Shaq gets slapped by sheriff and Lose Sheriffs Badge

[rsmith6621]

PHOENIX (AP)—Shaquille O’Neal will lose his special deputy’s badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center’s use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made Shaq a special deputy in 2006 and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse later that year.

“I want his two badges back,” Arpaio told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they’re fired. I don’t condone this type of racial conduct.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-shaq-kobe-rap&prov=ap&type=lgns

[saigon68]

1. Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Is a Nazi---Its amazing O'Neil had anything to do with the Perp

[progdonkey]

2. a black guy calls another black guy "n*gger" in a rap song...

and that's "racial conduct," according to a white guy?

Whatever. Arpaio is worthless piece of shit who gets off on humiliating prisoners. A man who makes other men wear pink underwear for his amusement and their humiliation has serious mental issues.

[spanone]

3. shaq is too old to be playing cops anyway

[PeaceNikki]

4. Shaq: I can help homeowners fight off foreclosure

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/sfl-0611shaqforeclosures,0,3054251.story.

Shaquille O'Neal says he wants to build a legacy -- literally -- in Orlando.

The NBA star said he is working on plans for real-estate-development projects in Orlando, with an eye toward helping those who are facing foreclosure on their homes.

"I want to come in not to kick them out, but to work with them and save them so they can stay in their homes," O'Neal told the Orlando Sentinel during an impromptu stop Tuesday at Orlando City Hall.

Attorney Mark NeJame, who arranged the visit along with longtime friend and Realtor Curtis Cooper, said the star center wants to buy the mortgages of homeowners who have slipped into foreclosure because of high interest rates. He would sell the homes back to those troubled buyers with more affordable terms, hoping to make a small profit.