Sheriff Joe Arpaio supports Arizona's new immigration law

Source: NECN

Outspoken illegal immigration opponent Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for his tough crackdowns on illegal immigrants.

He is cheering Arizona's new immigration law which was signed Friday by Governor Jan Brewer. During a press conference Saturday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio talked about how the bill will help him further his agenda.

Among other things, he said it gives him new authority to detain undocumented residents who aren't accused of committing other crimes.

Read more: http://www.necn.com/04/25/10/Sheriff-Joe-Arpaio-supports-Arizonas-new/landing.html?blockID=222870&feedID=4215

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I know. This is just confirmation of something we already assumed to be true, but just wanted to make it official.

Interesting the Arpaio confirmed that he feels he can stop and detain people who aren't accused of any other crime. If they're not accused of anything else, I wonder what basis Arpaio will use to stop them in the first place? (I think we know the answer to that one.) Do you randomly stop every tenth or hundredth or thousandth person? Or do you use some other means to figure who you're going to stop and question even though they are not accused of any other crime?

I'm shocked!!

Sheriff Joe is a racist prick, but I'm sure that isn't news to any of ya'll.

I thought, "No shit, Sherlock" when I saw the OP.

I think you'll fit right in. :)
:hi:

What else is new?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/08/politics/main6071928.shtml

Were the investigation to reveal that he is guilty of these violations it would sure be a great pleasure to see him removed from public service.

Can we see your papers (and Shoes)? Arizona (and Tejas) need to become their own supressive, racsist country. Politically, and socially they are black eyes on the US.

State that their Legislature and Governor are doing this.

to make civil rights abuse legal. And least some of them.

oppositional-defiant conduct... or whatever it's called.

They KNOW this is going to create enormous coast-to-coast controversy, and anger, and splitting of neighborhoods, and provoke court challenges.

And they're doing it anyway.

investigation for breaking the law would be put on leave until the investigation is finished and the officer is cleared of wrongdoing. How come Arpaio gets to continue to set policy, even though there's clear evidence that he's unfit for office?

Secret confession: I thought a bad word when I saw his name on this headline.

evidence, he would step aside until all investigations had run their course.

Agree.

on your psyche I grant you absolution for that bad word! :-)

Other law enforcement agencies & administrators do not support the law, but that is because they are sane and rational.

I really think Joe and his goons have 'the goods' on a lot of AZ pols and used the fruits of their investigations to make sure Joe got his law to cover (he thinks) his own ass.

This thing is going straight into the courts, likely fairly soon, too.

One of these days Humpty Joe is going to have a great fall. It may come as the result of the investigation of civil rights abuses, or perhaps extortion. I'm only speculating and have no facts.

But good lord let's live in a country where "Joe and his goons" have no purchase.

to civil rights abusers like Arpaio. I think he even mentioned that, that it gives him 'more authority' to continue to do what he has been doing.

and he's been in office for years on end, insane, racist, and absolutely unamerican to the core. He is elected by the people there. Over and over again.

He is elected by the majority of the voters of Maricopa County, over and over again. So, if Joe is a racist what does that say about those who keep voting for him?

Arpaio is nothing more then the mirror image of the voters who keep showing their support for him. This way they can hide by using the privacy of the ballot box and never have to reveal what kind of bigots they are.

So this is news? Arpaio would have them shot if they did not have Papers.....

This is going to get very interesting. I think the Law of Unintended Consequences is going to bite the proponents of this law in the ass big time.

Here are some answers to questions about the bill from a law professor:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/22/20100422arizona-immigration-law-questions.html

because there's already some evidence that you could fall into this category." So says University of Arizona law professor and constitutional law expert.

So depending upon your race, your appearance, what language you speak or accent you have it would appear to be prudent to carry documentation in Arizona.

Citizens are not required to carry anything. But I always carry my driver's license with me which I assume that most people will do so.

We have many Hispanic police officers in AZ. I'd like to hear what they think about the law and how they will enforce it.

Almost everyone has either a drivers license or some other form of state issued i.d. Either would be good under the new law.

What if you are transporting American citizen(s) with a foreign accent in your car who didn't grab their license because they weren't going to drive? You know look like you are transporting undocumented immigrants. Think the police are going to take your word for it that you are not? Count on it, they won't.

Sorry, but many times law abiding citizens go out in public without so much as carrying a drivers license if they don't plan on driving. Carrying your drivers license is only required if you are driving.

I guarantee you that out of 100 people walking down a street (not driving) at least 90 of them will have some form of state issued i.d. The state issues other i.d.s besides drivers licenses. There are just too many things in life where you need state issued i.d. and most people carry something. That is the real world.

One need only carry a credit card or debit card (or even better, cash -- starve those assholes at Visa too) to make purchases...

And one still doesn't need ID to walk around and be...yet...

I'm urging all of my fellow Arizonans to NEVER carry ID unless you absolutely have to...

Clog up the gears of the machine!!!

They can ask me ... they no get ...

And if they haul me down, I sue...

That's what that county pays for insurance now thanks to his actions...

Remind the conservative voters, many of who are obsessed with gov't spending, that even stupid actions cost money.

Someone should seriously DU that comment section.

He's a proud Hater! And he has total disregard for the law and civil rights in America. Just like the
TeaScumTraitorBaggers, he just wants what he wants...period.

If you don't agree with him and his ilk...tough sh*t.

"he said it gives him new authority to detain undocumented residents who aren't accused of committing other crimes"

Hmmm, just like in Germany during......you get the picture.

http://tpjmagazine.us/adams29

That's all the reason I need to reject it (as if there weren't a hundred other reasons to do so...)

No one could see this one comming!

He will get his....

Not in Arizona. You're guilty until you prove yourself legal by producing identification papers.

And I've yet to hear a peep from the Tea Baggers about this.

If it weren't going to cause such misery, I can't wait to see the utopia that results from this, which will be a cautionary tale for the whole country.

are dying off...

Arizona will be majority "brown" in a few more years...

Soon the worm will turn...

the gringos that run things are doing a piss poor job.Sheriff Joe get most of his support from the brain dead senior citizens,the minute men and hags,the skinheads,the klan and the hateful fringe groups.

Detain Justin Bieber and Nickelback too. Just sayin'. (Bieber is a Canadian teen pop singer, Nickelback is a Canadian rock band)

This law gives his people the right to pick on brown people.

:silly:

I know some facts I can not make public, but the bad news for Arpaio is there. The investigation into his conduct is very involved and some interesting happens that aren't available as of yet will come out before too long. I just hope it happens in the not to distant future, but it is going to happen.