Marion Star Editorial Board
When Marion County Judge Jason Warner s role in the hit-skip crash from last June became public, many residents questioned whether the justice system could hold one of their own accountable.
Online comments asserted that Warner and his wife, Julia, would get special treatment because of his position. A local judge would be treated better than a regular Joe or Jane.
The resulting photos of Jason Warner being led away in handcuffs on Wednesday should have put such concerns to rest.
Yes, the justice system can often be excruciatingly slow, but in this case it showed that it can work to ensure people in power are not given special treatment.
Former Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader made choices, not mistakes
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The Franklin County Sheriff s SWAT deputy who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4 is also a Baptist pastor and has used his faith to justify law enforcement s use of force.
Michael Jason Meade, a 17-year sheriff s department veteran who goes by Jason, described use of force as righteous release in a 2018 video interview posted on YouTube by the Franklin County Sheriff s office.
“Every now and then you have to actually use force,” Meade said in the video, called “Connecting with the Community.
“We don’t go around looking for it because we don’t have to, he said. Plenty of people out there will give you that opportunity .
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Year in Review: Remembering the headlines of 2020 Pictured in January are (l-r) Hillsboro administrators introduced to city employees: council president Tom Eichinger, mayor Justin Harsha, chief of police/systems administrator Eric Daniels, safety and service director Brianne Abbott, public works superintendent Shawn Adkins and auditor Alex Butler. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) Demolition of the former Parker Hotel began in February 2020. (HCP photo by Caitlin Forsha.) On Jan. 24, then-Director of the Ohio Department of Health Dr. Amy Acton declared novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) an immediately reportable disease. Pictured is the Ohio Public Health Advisory System map as of Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio Governor s Office.)
Moore, who has known Meade for 30 years, said he is a great man.
“He has a love for people. It’s the reason he does what he does,” Moore said. “He has a desire to serve the community and make the world a better, safer place. . He has a heart full of love.”
Moore confirmed that protesters disrupted the Sunday service at Rosedale Free Will Baptist Church on Dec. 13, though Meade was not present.
“I tried to handle it the best I could,” Moore said. “We love people. We love those folks. I told them that . we don’t want confrontation.
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