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fun n serious

(4,451 posts)
Fri Aug 19, 2016, 10:13 PM Aug 2016

Federal judge refers Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt

The racist AZ Sherrif...

A federal judge said Friday that he will refer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the U.S. Attorney’s Office to be charged with criminal contempt of court.

The decision comes after U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow found that Arpaio intentionally violated various orders rooted in an 8-year-old racial-profiling case.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/08/19/arpaio-criminal-contempt-decision/87587572/

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Federal judge refers Sheriff Joe Arpaio for criminal contempt (Original Post) fun n serious Aug 2016 OP
good to hear...... chillfactor Aug 2016 #1
Or at least removed from his position. fun n serious Aug 2016 #2
finally underthematrix Aug 2016 #3
Just Motions... Grassy Knoll Aug 2016 #4
Not under their control actually, as we plainly see in this news. Coyotl Aug 2016 #8
I can only HOPE that bt'd finally gets his due. napi21 Aug 2016 #5
why? SheriffBob Aug 2016 #6
Those reasons and more. napi21 Aug 2016 #7
his treatment of prisoners SheriffBob Aug 2016 #9
I hope there is a prosecution. MineralMan Aug 2016 #10
I hope Hillary spends money in Arizona. fun n serious Aug 2016 #11
I hope so, too. I have no idea what the campaign MineralMan Aug 2016 #12
WSJ 8/9: Seeing Opening, Clinton Campaign to Bolster Spending in Arizona, Georgia pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #13
Good news! Thank you fun n serious Aug 2016 #14
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
8. Not under their control actually, as we plainly see in this news.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 01:29 AM
Aug 2016

The USA now has a responsibility to act as the situation demands. The wheels of justice are turning and Joe is the new grist in the mill. Obeying the law is a bit more complicated than he can manage.

This is a real object lesson on Joe's buddy Trump. Racists don't always adhere to laws they disagree with. Sometimes they just are not smart enough to be in a position that requires full knowledge of the law. Sometimes all of the above.

napi21

(45,806 posts)
7. Those reasons and more.
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 12:46 AM
Aug 2016

Mistreatment of prisoners when they're forced to stay in tents, in ARIZONA and wear pink underwear. If you've ever been to AZ in the summer, youd understand why it's mistreatment. He thinks he can do anything he dame well pleases without consequence. I just want him to see that wrong.

MineralMan

(146,296 posts)
12. I hope so, too. I have no idea what the campaign
Sat Aug 20, 2016, 11:52 AM
Aug 2016

is planning in states that could flip from red to blue. They're not really needed to get the electoral votes to win, but, it would be wonderful to flip them and maybe pick up a House seat or two from the coattails.

They're probably not going to get tons of money, but they'll probably get some. What's more important is for the party organizations in those states to do a tough GOTV campaign. Arizona, for example, needs a big push to get Hispanic voters registered and to the polls. Arizona's Republicans don't want that to happen, so making it happen should be a top priority there.

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