Posted on 06/16/2006 8:40:39 PM PDT by machogirl
Citizens group confronts sheriff on immigrants
'Copwatch' calls for sheriff to release immigrants from jail Friday, June 16, 2006 Members of a citizens group known as Copwatch protested outside Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office Friday morning. They held signs asking Arpaio to release illegal immigrants that his deputies and volunteer posse members have arrested. The arrests came under a state law making it illegal to conspire to smuggle humans into Arizona, or to conspire to be smuggled. Arpaio came down from his 19th floor office in the Wells Fargo Building to let the members of Copwatch present their complaints in person. They told Arpaio that he and County Attorney Andrew Thomas are misintepreting the law, which they claim was intended to apply only to coyotes, or human smugglers. Arpaio responded that with over two dozen immigrants already having pleaded guilty, the justice system has apparently agreed that the law is constitutional.
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yep. it's called the Senate.
Not exactly what they were expecting:')
Actually this guy would reduce crime. He would also have less repeat criminals.
Brave you! I won't even link to over there. Viruses...lol.
Brave you! I won't even link to over there. Viruses...lol.
Publicity hound, grand stander, populist, higher ambitions, like Moore in Alabama?
Guilty as charged. A long time ago a wise older friend dissuaded me from becoming a policeman. The reason, a good cop must be able to think like a criminal, both to catch them and to protect themselves from them. He knew I could not.
I sadly understood that he was right. I became an engineer and dabbled in observing legal issues and the reasons that things didn't work the way they were supposed too. I slowly caught on and finally did gain the ability to think like a criminal lawyer.
I hope he had a box of pink underware with him amd checked all their IDs!
BUMP
I like the guy. If you get tired of him I'm sure there are lots of counties in FL that would take him.
And Arizona is still open for business.
You certainly have a right to your opinion. Please explain why a tough-on-crime law enforcement officer rubs you so raw.
I'd help him pack in an instant!
We should BE so lucky...
He's HAPPY being the sheriff.
What a crappy comment.
If that were the case, why is Tent City ALWAYS at capacity? Crime has NOT gone down in the 12 years or so that Sheriff Joke has been in office. He's a grandstanding publicity hound. Don't believe the hype.
well, I do feel like I have to shower and disinfect myself
Don't know the make-up of tent city. Illegals are flooding through Arizona and committing crimes....is this the reason?
funny, I went to school and got my chemical engineering degree, stayed at home for 19 years with the kids, got an elementary teaching degree, I love to teach but the administrations of the districts need some tweeking, so now I'm taking law classes.
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