The sheriff is attempting to criminalize a civil dispute between Dr. Dowling and the Board of Supervisors.

She's in shock. She just can't believe what these employees, and these former employees are saying about her that just aren't true. I can tell you there are a lot of things that caused the deficit but they certainly aren't the things contained in the affidavit.

She didn't do anything wrong; that's her position.

It was a civil dispute and it was resolved amicably between parties.

He mulled that over. "Sheriff Connally woulda let us shoot 'em."
I reached over and took his coffee away from him. "Yep. Lucian probably would have done the job himself, but we're living in more enlightened times." I drained his cup and handed it back with a smile. "Ain't it grand?

I was on the state board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.