Posted on 09/24/2010 6:26:16 AM PDT by SanFranDan
A federal audit gave favorable grades to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his treatment of inmates, amid a Justice Department probe into possible discrimination by the Arizona lawman against Hispanic inmates.
Mr. Arpaio's lawyer said the audit grades from the U.S. Marshals Service show the sheriff runs a clean operation and underscore his contention that the probe is politically motivated.
The Justice Department said in a statement that its investigation "pertains to allegations of discrimination in jails and police practices that are not covered by the Marshals Service review."
Mr. Arpaio has gained a national reputation as an anti-illegal immigration firebrand, using his local agency to round up undocumented immigrants and turn them over to federal officials for deportation. The 18-month Justice probe has looked into how he treats jail inmates and whether he discriminates against Hispanics.
Hispanic and civil-liberties groups have criticized practices of Mr. Arpaio, such as using tents to house detainees and dressing them in pink uniforms.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Go, Joe, keep doing that thing you do so well......
Yep, because they want their air-conditioned, flatscreen TV-outfitted cells, along with the freedom to wear their gang colors.
Whoops, that wasn’t the way this was supposed to turn out.
That's what the Demcrats/Leftists hate most about him--mired in filth and corruption--and threatened by honesty and openness--as they are.
"...and underscore his contention that the probe is politically motivated."
Of course--everybody knows that.
And shows that the Obama administration either neglected or failed to replace the leadership in the U.S. Marshal's Service with politically reliable progressives!
America needs Sheriff Joe as POTUS, but he is too smart to take the job.
Go Sheriff Joe, AMERICA’S REAL SHERIFF.
Haha. Somebody spilled their coffee when this report was read.I’m sure shouting was involved too ;)
God bless, Sheriff Joe.
(I secretly hope he runs for a higher profile national office.)
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
“(I secretly hope he runs for a higher profile national office.)”
Well, I was being a bit facetious.
While I am sure he could be great in a higher office,
he is America’s quintessential sheriff, and it is where he belongs.
There is the Peter Principle, and all Democrats, for sure, suffer it.
I would hate to see him fall into the trap.
Our local Channel 5, KPHO, is keeping the heat on Sheriff Joe, making certain that we are kept informed as often as possible of these audits. The latest Channel 5 thing now is that the Board of County supervisors are apparently untouchable. (I think there is a jail sentence in the future of some of them.) For every story that Sheriff Joe’s administration may really have done something really bad, there are no stories about the supervisors. Channel 5 loves to claim they are totally honest and objective. But my question always is, how honest are people who went to journalism school?
I believe they get TV, if they’re willing to pedal for it.
That's what we suspected all along.
GO SHERIFF JOE!
Good news.
The mention of Ralson Purina reminds me of The Wonderful World of Disney that used to come on Sunday nights I believe. Does anyone know the name of the narrator of the animal films that used to be shown on Disney??
Channel = CBS
Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Gets Favorable Audit,Obama&Co. sucks it.
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