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Okeechobee County Sheriff discusses use of force at community meetingOKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. - Okeechobee County Sheriff Noel E. Stephen spoke about use of force and its effectiveness at a community meeting Saturday.Dozens of citizens attended the meeting at Okeechobee Community United Methodist Church, with many expressing concerns about deputy training and the use of force in general.“We try to be a pretty progressive police department,” said Sheriff Stephen, noting that OCSO uses Taser stun guns and pepper spray as