I just want to know what Carmen looks like.
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Mayor Tells Deputy: 'Don't Call Me Dude'
1 hour, 30 minutes ago
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Arvin Mayor Juan Olivares had just one request of a
Kern County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop - "Don't call me dude."
Olivares planned to file an official complaint with the sheriff's
department, seeking to have the deputy fired for what he called
disrespectful behavior.
"I asked him five times, 'Please, officer, don't call me dude.' I'm not a
dude. I'm 41 years old, I'm a businessman, I'm a Christian and I consider
myself a gentleman," Olivares said Monday.
Olivares is mayor of Arvin, a city of 20,000 in Kern County, about 20 miles
south of Bakersfield.
The deputy stopped Olivares and Arvin City Councilwoman Carmen Acevedo in
Bakersfield on Nov. 23. Olivares, who was driving, said he was ticketed for
having illegally tinted windows on his vehicle, and Acevedo received a
citation for having an open container of beer.
Olivares didn't dispute the charges. He just took issue with being called
dude.
"He was calling me dude and laughing about it," Olivares said. "I don't
think Kern County needs that kind of leadership."
Officials with the Kern County Sheriff's Department did not immediately
return a call seeking comment.
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