By msjljenkins82 at Citysearch October 24, 2011
**** OHIO - Highland County Sheriff enforces ""personal policies"" **** There is no ban on pit bulls in Highland County, but sheriff Ron Ward has enforced the prohibition of pit bull adoptions (or any thing that somewhat resembles a pit bull type dog) from the county dog pound to any resident of Highland County, even if the potential adopter carries the state required pit bull liability insurance. He has forced his personal beliefs on residents of Highland County (violating the sheriff code of ethics) by leading them to believe that his word is the law. This ""doggy-racism"" and abuse of power has led many innocent animals to be put to death at the pound. Get educated about the law and stand up for your rights. You can access the local law book and Ohio revised code by visiting the law library located in the Highland County Court House. If a sheriff can enforce his own personal policy on dogs, where will this enforcement of personal policies end? Is he going to decide to ban the sale of Pepsi products in our county because he might prefer Coke? Is he going to prohibit the sale of alcohol or tobacco in Highland County because he views it as a public safety risk? ...read more
By msjljenkins82 at Citysearch October 24, 2011
**** OHIO - Highland County Sheriff enforces "personal policies" ****\t\nThere is no ban on pit bulls in Highland County, but sheriff Ron Ward has enforced the prohibition of pit bull adoptions (or any thing that somewhat resembles a pit bull type dog) from the county dog pound to any resident of Highland County, even if the potential adopter carries the state required pit bull liability insurance. He has forced his personal beliefs on residents of Highland County (violating the sheriff code of ethics) by leading them to believe that his word is the law. This "doggy-racism" and abuse of power has led many innocent animals to be put to death at the pound. Get educated about the law and stand up for your rights. You can access the local law book and Ohio revised code by visiting the law library located in the Highland County Court House. If a sheriff can enforce his own personal policy on dogs, where will this enforcement of personal policies end? Is he going to decide to ban the sale of Pepsi products in our county because he might prefer Coke? Is he going to prohibit the sale of alcohol or tobacco in Highland County because he views it as a public safety risk?\t\n ...read more
Even though law enforcement is a male dominated field, it doesn’t mean that women aren’t welcomed. In fact as part of an effort to make law enforcement more inviting for women several programs have been set up to help with educational costs. ...read more
Police officers are responsible for making sure that the law is enforced properly. Police officers have to know the law so that they can correctly enforce it. They should also be able to speak well and have good judgment. There are standards that are put into place that the Police officers are expecte... ...read more