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Sheriffs Buck the Law, Refuse to Enforce Lockdown Orders

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The trend has been visible in most states where protests have erupted and it’s part of a movement on the far right that views these officials as the ultimate arbiters of the law.

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Under Washington state’s statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order, residents can’t go to the barber or work out at the gym. But in Snohomish County—which has seen more than 2,150 cases, including one of the first in the country—Sheriff Adam Fortney says his deputies won’t stop people who break the order. 

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