Comments on: Sherrif Joe is Protecting Our Vital Bodily Fluids

By: Gene Pool

Gene Pool — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:15:17 +0000

Kinda don’t like the Sheriff do you? Don’t let that hold you back.

By: CT_Yankee

CT_Yankee — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:19:02 +0000

Looks like some of the media have started to notice:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/sheriff-arpaio-indicts-po_b_385086.html

By: CT_Yankee

CT_Yankee — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:18:43 +0000

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/sheriff-arpaio-indicts-po_b_385086.html

Looks like some of the media have started to notice:

By: JC

JC — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:39:43 +0000

RICO has always been bad law – I’ve argued against it since its inception in the 70s as a high school debater. The presumption of innocence is abrogated. The essence of law is perverted through this extra-constitional set of regulations.

By: Phil Jones

Phil Jones — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:44:51 +0000

Yellow journalism comes to Coyote Blog? Come now, sir, you are better than this. What about the relevant economic news being ignored for this simply offal semblance of reportage?

By: mahtso

mahtso — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:00:03 +0000

A couple of additional points: (1) I do not have enough information or knowledge to analyze the charges against Judge Donahoe, but, to me, it appears that people are saying: the Sheriff has been wrong before, so he must be wrong now. I donâ€™t think that holds up as a matter of logic, but more importantly, it was the County Attorney, not the Sheriff who filed the charges. Time will tell if he overreached. (2) The Az Republic has an editorial today arguing (in essence) that some of the pending criminal charges and associated investigations related to the Supervisors should be dropped because these are crimes that are rarely prosecuted. I read that to mean that corruption exists, but the County Attorney and Sheriff should turn a blind eye. In my opinion, the fact that they appear unwilling to do so, accounts for some of the dysfunction in Maricopa County.

By: mahtso

mahtso — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:58:30 +0000

“Why havenâ€™t the governor and the state attorney general acted? They should have filed multiple charges against Sheriff Asshole a few years ago and then arrested him, stripped him of his authority, and told the county to hold a special election for a new sheriff.”

I assume it is because the hyperbole does not match reality. (And, again, the crude and juvenile nature of the comment says more about Dr. T than anyone else.) For argument’s sake, I will accept as true the allegation that the Republic is in the tank for the Sheriff. But, in my opinion, Newtimes (which is the source of much of the information) is too biased against the Sheriff to be considered a credible source.

On another blog, I commented that there is dysfunction in Maricopa County to be sure, but it is wrong to blame it all on the Sheriff. He, the County Attorney, the Judges, and the Board of Supervisors have been at odds for a long time. Allocation of the Sheriffâ€™s resources to get prisoners to court has long been a part of this. (For what it is worth, I saw that the Sheriffâ€™s Office says that 65% of all delays in Court are due to Court personnel, not the Sheriff’s Office.) Allegations of corruption (and now, Grand Jury Indictments) against several Supervisors is also an issue.

By: DrTorch

DrTorch — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:23:22 +0000

The state that put Ev Meecham in office, and Rose Mofford, and eventually, Janet Napolitano; the state who actually had Fife Symington as one of its better candidates in the past 25 years is NOT a state that has a well-functioning government.

Curiously, as a former AZ resident, the thing that disturbs me most about this list is that Ohio’s governors have arguably been worse.

By: Dr. T

Dr. T — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:14:37 +0000

Why haven’t the governor and the state attorney general acted? They should have filed multiple charges against Sheriff Asshole a few years ago and then arrested him, stripped him of his authority, and told the county to hold a special election for a new sheriff.

By: roger the shrubber

roger the shrubber — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:34:53 +0000

IANAL, but maybe someone could use arpaiao’s own tactics against him? since he’s obviously out of control; ignores all legal & statutory limitations on his power/authority; and – most importantly – accepts ‘gifts’ from celebrities he’s busted and then put into the ‘spa’ jail rather than the ‘tent city’ one….(as you noted he’s done on several occasions. you also noted he “allowed” recently-arrested glen campbell to perform at a fundraiser for him)….AND “arizona has a *very broad* definition of bribery”….

why doesn’t the state go RICO on arpaiao’s ass? my experience with all strata of government is that they’re 90% left/liberal, and any abuse of power that *doesn’t increase taxes or the power of bureaucrats & regulators* makes them violently ill. arpaiao’s clearly not one of THEM. ergo, THEY hate his guts, and want him out of power. and i’ll betcha the state – the same state that elected the idiot loon janet napolitano – has more lawyers on staff than arpaiao & maricopa county does. i’m also pretty sure the feds would cheerfully pitch in in a fight against the last elected official in america who tries to stop illegal immigration, since open borders & amnesty is obviously a priority for them.

as for the deputies who “refuse to bring the inmates to court”…..judges have almost unlimited power in their courts. if she orders them jailed for contempt, arpaiao may fight it, but he’ll lose in the end.

the tools are there, but they don’t do anyone any good if they’re left hanging on the wall.