Comments on: Sheriff Arpaio Gets the Media Attention He Deserves

By: ruben

ruben — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:24:33 +0000

sheriff joe is nothing but garbage….and anyone who supports this criminal bully behind a badge by voting for him is cut out of the same disgusting mold as he……one day the white right in arizona will wake up out of there primitive destructive hate but unfortunately it ain’t going to be anytime soon….in my opinion the only thing that separates arpaio from the likes of shawna forde and chris simcox is his badge….the white right in arizona has basically given this lowlife the freedom to terrorize people as he pleases and in my mind he has committed or enabled other people with his blessings to commit crimes against humanity…..i can only guess how many people of mexican decent this man has done away with discreetly.and in that hot bed of hate that is arizona who is going to call him on that?…..this man would be a great dictator in some brutal corrupt third world country…..but i guess arizona is a good second choice for this rat….i know that there is also a lot of good people in arizona and all can say to you is hang in there.

By: Mitch Beales

Mitch Beales — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:56:36 +0000

Hey Dick, maybe sheriff Joe will come to “Marioncopa” Alabama and investigate those Episcopalians who are fronting for Muslim terrorists. Ha, Ha, Ha!

By: Aron

Aron — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:41:24 +0000

Guardian,

Here’s the problem with your ‘logic:’ there is no controversy regarding the President’s birth certificate.

It’s completely invented. Arpaio’s failure as a sheriff, now those aren’t quite so fictional.

Why don’t you slink back to Free Republic now, y’hear?

By: Guardian

Guardian — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:01:46 +0000

Well there they go again. How did we get from Obama’s birth certificate controversy to the investigation of sex crimes? Librals can’t win an arguement based on it’s own merits so they have to deflect from the real issue and deamonize the opposition. You want to talk about failure? Obama beats the Sheriff hands down!

By: Paul

Paul — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:25:15 +0000

Apparently The Bubba needs lessons in reading comprehension.
Notice the part of the story that said the “overwhelming majority” of 400 cases reviewed by investigators “hadn’t been worked at all.” Much less 3 visits to the complainants.
Sheriff Joe has injected himself into national politics, so you can hardly complain when folks who don’t live in “his” county ask questions about whether he is actually doing the job he was supposedly elected to do.

By: ruben

ruben — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:02:23 +0000

do you actually believe that arizona will do anything to this nazi hater masquerading as sheriff….if anything this will only enhance his re-election campaign resume….arizona is filled with dick lancaster type bigots the more you hate(especially anyone who looks mexican) the more we like you….don’t hate enough and you are finished as a public servant…..and according to some people illegal immigrants are the only ones molesting and raping kids?….i guess jerry sandusky is probably an illegal. what is this monster still doing in the country?

By: Aron

Aron — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:58:54 +0000

Dick,

Are you claiming that illegal immigrants do not deserve the full protection of the law? I think you’ve reached a new low.

Way to live up to your name.

I will refrain from saying what I really think, as I wish this comment to pass moderation. But just know there are some pretty unpleasant thoughts headed your way from my neck of the woods…

Aron

By: Lourdes R Bardina

Lourdes R Bardina — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:31:37 +0000

America…Do not listen to Bias-Hateful-Ignorant people… Lets concentrate what America does best: JUSTICE, FREEDOM, THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS… We can not be associated with those who makes America look bad..

” For the Sheriff which does not deserve his name be MENTIONED.. I have this ::

‘WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND”

“SHERIFF YOU FORGOT WHERE YOU COME FROM”" SHAME ON YOU!!

By: The Bubba

The Bubba — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:09:41 +0000

“inadequately investigated” when it comes to crimes involving illegals they attempt to contact the people filing the complaint 3 times and if they cannot by the 3rd time it gets filed away, not really a lot more that can be done. IMO anyone who does not live in Maracopa county really has no right to involve themselves in that counties citizen’s business, they elect who they feel will do the job as they want it to be done which is their right. Not much anyone from outside the county is going to get done, the people there already know who they keep voting in time and again.

By: Dick Lancaster

Dick Lancaster — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:54:46 +0000

What is “inadiquately investigated?” If most of the cases involved illegal aliens then it stands to reason they would be inadiquately investigated. No law enforcement agency solves any crime without the cooperation of the public. If a significant portion of the population is illegal then an inadequate investigation is the best you can expect. What? Do you walk into someone’s home uninvited then call the cops when the owner beats you up?

By: EarleyDaysYet

EarleyDaysYet — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:18:27 +0000

Imagine (NB: this is an empathy exercise – conservatives are exempt on grounds of congenital disability) being, say, the father of a girl who’s been sexually assaulted. You are illegal, but your kids have lived their whole lives in the US. Imagine being in a position where you have to choose between (a) cooperating with police and then getting deported, or (b) letting your daughter’s assault go uninvestigated. For that matter, imagine being the daughter and being the one who has to decide the fate of your entire family. What a horrible choice. No wonder so many of these cases go cold.

By: Ted

Ted — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:09:44 +0000

Don’t feed the trolls, besides this sheriff for letting case like that slip is gonna burn in a special circle of hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfBKn_sP_cM

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:09:17 +0000

Why are conservatives so mean-spirited?

