The DOJ is going after Sheriff Joe when this felon--found guilty on a Contempt of Congress rap--is yet to be cuffed?
Posted on 08/29/2016 6:58:46 PM PDT by Seizethecarp
A darling of the far right and a longtime adversary of civil-rights groups and immigration activists, “America’s toughest sheriff” will soon face Justice Department lawyers in Washington in a years-long legal saga over whether he intentionally defied federal orders to stop racially profiling Latinos.
A special section of the Justice Department — dedicated to investigating corruption in publicly elected offices — will decide whether Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio should face criminal contempt-of-court charges, according to a ruling filed in U.S. District Court on Friday.
The decision followed several other blows for the Arizona sheriff in the protracted case. In May, U.S. District Court Judge G. Murray Snow ruled that Arpaio and his aides — Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, Capt. Steve Bailey and his former attorney, Michele Iafrate — had intentionally ignored federal orders to stop racially profiling Latinos at traffic stops and in “saturation patrols” of predominantly Latino neighborhoods.
On Aug. 19, Snow referred the sheriff and three of his associates to be prosecuted for criminal contempt of court.
The decision was almost without precedent, so unusual that even the Justice Department initially seemed unsure of what, exactly, would happen next.
Arpaio vowed to challenge the referral and will refuse to accept a plea agreement or resign as sheriff, his defense attorney told The Post. It is unclear what lasting consequences the threat of criminal prosecution will have for the Republican sheriff, who is unlikely to be jailed and is up for reelection in November.
Legal experts said Snow’s referral was a symbolic one: Even if Arpaio is prosecuted, contempt of court is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of six months in jail, and it is not likely that Arpaio would spend much time behind (his own) bars.
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Furthermore, how does one profile an ethnicity that is the majority in the county?
According to Wikipedia, the 2010 census breakdown is: Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 29.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 16.2% were German, 10.6% were Irish, 9.7% were English, 5.2% were American, and 5.1% were Italian.
-PJ
Hey left scum, this is how civil wars start. And you WILL LOSE.
Sheriff Arpaio has the goods on 0bama’s birth certificate and other fraudulent documents of his. The left has to try to destroy him before the truth comes out.
Keep resisting and fighting the left’s corruption, Sheriff Arpaio.
CGato
‘It is pretty much a given that this judge is out to get Arpaio. The judge is a disgrace to the bench.’
Go ahead and throw Sheriff Joe in prison.....be a nice way to get things started.
six pointed stars are rasisssst ya know....... /s (rolling eyes)
It means successful capture of criminals.
DON’T worry Joe help IS ON THE WAY!!!!
I didn’t know.
No one ever tells me anything!
Here we go again: Never the “right” it is always the “far right.” The once-venerable Washington Post has now become nothing more than a prostitute of the “FAR LEFT.”
Dear Sheriff Joe Arpaio, you must learn to be color blind in the administration of your duties as sheriff. This means that you must instruct your officers to always note the ethnicity of those pulled over in routine traffic stops or due to probable cause. Keep track of the percentages carefully so that if ever more stops are being made of minorities, the officers can immediately let the minorities go so you can be sure that their treatment is equal and color blind under the law. Remember, being color blind means carefully noting the color and race of those your officers interact with to be sure certain colors are not treated differently. It also means recognizing that people of color CANNOT commit more crimes than white people because such statistics are always, only racist. And you must never allow your officers to focus efforts where more crime has been committed in the past because the existence of more criminal convictions is also evidence of bias against minorities.
The DOJ is going after Sheriff Joe when this felon--found guilty on a Contempt of Congress rap--is yet to be cuffed?
‘” The once-venerable Washington Post has now become nothing more than a prostitute of the “FAR LEFT.’
What needs to happen is, we need to confront them as they leave the WAPO building. Find out where they live. Confront them personally.
GET IN THEIR FACES!
If they want to pick sides, they need to understand there are consequences.
Trump will stop this political persecution pronto.
I’ll be voting for the Sheriff, again. F these turncoats!
This is a witch hunt .. and that’s all it ever has been.
How about Obama facing criminal contempt of court charges for defying the judge on immigration?
Just sent him another $50.
That’s cool, Trump can give him a full pardon in a few months.
The breathless glee of the reporter anticipating that “Arpaio is finally going to get what is coming to him” is so obvious...and hopeless!
That should read “...faces persecution...”
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