Posted on 01/11/2011 2:30:21 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
...the face of Arizona law enforcement had been Republican Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking sheriff in Maricopa County known for housing jail inmates in tents, ...
But hours after an assailant shot Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six bystanders, there was a new Arizona sheriff in town. His name is Clarence W. Dupnik. He's a Democrat and a Rachel Maddow fan. And when he linked the Tucson shooting rampage to harsh conservative rhetoric, he drew cheers from some and brickbats from others.
.....just as Pima County and Tucson are overshadowed by the more conservative megalopolis of Maricopa County and Phoenix to the north, Dupnik has been overshadowed by the more media-hungry Arpaio.
No more. On Saturday, Dupnik, a friend of Giffords and a federal judge killed in the attack, spoke during a nationally televised news conference:
"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. And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become sort of the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry."
Dupnik hasn't backed down from his remarks, even though no ties have publicly surfaced between the suspect in the shootings and conservative political groups. In an interview Sunday, Dupnik had the air of a man who had reached his limits and couldn't remain quiet any longer.
"They don't like to see us trying to tone that down," Dupnik said, referring to criticism of his call for civility. "Most of those people would wish I would never say anything like that."
Dupnik's comments cheered many residents of this relatively liberal town.
...But it also horrified many conservatives.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The Goebbel’s clones at the LA times found a fat fascist to rally behind.
Uh...Sheriff Himmler, is it safe yet for a goosestepping torch parade? Can we burn a few books? How about our Hitler banners. Can we hang them from our homes?
Dupnik's job is to "tone down" actual crime.
That tells me everything I need to know about this idiot. Pima County, THIS is the best you can do for a sheriff?
Western cities and towns are infested with liberals who have fled the mess they made of CA and their spreading the same disease wherever they go.
LOL — He looks like Otis on The Andy Griffith show.
Hal Smith didn’t deserve that quip. He was a capital fellow. Awesome voice over artist as well. RIP Hal.
Arizona’s new sheriff in town? Then God help Arizona.
Hal was a jolly fat man but didn’t look like dumpnik at all.
The Ugly in dumpnik has oozed out to the surface.
Apologies to Hal.
Am I the only one that thinks Judy Clark being “asked” by other public defenders to defend Laughner is strange at least and a set-up at best?
I thought he had the air of a raving idiot.”
Sheriff Dipstick has a 75 y/o body with a 65 y/o brain that has been quickly deteriorating for the past 10 years.
Before all of this is over, I hope that all the warning signs that the Sheriff & the perp’s parents ignored are brought to light.
Nicholas: Los Angeles has enough of it’s own problems.
Sweep your own back steps first-——
Yeah, he's just what we need here in Arizona right now.
LOL
That’s an insult to red-heads.
>”Inner city Felons / Gang Members, another part of the Democrat Voting Base, still manage to acquire firearms without restriction because they understand that feel good Gun Control Laws have no impact on them being armed. You see, they are criminals, just like the Leftist Nutcase who caused such mayhem in Arizona. They understand when the Sheep can't protect themselves from the Wolves, it's Lamb Chop night in Compton.<”
Bill Maher is a credit to pond scum. He thinks Utopia will stop criminal behavior, when in fact it enhances it.
Just like Hugo Chavez's "Chavistas" in Venezuela.
The shooter was a Black Man who HATED White people, which was his inspiration. Too bad her Husband couldn't legally carry, he might be alive today..
Using her logic, she would be better off making a new Law that says Blacks can't own guns. It would save more lives.
I wish I knew, it seems like there's a bigger effort to district and conceal evidence rather than pursue how this all came about. I think the Sheriff's neck deep in trouble, there's no way they can conceal all of their screw-ups.
Tucson is pretty liberal. They are paying the price for their stupidity now, and a lot of innocent people are suffering for it. I really hope they can turn things around, this was the worst possible scenario for a "rude awakening".
The sheriff needs to resign NOW.
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