Oklahoma sheriff and other county leaders were caught on tape saying the quiet part out loud.
When the talk turned to who might run for sheriff against Clardy, Jenning recalled how a former sheriff “would take a damned Black guy and whoop their ass and throw them in the cell.”
“Yeah,” Clardy replied, according to the newspaper. “It’s not like that no more.”
“I know,” said Jennings. “Take them down to Mud Creek and hang them up with a damned rope. But you can’t do that anymore. They’ve got more rights than we’ve got.”