Thank you for your posting as you raise an interesting point.

Actually, the Amherst County Sheriff's Department is threatening and
harassing my ISP. The ISP did nothing wrong. They are caught in the
middle.

The Amherst County Sheriff's Department has never contacted me about
this, although they know my telephone number. Instead they threaten my
ISP.

Is not what the Amherst County Sheriff is doing a crime?

Sam Sloan