by Primo Encarnación y Hachecristo

Oregon Sheriff John Hanlin, the tough-talking wannabe badass from central casting whose jurisdiction was shattered by the gun deaths at Umpqua Community College, refuses to call the attacker by name because he doesn’t want to “glorify” his act. That name is Christopher Harper Mercer (or Harper-Mercer), a mixed-race, lonely ammosexual who lived in the area.

Mercer, according to Hanlin, “is a local resident and I know personally I haven’t heard of any warning signs coming from this person.” Apparently, warning signs are audible to him, like dog whistles: things like if his name was Mohammed, I guess, which I’m pretty damn sure Hanlin would say out loud.

Here are just some of the things that WERE known about Mercer, none of which sound like warning signs to the Sheriff: his dating profile was Ironcross45, a reference either to Hitler or gymnastics. His Bittorrent id was Lithium_lover, which is often prescribed for bipolar patients. His profile also listed him as a conservative Republican. He was often seen in combat boots and camo with a shaved head. His MySpace profile picture shows himself with a gun where a girlfriend normally should be. He kept to himself and was close to his mother, who shielded and coddled him because he was “dealing with mental issues.” I have read uncorroborated reports that LEO had been to his home before. He was a fanboy of sci/fi, horror, goth and the IRA Christian terrorist group.

Yup, yup! No warning signs. Nothing to see here! Move along.

But even if all this had been known to him, Sheriff John Hanlin would still have armed mass murderer Christopher Harper Mercer, because Freedom™. In the wake of the Newtown mass shooting, Hanlin sent this letter to the Vice President of the United States.

In relevant part, it said: “…the second purpose of this letter is to make notification that any federal regulation enacted by Congress or by executive order of the President offending the Constitutional rights of my citizens shall not be enforced by me or by my deputies, nor will I permit the enforcement of any unconstitutional regulations or orders by federal officers within the borders of Douglas County Oregon.”

“MY citizens…nor will I permit…” In this cretin’s pea-brain, he IS the law, and the sole arbiter of Constitutionality in Douglas County, OR, population 100K. Not only would he oppose the common sense laws that would keep guns out of the hands of the criminally insane, he would refuse to enforce them, as he is sworn to do, and actively deter FEDERAL AGENTS from doing their jobs.

He’s Kim Davis with a badge and a SWAT team.

Not only does this disqualify him for any position of trust at any level of government, it makes him responsible for the deaths of “his” citizens.