Chad Bianco, Sheriff of Riverside County, California, said on Friday that he will not arrest anyone violating 'stay-at-home' orders because they are exercising their constitutional rights to provide food for their families according to a recently published article.

Bianco pleaded his case on Tuesday before the county's Board of Supervisors, who were considering whether to lift some measures in the county.

In an interview, he said: "You just can't arrest somebody for going out and exercising in public or not wearing a mask." He also added that the situation in the county under state orders is "nothing like they told us it was going to be in the beginning." 

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As of today, California has more than 64,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with more than 2,000 deaths. In Riverside County, there are more than 4,000 cases and a death toll of approximately 192 according to Johns Hopkins University.

Despite this number of cases in the county, the Sheriff insisted to reopen businesses. "It's time to get back opening up our businesses and letting our people do what our normal business activities are," he said. "And, you know, you just can't arrest somebody for going out and exercising in public or not wearing a mask."

He also added: "You know, at the same time, they are trying to force me to release real criminals from jail. They want me to make criminals out of law-abiding citizens that are, you know, trying to support a family. It doesn't make sense anymore." 

He said this after seven sex offenders in Orange County were released recently because of the fear that they might test positive for the virus and will start a contagion inside the prison cell. 

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Sheriff Bianco also mentioned that the government cannot choose what businesses will be opened and will remain close. Under the different phases of 'Opening Up America Again,' the state governors should have a clear outline on how to strategically open its regional economy.

Bianco asserted that every job is essential. He said: "You know, my job certainly is essential, but so is the job that is putting food on somebody's table. You know, a single mom that has three jobs to support her kids -- her job is more essential to her than mine is to me."

For him, it is very important that every job should be considered as essential. He also explained that stay-at-home doesn't make sense because people in Riverside County have already adopted social-distancing. 

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He even said: "It doesn't make sense that a small business can't open but we can all go shoulder-to-shoulder in Costcos and Home Depots and that's OK. But, we can't responsibly go into smaller businesses and, you know, do what we're supposed to be doing by keeping apart."

The sheriff wants the people to go back to work so that they can provide the needs of their families and that the government doesn't need to be the parents of the people and tell them what to do and what not to do.