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A law enforcement agency suing another law enforcement agency, just how far will this lunacy in the United States of America continue?
Was it lunacy when the FBI investigated corrupt police departments for covering up murder and other crimes against African Americans in the South in the 1960's?
Witnesses to murder also provide hearsay based on your logic. Many of the witnesses are former MCSO officers themselves. Do they have a biased agenda too?
Could be they do. It wouldn't be the first time that some has lied to make a case against someone they don't like.
Was it lunacy when the FBI investigated corrupt police departments for covering up murder and other crimes against African Americans in the South in the 1960's?
Why don't you bring up something more current, like the coverup the Justice Dept. is doing with fast & furious?
A corrupt federal agency trying to bring down a law enforcement agency that is trying to protect legal United States citizens.....
Yup, makes sense if you're a progressive liberal.....
We shall see who is proven to be "wrong", that is why we have courts.
Those who have an agenda against Arpaio in this forum and elsewhere have already convicted him in their minds though. I don't know if he is guilty or not so I haven't convicted him nor absolved him of these charges. As you said though that is what we have courts for. Even at that though it wouldn't be the first time that an innocent man was convicted of a crime he didn't commit and the powers that be that want him to go down are a lot more powerful than he is. And agan, my last sentence doesn't mean that I think he is innocent. I will withold judgement until unbaised evidence is presented.
People who live in Arizona including his supporters know he racially profiles even if they won't admit it. Arpaio's supporters are simply okay with it and the overwhelming majority of them are white conservatives so it doesn't impact them. However, I know many LEGAL Hispanic, Native American, Indian (India), Middle Eastern and other minorities who were racially profiled and pulled over for ambiguous reasons "driving too close to the intersection" or "weaving" and when they were pulled over, the first thing they were asked if they were U.S. citizens. One friend of mine, who is a doctor from India, was pulled over in Glendale and he was leaving the hospital and was pulled over for "weaving." He was driving a nice Lexus late on a Saturday night. My friend didn't suspect racial profiling until the deputy immediately turned around and yelled to his fellow officers who were standing several yards away: "He is English speaking sir" meaning they profiled him and pulled him over for a sham reason. That's what bothers people about Joe. Meanwhile, there are several bad areas of West Phoenix, Glendale etc where ilegals congregate at bars and clubs (this is where a lot of violence, gangs, and drug deals go down) and the MCSO won't dare go in there. Everyone in the Valley knows not to drive through those areas because MCSO is nowhere to be found in those areas.
This. Joe Arpaio is a paper tiger that stages raids and photo ops to build up his reputation with the racists that comprise the base of his support.
You also have the numerous accounts of torture and deaths that have happened to people in his jails at the hands of the guards - millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent on settling the lawsuits.
The illegal use of county funds earmarked for use in the jails that were siphoned off and used to harass and indict his political enemies. These acts recently caused three of Arpaio's political allies, including the ex-County Attorney to lose their licenses to practice law.
Why don't you bring up something more current, like the coverup the Justice Dept. is doing with fast & furious?
A corrupt federal agency trying to bring down a law enforcement agency that is trying to protect legal United States citizens.....
Yup, makes sense if you're a progressive liberal.....
I'm waiting for Sheriff Joe to issue an arrest warrant against Eric Holderand the Feds for Violating US Gun laws and selling Assault weapons to the Drug Cartels!
I do think Sheriff Joe is an Idiot and could handle himself much better, but the US Justice Department isn't much better, and possibly worse!
The problem is the law. It is illegal to enter the United States through tunnels and under the cover of night. Sheriff Joe has said more than once the people of Maricopa County elect him to enforce the law.
People forget he has prison population larger than many small cities yet he manages to give some under educated prisoners the opportunity to graduate with a certificate/diploma from the only certified prison high school in America. Voters supported a new jail and then charged him with protecting the animals in the county, too. He turned the old jail into a animal shelter. He has his meat processing plant and kitchen too. Able bodied prisoners are expected to work. He seems to think education and a work ethic is good for the prisoners, and it is good for society, too.
His volunteer posse is one largest in America. Escapees do not feel freedom for long in a state that is mostly barren of shelter and water.
Is his system perfect? No, but on the other hand it can be a lot worse for Maricopa County and Arizona if it is changed substantially.
The problem is the law. It is illegal to enter the United States through tunnels and under the cover of night. Sheriff Joe has said more than once the people of Maricopa County elect him to enforce the law.
People forget he has prison population larger than many small cities yet he manages to give some under educated prisoners the opportunity to graduate with a certificate/diploma from the only certified prison high school in America. Voters supported a new jail and then charged him with protecting the animals in the county, too. He turned the old jail into a animal shelter. He has his meat processing plant and kitchen too. Able bodied prisoners are expected to work. He seems to think education and a work ethic is good for the prisoners, and it is good for society, too.
His volunteer posse is one largest in America. Escapees do not feel freedom for long in a state that is mostly barren of shelter and water.
Is his system perfect? No, but on the other hand it can be a lot worse for Maricopa County and Arizona if it is changed substantially.
No one is arguing against the difficulties of being a sheriff, the struggles of enforcing law in an area full of illegal immigrants or the indecisive federal position towards illegal immigration. The issue is with his discriminatory practices and the refusal to correct them. The charges listed in the below link spells out where the problem is not the opinions of the anti-immigrant crowd.
No one is arguing against the difficulties of being a sheriff, the struggles of enforcing law in an area full of illegal immigrants or the indecisive federal position towards illegal immigration. The issue is with his discriminatory practices and the refusal to correct them. The charges listed in the below link spells out where the problem is not the opinions of the anti-immigrant crowd.
But! at least he is doing something to correct the problem, this is not a perfect world and people can talk, and complain ,
People can talk about how the Government is not doing their job , but what are those same people doing about the problem, nothing but blowing hot air !
The problem is the law. It is illegal to enter the United States through tunnels and under the cover of night. Sheriff Joe has said more than once the people of Maricopa County elect him to enforce the law.
People forget he has prison population larger than many small cities yet he manages to give some under educated prisoners the opportunity to graduate with a certificate/diploma from the only accredited prison high school in America. Voters supported a new jail and then charged him with protecting the animals in the county, too. He turned the old jail into a animal shelter. He has his meat processing plant and kitchen too. Able bodied prisoners are expected to work. He seems to think education and a work ethic is good for the prisoners, and it is good for society, too.
His volunteer posse is one largest in America. Escapees do not feel freedom for long in a state that is mostly barren of shelter and water.
Is his system perfect? No, but on the other hand it can be a lot worse for Maricopa County and Arizona if it is changed substantially.
So we should just ignore his violating civil rights and abuses done under hs watch. It is one thing to uphold the law, it is another in how you do it.
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