Politics & Government Protest, Petition Opposing County's Armed Deputies For Emergencies "This is not the direction we should be going in," Nassau County Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton said of the county executive's plan. Opposition is building to the county executive's plan to hire citizens as armed deputies during an emergency. (Shutterstock) MINEOLA, NY — A protest is scheduled for Monday morning in opposition to Nassau County's plan for armed citizens to assist in emergencies. The deadline for candidates to apply to become sheriff's deputies ended on Monday. Patch attempted to reach County Executive Bruce Blakeman, although he told NBC4 over the...