Sheriff Greg Capers' turn in the national spotlight after an April mass shooting belied years of complaints about corruption and dysfunction that were previously unknown outside of the piney woods of San Jacinto County.
Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass killer: white cowboy hat on his head, gold star pinned to his chest, white cross on his belt and a large pistol emblazoned with his name on his hip.
As a Texan, we're all a little bit off, and we all get one or two kitschy affectations (pretty sure it's in the state constitution), but never trust a public official who starts busting them out on the job. Looking at you, Greg Abbot with your stupid faux-military Department of Public Safety outfits (he has at least three), or this thieving good ol' boy with his hat, shades, cross, THREE badges, and personalized gun.
And seriously, what an asshole. Ignoring his job to the point of obvious negligence and decreased public safety to be a literal highwayman and spending the money on gambling.
If he thinks the abuse and corruption of civil asset forfeiture is "why people hate cops," wait till he learns about police brutality against people of color.
That cowboy look would be very difficult to stomach in a law enforcement official on the job.
Unless it was during a parade and they just had to walk in a crowd behind cars waving at people.
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