ChocoholicReader answers “How is it possible that Sheriff Thomas...”

Jane asked this question about Just Mercy:

How is it possible that Sheriff Thomas Tate-- who it seems was the person most responsible for the illegal and horrific treatment and imprisonment of Walter McMillian-- is still a sheriff? He's listed here: http://www.alabamasheriffs.com/mopages?id=41 Is Alabama still that corrupt?

ChocoholicReader I grew up in this town. It’s a bizarre place. He didn’t have a good reputation. There were several scandals. Yet every election he was voted back in. …moreI grew up in this town. It’s a bizarre place. He didn’t have a good reputation. There were several scandals. Yet every election he was voted back in. The thing is once anyone is elected to any position in that town they are always re-elected. It was very common to have someone in office who barely did their job continue to get re-elected. (less)

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