“It is not my desire to be here, but we are. We didn’t get here in haste. I didn’t run down a hill to sue the county [nor am I] having some hissy fit. We are here, honestly, because the county is not obeying what the state law says.”

BIRMINGHAM MAYOR, RANDALL WOODFIN AFTER SUING JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF MARK PETTWAY FOR NOT ACCEPTING CITY INMATES; WWW.BIRMINGHAMTIMES.COM, FEB. 2.

“It is not my desire to be here, but we are. We didn’t get here in haste. I didn’t run down a hill to sue the county [nor am I] having some hissy fit. We are here, honestly, because the county is not obeying what the state law says.”

BIRMINGHAM MAYOR, RANDALL WOODFIN AFTER SUING JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF MARK PETTWAY FOR NOT ACCEPTING CITY INMATES; WWW.BIRMINGHAMTIMES.COM, FEB. 2.