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[–]magnora7[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's unlikely that an internationally recognized recently-arrested protesting elected sheriff would be assassinated.

Seeing the reaction a mere resignation letter has caused, I wouldn't be so sure. But you're probably right.

Also maybe more importantly, they can just fire her immediately the literal instant she resists at all. There's no rights to employment lasting, it can be cut off immediately at any time for basically any reason. So by resigning it makes a bigger splash instead of being fired and then writing a letter about it.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

She's a sheriff. An elected official.

IIRC She cannot be fired by anyone; except by coroners in certain countys (for murder, etc.).

Sheriff's are unique elected positions in the US. Even a state's governor cannot give orders to a county sheriff. They are literally at the top tier of their command chain.