AnonymousSource: Santa Barbara County Sheriff
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is joining the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) in taking a clear stance in response to the abhorrent recent attacks against members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities across the country.
In a statement released today, MCSA President Sheriff Peter Koutoujian of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office in Massachusetts said, “MCSA is deeply troubled by the recent physical and verbal acts of violence perpetrated against members of the Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. MCSA sheriffs stand in solidarity with the AAPI community and condemn these heinous acts in the strongest possible terms. Racism, hate and violence have no place in our communities. MCSA sheriffs, their deputies and support staff will diligently continue to work each day on ensuring their counties are safe for everyone who calls them home.”
Sheriff Brown, who is a member of the MCSA Executive Board, added, “All the men and women of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office denounce hatred, violence and racism of any kind. While we are pleased that we have had no hate crimes against Asian or Pacific Islander victims reported in the communities we police since at-least the beginning of 2000, we want to ensure these types of crimes are reported to us if they occur. All such reports are taken seriously and investigated thoroughly. We will relentlessly pursue and apprehend the perpetrators of crimes committed against members of our Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, or any other group of people within our county that is targeted due to their race, ancestry, religion, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation. We stand strong in Santa Barbara County because we stand together.”
It is the policy of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to safeguard the rights of all people, irrespective of their disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and/or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Any acts or threats of violence, property damage, harassment, intimidation, or other crimes motivated by hate or bias are viewed very seriously and given high priority.
Perhaps it is because they didn’t know it was a half mast week? Many folks who fly flags outside their homes don’t pay attention to the federal half mast requests. Your hateful post shows that you should also do some soul searching and have a little tolerance towards your neighbors.
Nonbidenary, are you saying we should trust and believe the claims of a man who just killed multiple innocents for no good reason? Or were you being sarcastic?
CSF I really doubt that “the immigration policies of the current administration” (in power for two months) had anything to do with these heinous crimes. The hateful rhetoric of the last administration has caused an increase in anti Asian acts/ crimes.
Really a head scratcher that this post has two down votes…
Here’s a crazy thought—try and respond to this issue without vilifying or demeaning people. How about this—“The current wave of hatred and violent acts directed at AAPI people has non place in our nation and all those wishing to be good neighbors should stand up against it when they see it”.
CSF the outrage over human trafficking is ongoing, you’re trying to create a partisan issue here with unjustified hyperbole.
While an overwhelming majority of people may not hate anyone, all it takes is one person to ruin your day. You’ve probably never had someone spew hateful words at you for no reason other than what you look like, or even what they perceive you to be race wise. I know Caucasian/white people who were wearing a face mask and are fair skinned and dark haired who have had someone tell them to go back to China. Quit trying to defend despicable, hateful people no matter how few or many there are. #StopAsianHate
Didn’t take long for the racist whataboutism crowd to pipe up.
No, I don’t walk around in life thinking this, I unfortunately know this. I don’t get offended easily, but no matter how strong a person you are being blindsided by hate for zero reason can ruin your day. And don’t you think that the hateful people should be the ones to evolve in their thinking into better people instead of you implying that I need to change my thinking and feelings?
It’s is one thing for a thorough investigation to turn up evidence indicating whether the motive was racist or not. It is quite another thing to believe the first thing that comes out of the killer’s mouth.
People like 8:41 just don’t get it.
Offended no, responding yes.
Thanks Sheriff Brown. Curious why people flying American flags in their yards are not honoring the federal request to fly flags at half mast for 5 days to recognize the mass murder in Atlanta. Personally, I am disturbed by neighbors who are flying all these new political flags. What about those flying American flags along with those blue flags (pro-white supremacy or anti- BLM, depending on your perception). Many of these same people flew Trump flags during and even after the election. Maybe it’s time to put away some of these political flags, fly the American flag, and just start treating all your neighbors with a little respect.
You do know that there is a difference between Asian Americans and China right? Pathetic tinfoil hat post.
Guess not, what’s the difference?
Let me break it down for the simpletons. People leave a country and come to this country for a better life just like your ancestors did. People from China have been emigrating to the US since the 19th century ( 1800s). Some of their families have been here longer than most white folk’s families have been here. There are dozens of countries in Asia that are not China, for example Korea. Do we treat people with Russian ancestry differently because of what Putin does?
I think it is positive that Sheriff Brown acknowledged this issue. It is really hard for me to understand the murders in Georgia, but they did happen and their is an obvious issue about at least one nut’s view of Asian people. But what to do? Apparently there was no warning (so far as we know), just a crazy guy stewing away and nobody noticed or recognized the threat. First order issue seems mental health, how to ID troubled people and attend to them; seems we are not very good at that.
Reminds me of our local mass killers, Jennifer Sanmarco and the IV shooter, Eliot Roger. Both were known to be seriously mentally ill but were not placed on the ‘Prohibited Persons’ list to prevent firearms purchase because their providers didn’t follow the rules, or, in the case of Sanmarco, the State of CA – nor did the mental health provider or the USPS – share information with the fed’s NCIS folks at the FBI. Maybe more will come out in the present case but the bottom line is that background checks are worthless if the right information is not put into the system.