He openly opposed Arizona's SB1070 Immigration Law and stated that he would not enforce it in Pima county.
His biased comments regarding motivation for the attack on Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are not appropriate for a LEO, especially one at his level.
"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," said the sheriff. "And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become sort of the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry."On the other hand, maybe he is talking about Harry Reid, Barack Obama , Keith Olberman and the staff at CNN!
The main purpose of his press briefing yesterday was to take a swing at conservatives who are trying not to be overrun in their own country by illegals. He is no sheriff. He's a democrat operative.