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Thursday, September 2, 2010

You won't hear this much but I'm with the Feds on this one

There's a story out right now that the Federal Justice Department out of Washington is having to sue that famous rogue Sheriff Arpaio in Arizona. See it here: Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe PHOENIX – The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics. The lawsuit calls Arpaio and his office's defiance "unprecedented," and said the federal government has been trying since March 2009 to get officials to comply with its probe of alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and having English-only policies in his jails that discriminate against people with limited English skills. It seems the Justice Department is "forced to resort to litigation to gain access to public documents and facilities." See, I think it's important that we all follow the laws, to begin with and secondly, that we don't discriminate. But that's me. And I got tired of this Sheriff Arpaio story long ago--him and the people who put him on a pedestal. Check out the article. It seems he abuses white people in the area, too, in his own way, possibly, apparently. Link to original story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_arizona_sheriff_lawsuit/print

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