Cascade County Sheriff Slaughter's Online Q&A: Full Recap

You know, one of the best things about living in Cascade County and this area in general, is that everybody knows everybody. Well, at least it seems that way.

But because of that, I feel like communication between our local leaders and the public can be as strong as it wants to be if both sides put forth the effort.

Recently, we saw both sides come together in the form of a public Q&A between Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter and the people of Cascade County.

Cascade County Sheriff Offers Transparency

Transparency can be hard to come by, especially in the world of law enforcement and public safety. Lots of leaders shy away from the public spotlight, choosing to focus on their responsibilities.

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Now, there's not anything necessarily wrong with that, but I genuinely believe our country could be a safer and better place if more leaders offered up transparency the way Sheriff Slaughter did on Tuesday night.

Sheriff Slaughter Answers Your Questions

Sheriff Slaughter gave the public a chance to ask questions about anything and everything. Now, he was transparent about a lot of things but there were some questions that were off-limits.

In particular, a question about one's employment process and that's not a question Sheriff Slaughter could legally answer.

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That said, pretty much everything was on the table and I even got the chance to ask him a question... as if I don't ask him enough!

I watched the entire thing and compiled a list of the top topics covered along with key quotes from Sheriff Slaughter that you can dive into below if you don't have the time to sit and watch or simply want a recap.

Be sure to check out the full video on their Facebook page and eventually their YouTube page.