Letter to Editor: Calaveras County Sheriff's Department Needs Help

Dear Sierra Sentinel Editor:             
   It seems funding for our Sheriff's Department is way below the per population amount of neighboring counties. 
     This apparently has resulted in increased crime with the losses of victims paying the price for the delayed response time cause by the under funding.  At what point does lack of wisdom on the part of our elected leaders morph into being accessories after the fact?  Sometimes we forget that the nature of government is force and the only justification of that force is the protection of the people's natural rights to life, liberty and property of the people. 
   This is a no brainer for me. Protection of our fundamental rights is the highest priority of any government and to fail to do so tends to remove its justification for existence.  Among our natural rights is the right to defend ourselves. If this under funding of law enforcement continues, it could become very dangerous for burglars to raid homes in Calaveras County – especially when the people become armed.  Thank God we have the second amendment.    - Al Segalla