And full of straw men? Sheesh.

By: Aron

Aron — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:47:27 +0000

Mike,

Yes, I fully agree. Every single one of those sexual-assault cases was committed by some illegal immigrant bastard.

How thick can you possibly be? And you call US morons…

By: mike

mike — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:21:05 +0000

Yeah go ahead and investigate the sex crimes, you will probably find they were commited by the illeagal aliens that you damn liberals drool over all the time. Joe is a good man doing his job. I know it would be easy for you all to do the job because you would just sit back and let everybody have their own way. Morons!!!

By: Miguel

Miguel — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:16:37 +0000

Why hasn’t Sheriff Joe been arrested yet?

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:54:23 +0000

“Does he still has 40,000 outstanding warrants in his county? Or has the number grown since then?”

You can add another 400 botched sex crime cases unto that growing list.

Note that the old septaugenarian law man has had another presser yesterday blaming the “Democrats”, who btw, want him to “resign”. He then goes on to mumble and groan that he will conduct another one of his infamous illegal alien “round-ups” in the coming days.

By: Kochise

Kochise — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:19:36 +0000

The 40,000 felony warrants remains untouched, and the case files are possibly covered in dust on his office desk. He hasn’t really been doing anything in terms of “enforcing the laws”. All we hear is him catering and pandering to politicians, celebs and speaking at Teabagger gatherings. While his goons go after the low hanging fruit.

Not much under the F.F. (flaccid fool)

By: Ramp strike

Ramp strike — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 04:44:43 +0000

In my opinion, the Sheriff is what Sheriffs are: first and foremost posturing politicians. He happens to be particularly skilled at playing the press and public. But the flip side is that sex crimes can be incredibly difficult to investigate, particularly with a population that’s historically loathe to work with the police. Any media outlet could walk into any law enforcement agency and make the same claim. But if an investigator has made three attempts to find a victim out in the mountains who has no real address and has nothing more than a sketchy report to begin with, that’s pretty much as adequate as it gets. It isn’t like they don’t have 20, 30, or 50 other cases to work.

As to what his unpaid, untrained amateur “posse” does, essentially, who cares? It isn’t like they actually have any jurisdiction or authority, just more pointless FOIA requests that’ll keep sinking to the bottom of the pile.

By: Ruslan Amirkhanov

Ruslan Amirkhanov — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:58:15 +0000

Does he still have 40,000 outstanding warrants in his county? Or has the number grown since then?

By: Gregory

Gregory — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:30:40 +0000

With a bit of luck he will end up in one of his own jails. Sort of a goose/gander kind of thing.

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:07:41 +0000

I admit I’m against illegal immigration, like the vast majority of the American people. We call him the “Flaccid Fool” back here in our home town.(see the Feathered Bastard & Valley Fever in the Phoenix New Times).
That old law dog was simply too busy chasing after corn vendors, janitors, dish washers, cooks, maids and landscapers. The less dangerous types. And not to forget, investigating political foes. While losing court cases after court cases.
And sadly, the DOJ’s supposed “investigation” into the arpaio’s MCSO is still ongoing without any sign of letting up or moving towards legal measures.

Damn. I could go on and on. Local observers of the Flaccid Fool know all well, how bad that old sucker is.

But the irony of it all, he’s simply dumber than he really looks. Many will agree with me that he’s a mentally ill old man.

My only hope is that the media will continue to portray him in a negative light, that he so badly deserves.

By: Erika

Erika — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 23:06:41 +0000

Mitch, you are obviously right and I probably made a mistake by mixing my disgust over the fact that one of the largest counties in the U.S. by population has long been known to have a sheriff who is more interested in appearing in the media than you know, actually doing his job with my disgust over the fact that children and women are being sexually assaulted with no recourse from law enforcement.

Especially since the disgust over the failure to investigate sexual assault allegations is a national problem – especially within the immigrant community.

Its disgusting that many police departments are failing to adequately investigate sexual assault and rape cases.

Its disgusting that immigrant women, especially illegal immigrant women, and their children are often victims of sexual assault because the anti-immigration fearmongering has resulted in laws which make them afraid to report their assaults.

By: Mitch Beales

Mitch Beales — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:53:43 +0000

Erika it is unfortunate that it is the children who suffer for their parents votes.

By: Erika

Erika — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:43:42 +0000

While Sheriff Joe is a nutcase who cares more about appearing in the media than engaging in engaging in any sort of actual law enforcement activities, unfortunately the failure to properly investigate sexual assault allegations involving children and women – especially sexual assault allegations involving law enforcement officers and prison/jail guards – is hardly limited to Maricopa County.

It is bad that such a populous area has a total joke of a sheriff – but really, anyone who votes for a Sheriff who is more interested in media stunts than investigating actual crime – especialy serious crimes like rape and child molestation – gets exactly the law enforcement they deserve

By: scott erlandson

scott erlandson — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:58:36 +0000

so the battle begins, he was already at war with obama over border security, no love lost here. ap has become pretty scetchy over the years.