed prosecution or a determination not to prosecute at all. Even if all goes well for the policing agencies, prosecutors can still deny victims the justice they are entitled to through error or indifference.

…the unapologetic Taylor dares to propose that the county clerk should be under the thumb of the county commission rather than answerable to the voters. In no way should the studiously obtuse traitorous commissioner or his fellow election denier, Bob Main, have any sway over our elections.