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The Hill
The American Civil Liberties Union slammed President Trump for pardoning former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, calling it a "presidential endorsement of racism." "With his pardon of Arpaio, Trump has chosen lawlessness over justice, division over unity, hurt over healing," ACLU deputy legal director Cecillia Wang said in a statement. "Once again, the president has acted in support of illegal, failed immigration enforcement practices that target people of color and have been struck down by the courts." ACLU: Trump's pardon of Arpaio 'a presidential endorsement of racism'
The criminal Trump has proven his entire adult life his disregard for laws and covenants, in his business dealings, his 3 marriages, even his absenteeism as a husband/father shows even family..... means nothing to him! He is an example of a DESPICABLE RACIST and NARCCIST/SOCIOPATH!
"With his pardon of Arpaio, Trump has chosen lawlessness over justice, division over unity, hurt over healing," ACLU deputy legal director Cecillia Wang said in a statement. "
With its reversal on free speech rights for the far right, the ACLU has chosen expediency over principle.
Do you have any idea what Joe Arpaio cost the taxpayers of Maricopa County, any idea at all?
"PHOENIX - Taxpayers in metro Phoenix will have to pick up an additional $13 million over the next year to cover the costs of a racial profiling case that has proven to be the thorniest legal entanglement faced by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Maricopa County, which has already shelled out $41 million during the past eight years in the case, must keep covering those legal costs until Arpaio’s office is released from the supervision of the case judge — a resolution that is years away." Taxpayer costs of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's profiling case: Another $13M on top of $41M
And do you really think pink underwear reduces recidivism?
"...They showed that Arpaio’s policies made no difference in whether or not an inmate returned to jail — inmates who were jailed both before and after the change in policies had a recidivism rate of just over 60 percent." Tent City Jail Turns 20 | Fronteras Desk
And do you have any idea how many inmates died or committed suicide under Arpaio's reign?
From 1996 to 2015, the suicide rate among jail deaths in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lockups was an astounding 24 percent, with 39 of the 157 hanging themselves. Furthermore, of the 157 deaths listed on the sheriff's watch on the M.E.'s chart, 34 simply are tagged as having been found dead with no explanation as to cause of death. More mysteriously, another 39 died in the county hospital without explanation. That's 73 deaths — nearly half of all deaths — that county authorities list as "who knows?" It gets worse. Arpaio’s guards kill inmates or just let them die at a chilling rate. Last year Felix Torrezwas picked up for riding his bike to work on the wrong side of the street, taken to jail, and died from a bleeding ulcer while jailers ignored his cries. Or in 2011 Gulf War veteran Marty Atencio was manhandled and Tased by eight guards, then left to die (warning: graphic video). County residents have shelled out more than $140 million to pay for these criminal ****-ups—one of the earliest and largest being the $8.25 million that Scott Norberg’s family received after the victim died while being restrained." How Many Inmates Have Died in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jails? Who Knows, But it's a Big Number. | Alternet
You really should think twice before you defend this guy, Arapio is a piece of $hit
Ah, again with the right-wing belief that normal prison is a "hotel" - from people who wouldn't last a week in it - and unless heat stroke is involved, it's somehow not harsh enough.
Get over it. This isn't even about Joe's sadistic nature, but about him breaking the law. The far-right only supports that clown because they also get a kick out of watching others suffer; if it wasn't for his sadistic nature, they wouldn't even know who he is or care. But what else do we expect from a party who spite-voted for Trump and who hates every minority out there? Of course they'll all come out to support a hate-filled sheriff; they come to the defense of their own.
Oh, and if you voted for Trump, you voted for a bigger criminal than Hillary and thus have lost the right to every play the morality card in any future election.
I voted for Gary Johnson. Much better person than either of the two major candidates.
I like your comment Trump is a bigger criminal that Hillary. Why would anyone want a criminal as president? The lesser of two criminals? Wow. Amazing how low the standards have fallen.
Joe did not like lawbreakers. And he considered illegal aliens lawbreakers. Tent city was hot in the summer. It is hot in Phoenix. People work outside in the heat all day, wait for the bus, etc. If you don't like the heat don't live there. Feeling sorry for criminals is ridiculous. If you were a crime victim living in Maricopa like I was you felt good that Joe had your back.
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