Sheriff (with Matthew Barton)
It is an interesting time to be a member of law enforcement in America. There have been many events in the past two years that have drawn the ire and suspicion of the greater public regarding the people that are hired to serve and protect them. This is on the one hand good, as we should question everything all the time, and audit our government employees to make sure they are serving the purpose for which they were hired. This is on the other hand bad, as public sentiment and backlash fracture the country further. Worse, it can cause good law enforcement officers, who risk their lives to help make our cities safer, to feel ostracized and looked down upon. Today I interview one such officer, Matthew Barton, a sheriff from Yavapai county in Arizona. We’ll discuss what it’s like being a sheriff in today’s world.