Kirts: ‘It’s The Law,’ Sgt. Wood ‘Stupid’

Benewah County Sheriff Bob Kirts is dismissing an open letter to lawmakers from the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations about law-enforcement problems in Benewah County, signed by task force vice president Christie Wood, saying, “My only comment is she’s ill-informed or she’s just plain lying or stupid.” He said, “I’m not really concerned about it - I represent the people of Benewah County, this is what they want so that’s what we’re going to do.” Wood is a Coeur d’Alene police sergeant, department spokeswoman, a former Coeur d’Alene school trustee and current chair of the North Idaho College board of trustees/ Betsy Russell , Eye On Boise. More here .

Question: What do you make of Sheriff Kirts’ response to criticism from Sgt. Christie Wood and the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations that he is impeding cross deputization?