He flashed during the Friday debate with Georgia US Senator Warnock….
He represented that the badsge was an ‘offical’ badge that should be in the possieon of a swore law enforcement officer….
Walker isn’t one…
He does Johnson County , Georgia favors he says…..
Conducts training and celebrity visits…..
The National Sheriffs Association said the ‘badge’ is a honorary badge….
That’s all….
Impersonating a police officer IS a crime in some places…..
Exchange of the Day
Georgia U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker (R) talked to Kristen Welker on NBC News about the police badge he flashed at the recent debate.
WALKER: That’s a badge that I was given by a police officer and I do have the badge I carry with me all the time. It’s a real badge. It’s not a fake badge. It is a real badge.
WELKER: Who gave you that badge?
WALKER: This badge is from um — this badge. I have badges from all over the — all over Georgia, even from Chatham County. I had to wait — wait — I had from Chatham County which is a county, which is a county, uh, which is a county from- *SHOWS BADGE* oh I have it upside down. Right, which is a county from where Senator Warnock is from. I have an honorary Sheriff badge for that county with limited rights —
WELKER: Where is this one from?
WALKER: This is from my hometown. This is from Johnson County from the sheriff from Johnson County, which is a legit badge. Everyone can make fun, but this badge give me the right- wait, let me finish. If anything happened in this county. I have the right to work with the police getting things done. People that don’t know that- I’ve been working with law enforcement for years. I do training program but they get to get credit for it. I do a program, a leadership program. I do health and wellness programs. I visit prisons so, everyone will make fun, but I’ve been — have my men and women in black — men and women in blue backs since I’ve been doing this.
WELKER: Does that have arresting authority or that is an honorary badge?
WALKER: It is an honorary badge — but they can call me whenever they want me and I have the authority to do things for them to work with them all day.
WELKER: The National Sheriffs Association said an honorary badge, quote, is for the trophy case. Why make the decision to flash it at the debate?
image…NY Times