Doubtless some of you saw this article on Drudge this afternoon:
http://www.wyff4.com/r/29638219/detail.htmlNeedless to say this is not the type of publicity we normally cultivate in South Carolina. But hell, we take whatever we can get.
From the sounds of it, the guy is gunning for Sheriff Joe's job.
Without knowledge of specifics, I can't say whether the deplorable status of law and order in Spartanburg County is the fault of law enforcement, but I doubt it. The onset of partial post-industrial poverty, organized crime of the Russian and Mexican flavors, and a mushrooming meth problem are contributing to the situation.
I have driven past the park in question countless times and it never seemed to me like a sketchy place, and at the end of the work day there are usually a lot of cars there. But then again, neither is it a place I would walk without a weapon.
Actually I never go anywhere without a weapon. But especially not Spartanburg.