Bedford Co. Sheriff speaks out on Shaq’s rap

The fallout continues for Shaquille O’Neal after video of a rap song surfaced with him using what some say is racial derogatory language.
Shaq has gained national attention working with various law enforcement agencies to help cut down on crime.
Maricopa county, Arizona Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has already stripped the NBA star of his special badge because of his actions.
Arpaio says: “The matter of uh, this organization not tolerating these type of racial slurs, I don’t care who they are. and i just said again, just recently, for the same word, fired a deputy sherif cadet. so if i fired him i want my badges back from Shaq”.
The language in the rap also has the Bedford County Sheriff’s office calling foul on O’Neal.
The Phoenix Suns Center once traded in his basketball uniform to wear a Bedford county badge.
Sheriff Mike Brown, Bedford County Sheriff, says, “He says he regrets it but we don’t condone it, it’s unacceptable.“
Although O’Neal’s service as a reserve deputy office ended in January…Blue Ridge Thunder, the sheriff’s task force to protect children from internet predators, continued to use his image for promotional purposes.
That is, until now.
His image has been taken down from the website, and posters and literature with his likenss will not be distributed.“
Brown says O’Neal’s many contribution’s to the “internet crimes against children task force” shouldn’t be forgotten. 
He says one day Shaq could be a role model again, “It’s gonna be some time before he comes back, you don’t hold a mistake against someone forever.“
Brown also tells us the Arizona sheriff did the right thing by stripping O’Neal of his badge.
He says he would have done the same thing.
Also, the badge signifying O’Neal’s association with the “internet crimes against children” task force will be returned.