LOL! Criminal invaders have constitutional rights now? They should be shot on site. We should put duck blind-like outposts all along the boarder with Mexico, staff them with sharpshooters and give the shooters a bounty for each invader eliminated. The vultures would have a field day cleaning the bones of these mutts.
On Dec 19, 8:49 am, Florida Cracker 532 <[email protected]> wrote: > good idea he could run with david duke on the republican ticket ! > > On Dec 19, 8:44 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > SHERIFF JOE FOR PRESIDENT > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Florida Cracker 532 < > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Voices from across the political spectrum - elected officials, media > > > outlets, religious leaders, and community leaders -- have been > > > critical of Sheriff Joe, his tactics, and his impact. A July 2008 > > > East > > > Valley Tribune series of articles chronicling its investigation of > > > the > > > MCSO found that immigration-enforcement activities have been > > > expensive, resulting in few key arrests and drawing law enforcement > > > personnel away from investigating non-immigration-related crimes. The > > > Sheriff's Office created a $1.3 million deficit in just three months, > > > much of it due to overtime. To staff the immigration team, Sheriff > > > Arpaio pulled deputies off patrol beats and used them to run the > > > human- > > > smuggling unit. Tactics include racial profiling, sweeps of Hispanic > > > neighborhoods, > > > > On Dec 19, 8:20 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I have never seen anything is what he says or does that wuld lead anyone > > > > except a complete idiot to think that this great American sheriff is > > > > racist. He runs the finest jail system in the entire world. You just > > > dont > > > > like it because he treats criminals like what they are: SLIME, SHIT, > > > > GARBAGE WHICH IS WHAT ALL CRIMINALS ARE. And they are treated far > > > > better > > > by > > > > him than they ever would be by me. > > > > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 7:06 AM, Florida Cracker 532 < > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Racist, Out of Control Cop seems to fit him pretty well ! > > > > > > On Dec 19, 7:49 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This is going to be one great show. I saw a preview with the finest > > > > > sheriff > > > > > > in the entire country last night. Sheriff Joe is a great American > > > and he > > > > > > should be given the Medal Of Freedom for the great work he does. > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > > From: Florida Cracker 532 <[email protected]> > > > > > > Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 5:54 AM > > > > > > Subject: Fox Gives Racist, Out of Control Cop His Own TV Show > > > > > > To: PoliticalForum <[email protected]> > > > > > > > Fox Gives Racist, Out of Control Cop His Own TV Showhttp:// > > > > >www.alternet.org/blogs/immigration/113913/ > > > > > > " "Smile, You're Under Arrest" -- that's the name of a new reality > > > > > > TV > > > > > > show starring none other than Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa > > > > > > County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). Yet Maricopa County citizens aren't > > > > > > smiling as Arpaio's tactics have wreaked a lot of havoc, and fought > > > > > > little crime. > > > > > > > Arpaio has transformed his police department into an immigration- > > > > > > enforcement agency, gaining international notoriety in the process. > > > > > > Armed with a 287(g) agreement with Immigration and Customs > > > Enforcement > > > > > > (ICE) and a mandate to enforce immigration law, Arpaio has taken the > > > > > > pursuit of undocumented immigrants to "unconstitutional extremes > > > > > > > Voices from across the political spectrum - elected officials, media > > > > > > outlets, religious leaders, and community leaders -- have been > > > > > > critical of Sheriff Joe, his tactics, and his impact. A July 2008 > > > East > > > > > > Valley Tribune series of articles chronicling its investigation of > > > the > > > > > > MCSO found that immigration-enforcement activities have been > > > > > > expensive, resulting in few key arrests and drawing law enforcement > > > > > > personnel away from investigating non-immigration-related crimes. > > > > > > The > > > > > > Sheriff's Office created a $1.3 million deficit in just three > > > > > > months, > > > > > > much of it due to overtime. To staff the immigration team, Sheriff > > > > > > Arpaio pulled deputies off patrol beats and used them to run the > > > human- > > > > > > smuggling unit. Tactics include racial profiling, sweeps of Hispanic > > > > > > neighborhoods, and stops for minor traffic offenses. > > > > > > > While MCSO has diverted resources to immigration enforcement, > > > response > > > > > > times to 911 calls have increased, arrest rates have dropped, and > > > > > > thousands of felony warrants have not been served. Despite the time > > > > > > and energy spent on immigration enforcement, the Tribune found that > > > > > > MCSO has had little success building cases against violent immigrant > > > > > > offenders or those at the top of the smuggling rings. In 2006-2007, > > > > > > sheriff deputies arrested 578 illegal immigrants in the course of > > > > > > traffic stops, and of those, 498 faced a single charge of conspiracy > > > > > > to smuggle themselves. > > > > > > > Last week, the conservative Goldwater Institute has published a > > > report > > > > > > documenting how the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, under the > > > > > > leadership of Sheriff Arpaio, has failed to serve and protect his > > > > > > community. Building on the East Valley Tribune investigation, the > > > > > > Goldwater Institute found that, though the MCSO budget has increased > > > > > > at four times the rate of the county's population, violent crimes > > > > > > increased nearly 70%, and homicides increased 166% between 2004 and > > > > > > 2007 (excluding 2005 because MCSO did not provide data). > > > > > > > The Goldwater Institute also found that the MCSO has a bad habit of > > > > > > refusing to share crime statistics and other data, and in 2007, the > > > > > > county had to pay $38,000 in legal fees to a newspaper for > > > withholding > > > > > > press releases. Perhaps most disturbing, despite reporting a high > > > > > > crime clearance rate, the MCSO reported that relatively few of the > > > > > > cleared cases - 18% -- ended with an arrest. In contrast, Phoenix > > > > > > had > > > > > > a 78% of cleared cases ending in arrest. > > > > > > > What does this mean for the people of Maricopa County? In April 2008 > > > > > > Phoenix Mayor Gordon stated that Sheriff Arpaio has created a > > > > > > "sanctuary county for felons" by focusing on immigration and failing > > > > > > to pursue felony warrants. The Goldwater Institute concludes that > > > > > > "MCSO has lost sight of its most essential priorities," because > > > > > > while > > > > > > while the Sheriff has succeeded in increasing his immigration- > > > > > > enforcement profile, he and his deputies have failed to provide > > > > > > their > > > > > > community with effective law-enforcement tactics and essential law- > > > > > > enforcement support services. > > > > > > > It's becoming clear that the self-proclaimed "America's Toughest > > > > > > Sheriff" and his over-the-top, media-grabbing > > > > > > immigration-enforcement > > > > > > methods are harmful to the people of Maricopa County and that local > > > > > > anti-immigrant policies are no substitute for comprehensive and > > > > > > substantive immigration reform at the national level. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- > > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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