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Oops: L.A. Sheriff Slips, Says “Depopulation Conversation Keeps Coming Up”

Sheriff accused of ‘saying the quiet part out loud.’

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The sheriff of Los Angeles County turned heads with an apparent blunder over the weekend, saying that “depopulation” keeps cropping up in conversations regarding how soon displaced residents will be able to return to their most likely destroyed homes.

The eyebrow-raising remark came during a press conference over the weekend, where Sheriff Robert G. Luna was discussing how residents have continuously been asking whether they can enter the disaster zone to see what remains of their belongings.

“I know…a lot of our residents are trying to get back and they’re frustrated. I stopped by several checkpoints both in Altadena and Malibu yesterday. I personally listened to residents, ‘Please, please, let me back in.’ So I’m just going to say this. In driving around some of these areas they literally look like war zones. There are downed power poles, electric wires there are still some smoldering fires. It is not safe,” the sheriff said.

“The minute it is safe, we understand the inconvenience, and every conversation we’re having about evacuations – that depopulation conversation is continuously coming up. We do care. We want to get you back into your homes but we can’t allow that until it is safe for you to do so.”

It’s unclear what the sheriff intended to say and the department did not issue a statement clarifying the remarks; however, the comment is being highlighted online as a Freudian slip.

Watch the full press conference (starts with sheriff):

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