than they are about the possibility that JJ could lose the election. Waggoner has mentioned a police report from Granger County with details on Frank Phillips holding a hispanic couple at gunpoint sometime in the last couple of years. Along with Phillips previous demotion from Sgt. back to Patrolman, it looks like JJ's "swift action" was a couple years too late.

If people turn out on Election Day, Waggoner could win this thing. It's not as earth-shattering as electing a qualified Democratic Sheriff in Knox County, but for the KNS, Chamber and others, it's close.

KNS motives in publishing this story notwithstanding, as a voter I would want to know about a race-based lawsuit in a candidate's past. I voted for Waggoner, but tbh I would like to have known about the prior allegations of racism that resulted in several appeals and a settlement before I voted. Even if it was 24 years ago. I might have just not voted at all in that primary had I known (definitely never going to vote for Jones on anything).

In another front page article (subscription required), they say cops were outnumbered by drunk college students. So the use of excessive force is clearly justified in response?

I read that headline the same way. Its obviously a headline trying to make a point, but the attempt makes them look transparent and ridiculous.

Will they write the same article every game day Saturday?

He may have to go through some additional training and be reassigned outside of the campus area, but from all indications, the only thing he did wrong was get a little aggressive with a loud mouth punk during the early voting period.

What's depressing is the only choices are once again to old white guys. Let's face it, neither Waggoner or jones are really good choices. Just a couple of guys riding the gravy train, with no interest in what are the challenges facing the county or how to deal with them.

The maneuver employed by the erstwhile deputy was a cartoid artery compression and did not interfer with the suspect's airway but could have cause brain damage nonetheless.

For the record, my Friday column came out questioning what JJ would have done had there not been photographic evidence of the abuse, supportive of Waggoner's questions, and called for better training over body cameras.