Posted on 04/30/2010 7:18:27 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio launched his latest crime and immigration sweep on Thursday, this time in west Phoenix.
One by one, accused criminals and illegal immigrants were carted into a sheriff’s van. There were a total of 89 arrests -- 61 of them suspected of being in the country illegally.
But despite the fact that the majority of arrests involved Hispanic-looking people, Arpaio said this is not racial profiling.
“We do not go on a street corner and grab people because they look like they are from another country,” said Arpaio.
Outside the training facility, where he staged his 15th crime suppression sweep, Arpaio did have his supporters.
“I think that we’ve had enough terrorizing, raping, clubbing of American citizens -- we’re tired of it now,” said Betty Tillman.
But on the other side of the street, nearly a dozen demonstrators demanded these crime sweeps end.
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Sheriff Joe is awesome.
Arizona is on the ball ain’t they?
Maybe as far as the latest events are concerned. But remember, Janet Napolitano used to be governor there. How on the ball can they be, to elect her?
One brave man that Sheriff Joe. Few of us, in the face of the pressure he must get could hold up. Go Sheriff Joe!
Sheriff Joe should send his guys out to some of these protests tomorrow with a big net!
The money is running out. The people can see whats happening. Train robberies, rancher murders, gang wars, narco battles on the border.
It seems to be sinking in.
The feds WILL try to put a stop to this, guaranteed.
AZ may be the first to declare independence.
Even sleeping morons can be awaken by a loud noise.
heard this on the news...civil rights groups have their panties in a bunch as evidently half those arrested for committing crimes were illegal aliens....how long before emperor obama says the police acted stupidly???
No wonder Democrats want felons to vote. The felon vote for Democrats could swing close elections if they can not get enough by fraud.
That would be interesting, isn;t half that state a Navajo reservation?
Sheriff Joe for President!
But on the other side of the street, nearly a dozen demonstrators demanded these crime sweeps end.
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Nearly a dozen? Well, that settles it! They need to stop right now!
ACORN training facility.
Bus them to San Francisco or to Bloomberg’s New York. Then watch for big welcoming editorials in the S.F. Chronicle and the N.Y. Times.
Anybody got stats on crime in Maricopa county?
Is all this stuff really making a big difference, or does it just sound cool?
It would be nice to know if Sheriff Joe was as good as he sounds...
So there are stats that show a major nosedive in crime since he took office, relative to the state as a whole, and lower crime in comparison to adjacent counties?
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