Justice Dept. Sues Arizona Sheriff in Civil Rights Probe

FOXnews.com/AP ^ | September 02, 2010 | None Listed

[Mad Dawgg]

The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.

The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills.

Arpaio had been given until Aug. 17 to hand over documents it first asked for 15 months ago.

[Mad Dawgg]

Its official. They filed on Sheriff Joe!

[McGavin999]

Three lawsuits! Does anybody inthe country not think this is harrassment?

Where are our senators? Why are they not screaming at the top of their lungs? Where are the other states?

[RobbyS]

If they are worried about prisoners having limited English skills, that won’t be remedied by Spanish signs, because they can’t read Spanish either.

[RobbyS]

If they are worried about prisoners having limited English skills, that won’t be remedied by Spanish signs, because they can’t read Spanish either.

[RnMomof7]

"The actions of the sheriff's office are unprecedented," said Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the department's civil rights division

Yea he does his job and is not intimidated by the threats of the justice dept

[Nachum]

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[Mad Dawgg]

"Three lawsuits! Does anybody inthe country not think this is harrassment?"

Two Birds with one stone: Harrassment AND "What can we do to get the Bad Economy and the Democrats worsening chances of retaining power off of the front page?"

[CondorFlight]

“The actions of the sheriff’s office are unprecedented,” said Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the department’s civil rights division”

The same Thomas Perez who can’t find intimidation in Black Panthers wielding clubs outside a polling place...

[crusty old prospector]

Looks like I will be sending some money to Sheriff Joe’s defense fund, unless the state pays for it.

[ClearCase_guy]

[Domandred]

Sheriff Joe should reply with a single word.

[Texas Songwriter]

Just a few days ago the UN, in concert with Obama, declared Arizona was committing human rights violations...as a state of the USA. Now they target Arpaio. A house divided.

[boomop1]

NUTS

[jersey117]

The most un-American administration ever.

[RnMomof7]

If they are worried about prisoners having limited English skills, that won’t be remedied by Spanish signs, because they can’t read Spanish either.

I used to work in addictions..one of their programs was literacy ...and you are so right..the program taught the hispanics to read and write spanish...not english

[HiTech RedNeck]

Joe sez: “You and what army?”

[Prokopton]

Sheriff Joe should reply with a single word.

"Nuts".

[Mr. K]

So the US is suing Arpaio because he won’t cooperate on their fishing expedition?

Why should he?

If there is a specific complaint- file that and ask for the paperwork involved.

But to ask for all his work product so they can root around and look for whatever they like is ‘unprecidented’

He should arrest them

[ColdOne]

Every single day it is something else with this bunch.

[bgill]

having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills.

There's your first clue.