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Sheriff Joe Arpaio: 38 Arizona inmates who defaced flag to eat only bread, water
CNN ^ | Jan 24, 2014 | Faith Karimi

Posted on 01/24/2014 6:29:17 AM PST by Innovative

A diet of bread and water is the punishment for dozens of Arizona inmates who allegedly defaced American flags placed in their jail cells.

The 38 male inmates are part of the Maricopa County jail system, which is under the control of controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio.

For their alleged unpatriotic acts, the sheriff said Thursday, they'll survive on bread and water for seven days.

"These inmates have destroyed the American flag that was placed in their cells," Arpaio said. "Tearing them, writing on them, stepping on them, throwing them in the toilet, trash or wherever they feel. It's a disgrace ... this is government property that they are destroying, and we will take action against those who act this way."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: arpaio; inmates; patriotism; sheriffarpaio
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Good! Prisoners and people need to learn that actions have consequences -- watch for liberal lawyers suing claiming that this is an interference with the inmates free speech rights...

Sheriff Arpaio for president!

Too bad that isn't realistic, but that's what we need, a tough Sheriff to get this country in order.

1 posted on 01/24/2014 6:29:17 AM PST by Innovative
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To: Innovative

Good. There was a time when even the worst of prison inmates still loved this country and would have dealt with this sort of thing on their own.


2 posted on 01/24/2014 6:31:35 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: Innovative

believe it or not ... there was a time in America not that long ago when the vast majority of men here were like Sheriff Joe.

How far we have fallen.

Maybe we can clone the man!


3 posted on 01/24/2014 6:31:38 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: Innovative

The American flag means absolutely nothing to over half of the humanoids living in this country. The buck is their new flag.


4 posted on 01/24/2014 6:31:47 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: Innovative

ACLU’s panties knotted up in a wad in 5, 4, 3...


5 posted on 01/24/2014 6:32:28 AM PST by areukiddingme1 (areukiddingme1 is a synonym for a Retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer and tired of liberal BS.))
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To: Innovative

“this is government property that they are destroying”

Am I the only one who thinks it is idiotic? Why spend money on “patriotic” stuff for the damn prisoners?


6 posted on 01/24/2014 6:33:33 AM PST by sagar
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To: Innovative
Maricopa County jail system, which is under the control of controversial sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Gee, a piece from CNN that describes sheriff Arpaio as controversial. Who'd have guessed?
I wonder if CNN has ever describes any liberal loon - like andy cuomo - as controversial?
7 posted on 01/24/2014 6:33:42 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Innovative

I thought prisons were supposed to be like vacation resorts.


8 posted on 01/24/2014 6:34:20 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: Innovative

The ACLU will say that they were only exercising their 1st amendment rights.s


9 posted on 01/24/2014 6:34:41 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Innovative

I love Sheriff Joe, but putting an american flag in their cells was just inviting trouble

They could have tied them together and made a rope, for example.

A jail cell should have ONLY what the need to survive, and books to keep them quiet


10 posted on 01/24/2014 6:34:43 AM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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Because Joe Arpio is an American who still believes in second chances and rehabilitation. In fact, those things make him a better American than most in my opinion.


11 posted on 01/24/2014 6:37:07 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Obama and Holder will no doubt launch another federal investigation into this outrageous violation of these poor prisoners' civil rights.
/sarc
12 posted on 01/24/2014 6:42:17 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Innovative

Es posible que no sean Americanos?


13 posted on 01/24/2014 6:44:25 AM PST by Bringbackthedraft (Remember Ty Woods? Glenn Doherty ? Forgot already?)
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To: Innovative

Arapaio for President!


14 posted on 01/24/2014 6:45:40 AM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
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“Because Joe Arpio is an American who still believes in second chances and rehabilitation.”

Great.Second changes and rehabilitation on taxpayers’ money. And we know how that turned out - half of the flags covered in feces.


15 posted on 01/24/2014 6:49:16 AM PST by sagar
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Good. There was a time when even the worst of prison inmates still loved this country and would have dealt with this sort of thing on their own.

During WWII when they could not get out to fight they served in other ways even up to being test cases for medical research. Some received pardons for their work. But that was America. This is Obama's Marxist 3rd world.

16 posted on 01/24/2014 6:50:11 AM PST by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannoli. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Prolly half of them are illegals who don’t give a fig about the American flag.


17 posted on 01/24/2014 6:51:14 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

You’re right.


18 posted on 01/24/2014 6:51:48 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (ObamaCare. The "global warming" of healthcare plans.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I wish they would hurry up with the “human cloning” thing. We need thousands of Sheriff Joe’s. God Bless him.


19 posted on 01/24/2014 6:54:03 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Exactly! After seeing what’s happening in the Socialist State of NY, I say it is long past time to push back...


20 posted on 01/24/2014 6:57:41 AM PST by Dubh_Ghlase (Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee.)
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