Sheriff Wants Evictions Halted During Winter

on not evicting those who have nowhere to go

Dear Sheriff Jones,

I heard you in the interview on NPRadio at noon today. It is good to hear some good common sense in a world that has lost the way. I admire you for your conviction on this point--in some cases not to set delinquent home-"owners" out into the cold--and pray that it may lead other sensible citizens to find our way to a more liveable social order.

I am a Catholic priest and I believe that society answers to a higher law. You have the challenging mission to uphold the law, always remembering, as you said so well, we are human beings first.

I have no idea of your religious persuasion. Personally I believe that Jesus will be our judge who said: "I was homeless and you gave me shelter".

God bless you and your fellow officers.

Fr. Tom Hemm of OH @ Mar 17, 2009 15:06:54 PM

Richard Jones Our knida man!

We should all be greatful and stand with this great sheriff R.Jones!I for one have been given a 3 day notice to leave my apartment.I am disabled and was robbed by my boyfriend of the money to support myself.The landlord agreed to give me time until I complained about the heat and the illegal activety in my building, I havent shared this with our sheriff, simply because he has heart and i feel safe with him watching over us all. He is our kinda man for the job. If we don't do anything else in our lifes we must fight to keep him close to us as we can. Mr. Jones if you do read this we thank you for our safety and congradulations on the weight loss.. We all will end up owing something and as long as we stay honest, everyone will be paid back even if it's a service of inconvienience at the moment for a bank or landlord or just anyone. Let's all work together like the Americans we've always claimed to be.

E.Proctor of OH @ Jan 13, 2009 01:45:44 AM

How Convenient

I suppose it is convenient to disregard the laws that you want to whenever they do not suit you. What a great society it is when we can just pick the laws that only suit our moral compass.

What do you tell the landlord who may not be able to pay the bank because the renter can’t pay their rent? TOO BAD? What happens to his life, credit and future? You can’t just destroy a person’s life to save another. That is not morally correct anywhere.

R. Farmer of OH @ Jan 06, 2009 12:21:16 PM

Evictions

The Rule of Law. When a judge orders a forcible eviction, it is law. Sheriff Jones took an oath to uphold the law. He states that he upholds immigration laws and deports hardworking people. He states that he is not racist but the law is the law. The law is the law. Enforce it or resign.

Will Sheriff Jones not evict an illegal immigrant who is behind in his rent or does the privilge only applies to white hillbillies who look and talk like Sheriff Jones and who pays into his campaign war chest.

Sheriff Jones you should follow Sheriff Si Leis and obey the law.

of OH @ Jan 02, 2009 18:00:33 PM

about evictions ?

So if i can't make my mortgage payment because of hard times are the banks still going to forclose? Food for thought. What about the landlord that has worked hard for his money and has to pay for the roof over his head? That's really not fair for responsible individuals to have to pay rather than people that would just go to jail as their routine for their warm bed, three sqare meals, and free television. Let's be fair and make people suffer that deserve to suffer. That is the point of the Justice System, isn't it???

I still support Jones 100% but it's the principal of the matter.

A concerned individual of OH @ Dec 23, 2008 05:56:34 AM

Eviction in the Oregon winter

My family and I are being evicted in this freezing, snowing Oregon winter. I lost my job this fall and am at this time, five months behind in rent. I tried to work it out with my negligent landlord to no avail. He bought this house and property and has raped it and the land it is on, using part of the land for commercial gains. He's put nothing back into this place, even when I begged him to fix certain things in the house and outbuildings. He so very obviously has been sucking the profit out of this place and putting nothing back into it. It's sad to watch a well built, well cared for property run down. He owns the fourplex next door and it is in the same condition, lacking even gutters for the roof which he will not replace. We were given a three day eviction notice this week, a week before Christmas. I will go to court to fight this. I don't care what it takes, I don't believe that he can toss us and our belongings out in the snow. We've been here almost four years, taking good care of this house and the yard. I've paid the rent as best I can, trying to work it out with Mr. Landlord, but he has been evasive and non-communicative, to say the least, except where it will profit him. I've been told, by those who have worked for him, that he owns two large houses, one brand new in a nearby large city, so he isnt suffering. I wish Mr. Landlord a very merry Christmas, because we certainly will have NO Christmas at all!

Anonymous of OR @ Dec 20, 2008 10:45:39 AM

Hooray for Richard Jones

I like this man. He has something most people don't have any more... A moral conscious! How about that. A Sheriff who honors the spirit of the law instead of pure dogma. A man who truly protects and serves the community instead of doing what ever the corporate run fascist government tells him to do. The banks have stolen over 8 trillion dollars from the USA this year through corrupt politicans (both Republican and Democrat). The people will not stand for this much longer. Hooray for Richard Jones

BTW I know CNN and MSNBC told you it was only a 750 billion dollar bail out. But please do a google search on for 7.7 trillion and bloomberg and you will realize that the 750 billion was just a drop in the bucket. The Fed has committed 10 times more of your money. They steal your tax dollars to pay banks for bad mortgages. Meanwhile they get the police to kick you out of your home. Unless more men like Richard Jones step up prepare for hyper inflation and the next great depression

cam of MD @ Dec 18, 2008 07:40:17 AM

This is all so crazy!

My husband and I leased a home that is now foreclosed on by Wells Fargo. For 4 months we have been attempting to talk to Wells Fargo, their attorney and some Premier Assets Service who handles Wells Fargo real estate after it's foreclosure to actually purchase the home. Yesterday we have some Premier Assets Rep come and give us vacating papers and tells us we CAN"T purchase the home until AFTER we are evicted and it's been on the market for 5 days! HOW CRAZY IS THAT! It's not our fault it was foreclosured and we want to buy.... but WellsFargo is not interested in our situation.... just their proceedures! This is all so wrong - what have we become as a Nation? Shame shame shame on Wells Fargo and Premier Assets Service... you are very decietful and bad people. Don't know what we'll do yet... but we won't go down without a fight. I think that's what we should all do.... STAND and Say "NO MORE!" We are people not pieces of paper!

Barbara Lindberg of SD @ Dec 18, 2008 02:56:52 AM