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how shocking. this coming from "America's toughest Sheriff"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...336790968.html
The Justice Department has found Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio—a contentious figure in the national debate over immigration—runs a department rife with discrimination against Latinos.
A three-year civil-rights investigation found Mr. Arpaio's Maricopa County office engaged in racial profiling in traffic stops, retaliation against the sheriff's critics, and poor treatment of Spanish-speaking inmates. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Perez is in Phoenix Thursday announcing the initial findings in the probe.
Mr. Arpaio, who bills himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff,'' has long trumpeted his get-tough policies—including making jail inmates wear pink underwear.
accused of<>charged with
the civil rights investigation is ongoing
Obama/Holder Justice Department.
Nuff said.
couldn't happen to a nicer
also being investigated for corruption of $10Ms
also being investigated for not pursuing sex offenders
AZ and NV are such wonderful places
Sheriff Arpaio's Office Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. History, Expert Concludes in DOJ Investigation
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/val...aw_worst_r.php
A study commissioned by the Justice Department found that "Latino drivers are four-to-nine times more likely to be stopped than similarly situated non-Latino drivers."
* A fifth of all the immigration-sweep traffic stops violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizures.
* Arpaio's anti-immigration squads responded repeatedly with enforcement patrols to complaints about people with "dark skin" or Spanish speakers.
* Jail guards punish Spanish-speaking inmates for failing to understand their commands in English, sometimes putting them in solitary confinement for that reason.
* Jail guards refuse to accept grievance forms and "tank orders," which allow inmates to request basic daily services, that are written in Spanish.
* Guards pressure Latino inmates to sign voluntary deportation forms. (That allegation helped lead to today's announcement by Homeland Security that the 287(g)cross-training program was being taken out of the jails.
* Arpaio's office retaliates against its critics by subjecting them to "retaliatory detentions and arrests without cause, unfounded civil lawsuits, and other baseless complaints."
* A legal U.S. resident who allegedly failed to use his turn signal was made to sit on a curb for 15 minutes, then arrested and jailed for 13 days on a bogus charge that was dismissed in court.
* A legal U.S. resident and his U.S. citizen son invited deputies into their home during a raid on a suspect drop house next door. The deputies proceeded to search the home without consent or a warrant, handcuffed the man and his son, then had them sit on the sidewalk next to the people being busted from the neighboring house. They were detained for an hour before being released without any citation.
bye bye "sheriff"
One year anniversary of Agent Brian Terry's death. Media circus brought to you by the same guys that brought you "Fast and Furious".
conspiracy theory alert
tinfoil hats sold here:
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sheeple alert.
sorry, but the wizard is fresh out of brains.
Which blog told you that?
Investigation began five months before Obama took office.
Rephrase?
if a Human-American has an arrest record, but no conviction, good luck getting job.
if a sheriff
a) $10Ms misspent
b) refuses to pursue sex crimes
c) harasses, intimidates, arrests, jails Human-Americans for Driving-While-Brown
he's an untouched hero.
nope
so was the black panther voter intimidation investigation.
We saw how that one turned out.
Last edited by CosmicCowboy; 12-17-2011 at 12:01 PM.
there's just never enough hatred! arpaio has always done his best to generate some more for us all.
Arpaio is elected, so he's hating on what his voters hate. 10Ks of them certainly use cheap illegal labor for yard, etc work, or buy stuff from businesses that use illegals.
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/01/0...k=omni_popularNow other law enforcement officials in Arizona are criticizing Arpaio as well. One is the former assistant police chief of El Mirage, the Phoenix suburb from which many of the allegations stem. The town’s police department disbanded in 2005 for a two-year period, and its cases were temporarily transferred to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. When the department reorganized, it found Arpaio hadn’t followed up on the child molestation cases. Former Assistant Police Chief Bill Louis called the mishandling “apparent gross negligence.” That many of the alleged victims are children of immigrants should surprise no one.
All Arpaio has been able to muster is a meek reply. “If there were any victims, I apologize to those victims,” he has told media. Then he tried to claim that Democrats were out to get him. It’s a political hit.
Enough evidence exists that Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl felt moved to comment. “Victims of abuse not only deserve the respect of law enforcement, but their rights must also be protected throughout the criminal process,” a statement released on behalf of both senators said.
Perry Selects Sheriff Joe Arpaio As AZ Campaign Chair
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/20...paio-campaign/
Perry skillfully pursuing the Latino vote.
Arpaio's legal eagle faces disbarment:
At 9 a.m. today, the state's presiding disciplinary judge for attorneys will read verdicts in the ethics cases of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former deputies.
Together, they face allegations of 33 ethical violations stemming from years of political and legal battles within Maricopa County government.
Judge William O'Neil will read findings of fact and conclusions of law for each count. Then, he will announce whether Thomas and former Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon will lose their licenses to practice law or face lesser sanctions. He will also disclose whether a third former prosecutor, Rachel Alexander, will be suspended from practice or face some lesser sanction.
Charges cover a variety of allegations, including conflict of interest for holding press conferences to denounce the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, which was his client, and threatening county officials with litigation; falsely claiming a judge had filed Bar complaints against Thomas, in order to have the judge removed from a case; and seeking indictments against county officials to burden or embarrass them. In one case, the charges allege, Thomas and Aubuchon brought criminal charges against a county supervisor even though they knew that the statute of limitations had already expired on the offenses.
The most serious allegations involve filing criminal charges against a sitting Maricopa County Superior Court judge without probable cause in order to stop a court hearing. Several of the allegations of ethical misconduct revolve around a federal civil racketeering lawsuit claiming that judges and county officials conspired against Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The independent Bar counsel appointed by the Arizona Supreme Court claims that the three prosecutors were incompetent in drafting the racketeering complaint, and that they filed it for purely political reasons against people they had already charged criminally or who they thought had filed earlier Bar complaints against them.
Thomas and Aubuchon disbarred:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/88738575/T...ion#fullscreen
First off, I'm pretty sure the Sheriff dept falls under the Executive branch...
Second of all, do you really think Obama is determining each town's sheriffs for them?
He's a two-bit tyrant, and the citizens of Maricopa Country are idiots.
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