In one of the other threads a few days ago I said this:

This is more evidence of how this design could come about completely by accident. In the other thread someone had found out that this design had been used since 1948. Is there any evidence that the pedophile symbol had been used anywhere near that long?

If you pay attention you will see posts like these pop up regularly of people noticing the symbols out in the world. It's a design that's so simple it's bound to come about every once in a while. Lots of sheriffs badges are pointed for instance which sets the structure for whatever has to fill that space. I bet there are more instances of badges using that design like that .

This is more proof of how this design could come about by accident.

The triangular spiral probably originally was just a stylization like these: https://www.google.com/search?q=triangular+spiral&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQjbzmjPrRAhVCOCYKHbiKBxgQ_AUICCgB&biw=1024&bih=467#imgrc=ws3bZ7yD2Qx9JM: .

The triangular spiral staircase is interesting: https://www.funkypancake.com/blog/images/070318_350d_img_6776-thumb.jpg

But there's nothing sinister about styles. Here's a similar example: https://www.google.com/search?q=triangular+spiral&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQjbzmjPrRAhVCOCYKHbiKBxgQ_AUICCgB&biw=1024&bih=467#imgrc=ws3bZ7yD2Qx9JM:

This too: https://www.google.com/search?q=triangular+spiral&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQjbzmjPrRAhVCOCYKHbiKBxgQ_AUICCgB&biw=1024&bih=467#imgrc=ws3bZ7yD2Qx9JM:

It may be something but in reality if I was making a badge with triangular tips, it would most likely fill them in with exactly that design, because it seems professional looking, what are you going to fill in that with if you wanted the star to look busier, flowers, dots??

Do an image search for "county sheriff badge" and compare these to others. They are definitely quite intricate and the symbolism on the star itself seems unique to the counties in OP's image.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sheriff+badge&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVtZm1ifrRAhUL6GMKHe6BA7oQ_AUICCgB&biw=1600&bih=763#tbm=isch&q=county+sheriff+badge

Just for fun try doing an image search on sheriff's badges in general. Without even reading the names the LA and Ventura will stand out.

All the ones near me are your stereotypical 5-pointed star with little to no etching on the rays of the star. Definitely makes the OP badges stand out, though, for the intricacy of their design and the fairly unusual use of the recursive triangle symbol.

Dukes of Hazzard has some good allegory content.

are they all like this? or just some? what a find if true

Arresting drug users while pedophiles are free to rape children at will, no wonder the world's so fucked.

I mean I knew Boss Hogg was corrupt as fuck, but I had no idea he was a child diddler. Wonder how the Duke boys are gonna get out of this one.

Had no idea there were several examples. Fuck living in California, lol

Notice how they are all the Star of David badges? There are 3 types of sheriff badges, I've found. 7 pointed stars, 6 pointed stars, like all of these, and five pointed stars