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I like this idea. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is doing a good deed in trying to protect school students from future attacks by armed assailants. Other states should do the same. On a side note. Sheriff Arpaio is a veteran of the armed services of this country. He should be commended for his service to this country.
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio said he plans to send members of his department’s volunteer “posse” to patrol schools as a response to the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
“Everybody else is talking about what their ideas are. They want new laws,” the Maricopa County sheriff told KPNX-TV on Thursday. “This is immediate. I don’t need a new law to send out my posse.”
Arpaio said his plan, which he hopes to put into effect next week, would have volunteers providing security at 50 schools that fall under his jurisdiction. According to the station, the group of about 3,000 members includes 300 to 400 allowed to carry weapons following 100 hours of training and background checks identical to the kind actual members of his department undergo. They also wear similar uniforms and drive Sheriff’s Department vehicles while on duty.
“The visual presence of a marked patrol car is a wonderful presence, and a deterrent for anyone that might think that they might want to go on school grounds,” said one volunteer, Jerry Johnson.
Arpaio’s plan follows calls from the National Rifle Association and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to provide firearms training to school personnel. Paul Babeu, the sheriff for Pinal County, has also proposed arming principals and establishing “sitting duck zones” at schools.
Calling Joe Arpaio a "patriot" is a disgrace to every single person who's sacrificed and died for a our country.
Sheriff Arpaio is indeed a patriot. He served his country and should be appreciated for it, as all other past and current service members should. They've earned it.
Sheriff Arpaio is indeed a patriot. He served his country and should be appreciated for it, as all other past and current service members should. They've earned it.
Good for him that he was in the service, but it doesn't undo all of the other awful things he's done.
Good for him that he was in the service, but it doesn't undo all of the other awful things he's done.
Don't be surprised if Arizona has their own Trayvon Martin shootings in the near future thanks to this idiot Sheriff. Seriously what the hell is wrong with him.
I like this idea. Sheriff Joe Arpaio is doing a good deed in trying to protect school students from future attacks by armed assailants. Other states should do the same. On a side note. Sheriff Arpaio is a veteran of the armed services of this country. He should be commended for his service to this country.
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio said he plans to send members of his department’s volunteer “posse” to patrol schools as a response to the Dec. 14 school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
“Everybody else is talking about what their ideas are. They want new laws,” the Maricopa County sheriff told KPNX-TV on Thursday. “This is immediate. I don’t need a new law to send out my posse.”
Arpaio said his plan, which he hopes to put into effect next week, would have volunteers providing security at 50 schools that fall under his jurisdiction. According to the station, the group of about 3,000 members includes 300 to 400 allowed to carry weapons following 100 hours of training and background checks identical to the kind actual members of his department undergo. They also wear similar uniforms and drive Sheriff’s Department vehicles while on duty.
“The visual presence of a marked patrol car is a wonderful presence, and a deterrent for anyone that might think that they might want to go on school grounds,” said one volunteer, Jerry Johnson.
Arpaio’s plan follows calls from the National Rifle Association and Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne to provide firearms training to school personnel. Paul Babeu, the sheriff for Pinal County, has also proposed arming principals and establishing “sitting duck zones” at schools.
If he so concerned about the well being of the people in his state why does'nt he do something about the kidnappings instead of an knee jerk reaction to something that happened hundreds of miles away? Kidnapping Capital of the U.S.A. – Phoenix Arizona : Homeland ...
A few years ago when the first reports on how he was running his jail came out, I thought he was on to something. No coddling of inmates - cold meals, little recreation, pink coveralls, etc. Makng jail uncomfortable is probably a good thing, lest the offenders get to liking it.
But his more recent publicity has all been ridiculously negative. Birther bullsh*t, racial profiling, that kind of nonsense. Still, he seems to love the attention.
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