Expanding on his own letter, Supervisor Ron Briggs said in an interview Friday that community reaction to the deputies' lawsuit is uniformly negative. "The citizens are appalled, and they are right to be appalled," Briggs said. "I do not believe that public servants should be suing the people they serve. It's a fundamental problem that breaks the trust." Sheriff Jeff Neves said the suit is an embarrassment to law enforcement and one of his lieutenants termed it a disgrace.
Two El Dorado County lawmen who are suing a widowed Shingle Springs mother for
$38 million have become the targets of public outrage for taking the 66-year-old
hospice nurse to court....(more)
Deputies' Yaws and Murphy Lawsuit Sparks Outrage
Expanding on his own letter, Supervisor Ron Briggs said in an interview Friday that community reaction to the deputies' lawsuit is uniformly negative. "The citizens are appalled, and they are right to be appalled," Briggs said. "I do not believe that public servants should be suing the people they serve. It's a fundamental problem that breaks the trust." Sheriff Jeff Neves said the suit is an embarrassment to law enforcement and one of his lieutenants termed it a disgrace.
Two El Dorado County lawmen who are suing a widowed Shingle Springs mother for
$38 million have become the targets of public outrage for taking the 66-year-old
hospice nurse to court....(more)
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