pinkycatcher

Have you ever looked into guard donkeys?

At it's core, how is this any different than the general idea of police discretion overall? We've seen cities and counties and state police even not enforce federal or state laws on drugs, or minor misdemeanors, theft, public intoxication around sporting events, etc. All these things which are technically against the law but run contrary to the police's beliefs in the best way to perform their duties.

How are these ideas by these Sheriffs any different than simply an extension of what we've seen for decades and decades? How is what these Sheriffs doing any different than say the Philadelphia police allowing drug use on Kensington Ave? Or heck how is this any different than states legalizing Marijuana while the federal government keeps it illegal?

Not many completed homes have fire suppression anyways, I don't think I've ever seen a home with a sprinkler system, all you have is small fire extinguishers and smoke alarms (wired smoke alarms if you're fancy).

Okay, how do they tell if a new car is reliable in the long term?

It’s really not, and there’s theoretically no way for it to be. To enforce anything you must hold power over the person, and sovereign states by definition have no higher power except that which they agree to.

I’ve always thought about all of this as a feel good measure that in the end is basically a useless field, and the OPs answers are backing that up.