In his bought campaign write-up in The Northside Sun this week, Madison County Sheriff candidate Mark Sandridge amps up the anti-Jackson rhetoric that brought him massive criticism in May when he ran this campaign ad. This write-up, which the Sun gives candidates who also buy advertising in the paper, goes even further than calling Jackson one of the "most violent cities in the nation" (which is inaccurate). In this anti-Jackson diatribe, Sandridge borrows from segregationist language of old and says that Jackson—now a majority-black city—actually "threatens our schools, businesses, property values and way of life."
I intend to keep Madison County as one of the safest, most desirable communities in America. We border one of the most violent cities in the nation that threatens our schools, businesses, property values and way of life.
Obviously, we cannot afford to place deputies in every school, business and neighborhood in the county. We must attack these criminals where they are weakest—vehicle mobility.
When we deploy aggressive patrols, DUI/Drug enforcement and random safety checkpoints throughout the county, we disrupt their travel plans. As a result, these criminals know there is a high probability that—if they come into Madison County—we will apprehend them through checkpoints or at routine traffic stops.
Utilizing my federal, state and local law enforcement and keen business skills, you can expect nothing less than my very best effects to ensure the safety and security of the families and businesses throughout Madison County.
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