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RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SACRAMENTO
COUNTY SHERIFF SCOTT JONES
WITH US AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US TODAY. I KNOW YOU'RE
EXTREMELY BUSY AND DO HAVE A
QUESTION AND PEOPLE ASKING.
YOU HAVE MANDATORY STAY AT HOME
AND SHELTER IN PLACE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT?
>> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT
TO US ABOUT THAT ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
IT PERMITS FOLKS TO LEAVE THEIR
HOUSE FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES
SUCH AS GETTING FOOD OR GOING
TO APPOINTMENTS OR EVEN GOING
OUT FOR RECREATION AS LONG AS
FOLKS ARE OBSERVING THE SOCIAL
DISTANCING GUIDELINES. IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW
YOU'RE NOT STOPPING PEOPLE TO
ASK FOR DOCUMENTATION.
WE ARE GOING ON ABOUT OUR DUTY
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
>> FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE DO YOU
HAVE TO BE AN ESSENTIAL WORKER
IN ORDER TO BE DRIVING AROUND
IF IT IS OVER SOMETHING
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT?
>> THAT IS THE GIST OF IT.
THE SPIRIT IS STAY HOME BUT WE
WANT TO FLATTEN THE CURB.
IT IS NOT SO MUCH FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE AT RISK IN
THEIR HOME. IT IS WHERE YOU
MIGHT BE AN INTROVERTED CARRIER
AND NOT HAVE SYMPTOMS BUT STILL
TRANSMITTING IT TO SOMEONE WHO
IS HIGH RISK.
THE SPIRIT OF THE ORDER
REQUIRES FOLKS TO STAY IN THEIR
HOME ALICE IT IS SOMETHING
QUITE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR LIVES
AT THAT MOMENT.
>> SO ESSENTIAL WORKERS COULD
BE CONSTRUCTION OR MEDIA OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR FIRE. IS THERE
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE
DOCUMENTATION WISE TO SAY I'M
SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE ROAD?
BUT NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT THINK THAT IS A
RUMOR THAT AND ABOUT THE
NATIONAL GUARD. THE OTHER RUMOR
IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME
SORT OF DOCUMENTATION.
SOME FOLKS ARE DOWNLOADING FORMS
OF OF THE INTERNET TO ESTABLISH
THEIR ESSENTIAL WORK.
NONE OF THAT IS REQUIRED. YOU
MAY GET STOPPED FOR OTHER
VIOLATIONS LIKE YOU HAD BEFORE
BUT NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FINDING OUT WHAT YOUR ESSENTIAL
BUSINESSES THAT WE ARE LEAVING
THAT UP TO FOLKS TO DECIDE
WHETHER IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM
TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE AND YOU
FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS AND THEY
SAID THAT BUSINESS ISN'T
ESSENTIAL, THEY CAN REFER THAT
TO THE HEALTH OFFICE OF THE
COUNTY.
THEY CAN REPORTS THAT AND MIGHT
BE AN EDUCATION COMPONENT AND
THE COUNTY OF US AND MIGHT BE
ABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER THEY
ARE CENTRAL.
>> LET'S SAY THIS GOES ON FOR A
WHILE BUT WE ARE ONLY A WEEK
INTO THIS.
IF THIS GOES ON FOR MANY
MONTHS, HOW WORRIED ARE YOU
ABOUT THINGS GETTING EXTREMELY
LAWLESS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE
LOST THEIR JOBS, HAVE NO MONEY
COME HAVE NO FOOD, AND MIGHT BE
DOING THINGS THAT ARE
COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER?
>> THE OTHER CHARACTER PARTNERS
RIGHT.
I THINK THINGS ARE PRETTY CALM
RIGHT NOW.
EVEN GOING TO MY OWN GROCERY
STORE IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS
BEING PRETTY CALM.
THERE IS A HAMMER ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS.
IT IS TECHNICALLY A MISDEMEANOR.
I DO NOT WANT TO ENFORCE THAT.
I DO NOT THINK AGENCIES WANT TO
ENFORCE THAT, BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO KNOW
THAT THERE IS A HAMMER.
IF THINGS PROGRESS AND BECOME
WORSE, WE CAN ENFORCE THAT AND
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR FOLKS TO
KNOW WE ARE AT 100% STAFFING
RIGHT NOW. SIMILAR DEPUTIES HAD
A PLAN THE GOT CANCELED'S WE
HAVE PLENTY OF FORCE OUT THERE.
CRIME AND CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE
DOWN SLIGHTLY SO THEY HAVE MORE
FREE TIME TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR
BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THE
PEOPLE ARE SAFE AND