Deputies used to be a temporary position for supporting the sheriffs in times of need...
Going after rustlers/ gangs, etc.
A posse would be deputised for that specific purpose.
After that, it was back to normal.
Now, deputies have a permanent police position .
It used to be that every man would police his own community. They didn't hire a full time staff of gvt. employees.
Of course, after that happened in the cities, it followed as most customs do, into the countrysides in most communities. We now live in a police state. I used to travel through 8 jurisdictions/police department staff patrolling roads, on the way to church and round trip 16. If there was ANY reason to provide them $ it would not go unnoticed.
The results of this gradual historical change were:
1. Men turned over their personal responsibilities to the gt. The responsibility to police and protect the areas that were in their own best interests to defend.
2. Crime rates increased.
3. Those who took the responsibility as men, heads of their families under the headship of Christ, were demonized and a major campaign against these men continues until this day.
Good post.
Thank you.
I have worked with my local sheriff to accomplish several goals.
To begin, I would call the county, state or whoever wanted to show up when we saw riff raff from the city show up doing drugs, busting bottles and dumping major tonage of garbage along our roads.
When called, unfortunately,
Most of the police made it clear that they didn't want to take these calls at night. We who called were considered and sometimes targeted with resentment by them. Some were, but many weren't on our sides.
Later, after having a couple community meetings with the county leaders, we would stop and confront these gangs and partiers.
I found several techniques worked the best.
The community/neighborhood of a couple miles, had few problems except for the locals. Some locals were resentful and would toss trash in our driveway on the way by. Sometimes they would be recognized and I would follow up with these neighbors. Several have moved, thank God.