A Nevada sheriff told a local library system not to bother calling 911 after it expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement. He and the library system director later had a 'candid conversation' about the issue, they said in a joint statement.
That message came from Douglas County Sheriff Dan Coverley this week, a day before the county's public library system was set to discuss a proposed diversity statement that mentions they"support #BlackLivesMatter.""Due to your support of Black Lives Matter and the obvious lack of support or trust with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, please do not feel the need to call 911 for help," the sheriff wrote in a public letter to the library system Monday.
" That language, as well as the letter's first four paragraphs, is taken word for word from a letter sent to leaders in Congress from multiple state attorney generals and sheriffs associations in June, asking for assistance in combating"anti-police rhetoric.
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