"mongomaniac": Good luck getting the state police to respond to a remote area in the woods where you are "communing with nature" and someone decides to rob you. Lane County Sheriff has Forest Patrol, state does not and good luck getting BLM or Forest Service to respond, they're even more short-handed. "ihatekvalwoody": Read one of the previous stories; The deputy was cleared in both shootings. In larger cities the fact that an officer was involved in more than one shooting in a year wouldn't even raise eyebrows. Get ready for more incidents like that as people become more brazen and want to challenge deputies responding to calls because they know that they don't have backup. Also, "if they stopped worrying about pot"? You must carry a lot of pot around on you because last time I checked, less than an ounce is a misdemeanor and if you're cooperative, they'll issue you a citation with a court date and let you go. Both of you sound like a couple of Eugene Hippies that don't carry about anyone but yourselves and cannot see problems past the tip of your own noses.

perhaps if they stopped worrying about pot i would vote to give them money,and i would campaign on their behalf,but since we cant trust them we dont need them,they are thugs with guns and badges who get away with murder.literally

Lane county has been without the sheriff's patrols for around 10 years now,, we have adapted,, we dont need the sheriffs department anymore. Its time for this dinasour to go extinct.. let it die... the state police can cover anything i need in rural lane county.