Kentucky newspaper quotes sheriff as saying police 'have a desire to shoot minorities,' retracts it

Kentucky newspaper quotes sheriff as saying police 'have a desire to shoot minorities,' retracts it
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The News-Enterprise in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has retracted a story that contained a "major error," according to the paper.

The article quoted Hardin County Sheriff John Ward as saying that most people become police officers "because they have a desire to shoot minorities."

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.