Apparently, the real prospect that the All Powerful Berger could be beat by a popular and upstanding opponent has apparently induced "third-party groups to set up websites and social media accounts to attack Page, while also launching ads that promote Berger," according to Specht. It's gotten personal and nasty, enough so that the Chair of the Rockingham County Republican Party, Diane Parnell, remarked to Specht, “I’ve never seen it this ugly.”
So we who have known the dirt on Berger for years are now learning dirt on Page, and for my money this is the worst revelation to come out of the Berger attack-dogs:
A dozen people have died in [the Rockingham Co.] jail since 2021, according to the Greensboro News & Record. Some of those deaths were by suicide. The family of one of the victims sued the county, claiming deputies were informed of their son’s mental issues but failed to take the proper precautions to ensure his safety. The family agreed to drop the lawsuit after a settlement. Last year, the county’s insurer informed commissioners that they would no longer cover the Rockingham County jail — a development covered by multiple media outlets.
County officials said their insurer, Travelers Insurance, dropped their detention center from its coverage because jail staff failed to report several incidents to the company.
That jail sounds like a black hole, administered by an authoritarian with limited fellow-feeling -- regardless of the sheriff's protestations to Specht that all those deaths -- 12 in the last 4 years! -- are nothing to do with conditions at the jail.
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