Judgment Time For ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio

[Purveyor]

Judgment time is approaching for Joe Arpaio, the man who calls himself “America’s Toughest Sheriff.”

The controversial law enforcement chief of Maricopa County, Ariz., soon will hear a federal judge’s ruling in a class-action lawsuit charging a pattern of racial profiling in the targeting and detention of Latino drivers and passengers during traffic stops. Closing arguments were heard this week.

Meanwhile, the US Justice Department is proceeding with its broader discrimination case against Sheriff Arpaio, the department he oversees, and Maricopa County itself.

“Latinos in Maricopa County are frequently stopped, detained, and arrested on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and Latino prisoners with limited English language skills are denied important constitutional protections,” the Justice Department charges. “As a result of the pattern or practice of unlawful discrimination, Latinos in Maricopa County are systematically denied their constitutional rights; the relationship between MCSO [the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office] and key segments of the community is eroded, making it more difficult for MCSO to fight crime; and the safety of prisoners and officers in the jails is jeopardized.”

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2012/0810/Judgment-time-for-America-s-Toughest-Sheriff-Joe-Arpaio

[PDJane]

1. I have a fantasy that his sorry ass

gets thrown in one of his own jails for an extended period of time.

[Xipe Totec]

2. I would love to be a "swing" vote at his criminal trial nt

[maxrandb]

7. Complete with pink underwear and no AC

There is a special place in hell for people like this...and if there is justice...that place is also reserved for the people who put him in power.

[AtomicKitten]

3. The guy is 80. Why isn't he retired and playing mahjong in Florida?

[Ikonoklast]

4. He postures as violent crime rises in his county.

Typical Republican blowhard who cannot even do the job he was elected to do whilst he tilts at windmills.

[Hydra]

5. I've heard in various places how much money he makes making the system crooked

He's just the public face of prison slavery and other fun things. And people Rah-Rah for it...they must think they're untouchable or something. In a few short steps, that could be them on the other side of the bars wearing pink slippers.

[Ya Basta]

6. U.S. citizen spent 4½ months in jail because authorities thought she was a undocumented immigrant

The police and the prosecutor failed to verify she was indeed a U.S. born citizen. Not only did they never check her birth certificate the police detective flat out lied on the wittiness stand about her birth certificate. They ruined this woman's life because while she was in jail for 4½ months she was unable to make her mortgage or car payments.

Guess what county? Yes Maricopa county Arizona.


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[CatWoman]

8. I hope she sues those bastards

[Archae]

9. Even if Arpaio loses...

What penalty will he face?

Maricopa county has paid out $40 million in lawsuit judgements against Arpaio so far.

And Arpaio never has paid one DIME of that himself.
The insurance company has.