Louisiana sheriff doesn't even try to hide his racism

In this video on Crooks and Liars, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain doesn't make any attempt to hide his contempt for African Americans. He says he has "no intention" of violating anyone's civil rights, yet--in the same breath--he also says:

Now I don’t get into calling people names and all that, but if you’re gonna walk the streets of St. Tammany Parish with dreadlocks and "Chee Wee" hairstyles, then you can expect to be getting a visit from a sheriff’s deputy.

Yo, Jack--that would be violating people's civil rights.

I live in St. Tammany, and my neighbors have been known to shoot guns, let their dogs run wild in my yard, drive down the street at twice the speed limit, and toss litter all over the neighborhood. I haven't seen any big campaign to rid my community of this "trash." Perhaps because their skin is white and their hair is straight. Just a guess.

Good thing Anne Lamott didn't cross the bridge when she was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago. She'd have wound up in the slammer.