We're making it official: Polk County's Sheriff Grady Judd is America's sheriff. This is the individual who, in 2020, used photographs as visual aids to train the press on how to distinguish between a peaceful protest and a riot or looting. In 2022, in the wake of Hurricane Ian, he encouraged victims of the storm to shoot looters until they look "like grated cheese." Florida is a law-and-order state, and Judd and Gov. Ron DeSantis are on the same page.
DeSantis recently had Judd as a guest, and the conversation turned to the controversial shooting of a man 68 times. Grady had no apologies.
"And we shot him, we shot him a lot. We shot him so much, you could read the New York times newspaper through him." ๐
โ Clinton (@614clinton) May 30, 2025
Sheriff Grady Judd pic.twitter.com/xuaMerpN4f
Based.
Here's the full video; the relevant part starts around 6:58:
I pulled a Grady Judd and used visuals for this one.
โ Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 28, 2025
W/ @PolkCoSheriff Grady Judd. pic.twitter.com/1m1zwRB8W6
We need more sheriffs like him!
โ Melissa Harrison (@MelissaHar54374) May 30, 2025
Nationwide.
Clone this guy
โ โคRedโค (@RedBlueTrue) May 30, 2025
In California that type of brutal honesty would get the Chief and his officers thrown in prison. The perpetrator would have an elementary school named after him and his family would get millions in taxpayer dollars even though theyโd not spoken him in years.
โ Uncle EarlJ (@UncleEarlJ) May 31, 2025
It's true. In any other state, the law enforcement officers would be ostracized and punished.
Sheriff Grady doesnโt play
โ Frodo N Boots (@frodonboots) May 31, 2025
That is awesome! โI guess we ran out of bulletsโ ๐๐
โ Nurse Lioness (@CardioFixer) May 30, 2025
No shits given ๐
โ Nielsen (@Nielsen_zen) May 31, 2025
Heโs so awesome. You shoot until the threat is stopped.
โ Ralph Green (@RalphGreen) May 31, 2025
Florida doesn't mess around ๐ฅ
โ Trump Won ๐บ๐ธ (@k3rn3l_pAn1k) May 31, 2025
Best Sheriff in the USA.
โ Jack Clancy ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ (@JohnPaulDetriot) May 31, 2025
Agreed. If only there were more of him.
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