SRSLY: Excitedly Delirious: Sounds Great If It Didn’t Mean You’re Dead

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by David Epstein
ProPublica, May 13, 2016, 8 a.m.

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The best reporting you probably missed

David Epstein

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#facepalm Of the Week

If you enjoyed Eric Cartman doling out justice in the hamlet of South Park (“Respect my authoritah!”), you’ll like the Texas Observer’s profile of Edwards County Sheriff Pamela Elliott. Elliot is a member of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, which is exactly what it sounds like if it sounds like a group that encourages sheriffs to disobey laws they view as unconstitutional. According to the Observer, that makes it less funny to residents when Elliott mentions a potential list of women who might be okay to shoot.Tips are appreciated. The paper kind, or the green paper kind.

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