# Powell County TX Sheriff asks Criminals to Stop doing their job. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692 "2020-03-18T00:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/1 "2020-03-18T00:30:00Z")
On their [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pg/Powell-County-Sheriffs-Office-203462056422730/posts/?ref=page_internal) page: > [@](#): > > Due to the coronavirus, the Sheriff’s department is asking that all criminal activities stop until further notice. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in the matter. We will update you when we deem it’s appropriate to proceed with yo bad selves. Brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/2 "2020-03-18T03:22:26Z")
There is no Powelll County in Texas. Or any similar name. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/3 "2020-03-18T03:35:10Z")
A local PD shared a similar message yesterday; > [@Puyallup Police Department](#): > > Due to local cases of #COVID-19, PPD is asking all criminal activities and nefarious behavior to cease. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank all the criminals in advance. We will certainly let you know when you can resume your normal criminal behavior. > Until then… #washyourhands & #behaveyourself > . > . > . > #socialdistancing > #stayhomeifsick > #justdont > #PuyallupStrong ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/4 "2020-03-18T03:57:02Z")
Puyallup is in Washington/ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/5 "2020-03-18T04:00:41Z")
Powell County is in Kentucky. StG ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/6 "2020-03-18T04:45:16Z")
Without evil there can be no good, so it must be good to be evil sometime. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/7 "2020-03-18T04:57:47Z")
The Salt Lake City PD tweeted that a few days ago. Dunno if they originated it or not. I’m increasingly anti-police, but I thought that was funny. > ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/8 "2020-03-18T04:59:05Z")
The Salt Lake City PD tweeted that a few days ago. Dunno if they originated it or not. I’m increasingly anti-police, but I thought that was funny. > ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/9 "2020-03-18T11:03:16Z")
That may be fake, but [apparently terrorism is sheltering in place](https://www.politico.eu/article/coronavirus-isis-terrorists-europe/). ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/10 "2020-03-24T16:10:41Z")
Also, some ransomware authors say [they’ll stop targeting hospitals during the crisis](https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/03/19/coronavirus-pandemic-self-preservation-not-altruism-behind-no-more-healthcare-cyber-attacks-during-covid-19-crisis-promise/#7e4e314d252b) (Forbes, possibly paywalled). ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/11 "2020-03-24T19:26:13Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > Puyallup is in Washington/ There is no Puyallup in Washington and I’ve never been there and don’t even know how to pronounce it, no matter what you and my Seattle family may claim. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powell-county-tx-sheriff-asks-criminals-to-stop-doing-their-job/849692/12 "2020-03-24T19:36:29Z")
Reminds me of the [Baltimore mayor asking residents to stop shooting each other so as to save beds for virus patients](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/baltimore-s-mayor-urges-residents-to-stop-shooting-each-other-because-hospitals-need-beds-for-coronavirus-patients/ar-BB11tiIO).