Don't burst, out loud or otherwise. We'd miss you. Yeah, there are certainly sheriffs, but their role and scope of authority varies from region to region. And none, to my knowledge, are elected in the way that sheriffs in the US are elected. Another reason why Hunter S. was born in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. (fighting temptation to make sarcastic use of the word 'derivative' in reference to the position of the original poster ..)