Of the irritated Sheriff Joe Arpaio: “I’m lucky he didn’t have me arrested.”

Joe Arpaio has a bad record. He has cost his county tens of millions for the abuse and death of prisoners.

One of the most appalling cases occurred in Maricopa County, Arizona, the home of Joe Arpaio, self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America.” In 2004 one of Arpaio’s SWAT teams conducted a bumbling raid in a Phoenix suburb. Among other weapons, it used tear gas and an armored personnel carrier that later rolled down the street and smashed into a car. The operation ended with the targeted home in flames and exactly one suspect in custody—for outstanding traffic violations.

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Arpaio’s thugs threaten to arrest a New Times reporter for looking at public records

I’d watch out – there was once an Bohemian Corporal who promised law and order. Things were very orderly in the police state he delivered. Until they weren’t.

Lawsuits Against Sheriff Joe Settled

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Joe Arpaio has a bad record. He has cost his county tens of millions for the abuse and death of prisoners.

One of the most appalling cases occurred in Maricopa County, Arizona, the home of Joe Arpaio, self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America.” In 2004 one of Arpaio’s SWAT teams conducted a bumbling raid in a Phoenix suburb. Among other weapons, it used tear gas and an armored personnel carrier that later rolled down the street and smashed into a car. The operation ended with the targeted home in flames and exactly one suspect in custody—for outstanding traffic violations.

Cato Institute

Arpaio’s thugs threaten to arrest a New Times reporter for looking at public records

I’d watch out – there was once an Bohemian Corporal who promised law and order. Things were very orderly in the police state he delivered. Until they weren’t.

Lawsuits Against Sheriff Joe Settled

More at Classical Values

There are statists on the right.

Arpaio’s thugs threaten to arrest a New Times reporter for looking at public records

I’d watch out – there was once an Bohemian Corporal who promised law and order. Things were very orderly in the police state he delivered. Until they weren’t.

* Charles Agster, a 33-year-old mentally handicapped man, died in the county jail three days after being forced by sheriff’s officers into a restraint chair and placed in a “spit hood” when he suffered a seizure. He was declared brain dead three days later and a jury awarded his parents $9-million.
* Scott Norberg, a former Brigham Young University football player, died after detention officers shocked him several times with a stun-gun. According Amnesty International, Norberg was already handcuffed and face down when officers dragged him from his cell and placed him in a restraint chair with a towel covering his face for the electrocution. After Norberg’s corpse was discovered, deputies accused Norberg of attacking them, overlooking the fact that he was handcuffed at the time. The county settled a lawsuit for $8.25-million.
* Brian Crenshaw, a legally blind and mentally disabled inmate, suffered fatal injuries while being held in Maricopa County Jail. Crenshaw’s family filed a lawsuit which resulted in a $2 million award. As in the Norberg case, Arpaio’s office was accused of destroying evidence.
* Richard Post was a parapalegic inmate arrested for possessing marijuana. He was placed in a restraint chair by guards and his neck was broken in the process. The event, caught on video, shows guards smiling and laughing while Post is being injured, which cost him the use of his arms. The now-qualrapelegic Post settled for $800,000.
* Jeremy Flanders, an inmate at Tent City, was attacked with rebar tent stakes which were not concreted into the ground. Although these stakes had been used as weapons in a previous riot at the facility, Arpaio chose not to secure them properly. During the trial, the plaintiff argued successfully the sheriff and his deputies knew that prisoners used rebar as weapons and did nothing to prevent it. Flanders suffered permanent brain damage as a result of the attack. He was awarded $635,532, of which Arpaio was held personally responsible for 35%.

The above was from Classical Values.

Mr. Simon interesting that your entire rant is about Sheriff Joe. Joe is not the Candidate. Mayor Vernon Parker is. Stay focused. Vernon Parker was raised by a mother and grandmother who worked cleaning houses because they had to much pride to accept handouts from the government. He learned at an early age if he wanted to get out of a crime infested crazed drug environment he needed an education. Worked sacking groceries to go school. He bought a one way ticket to Washington,D.C. because to him FAILURE was not an option. He ultimately attended Georgetown University finishing in the top 1/3 of a class of 500-+ students, graudating in 1988 with a law degree.Please Concentrate on Vernon Parker.He believes in America and the American people. I know Vernon Parker and he is one of the good guys that puts family and country first. http://www.parker2010.com

Conservatives should rally behind candidates like Vernon Parker. It completely destroys the liberal narrative that conservatism is inherently racist.

Candidates like Parker will open the conservative message up to new audiences and destroy the Democrat stranglehold on minorities.

Vernon Parker is the right person for the job. While the other keystone candidates Waring and Quayle are fine people, one has been at it for a while and never really caught fire, and the other is a family name. I don’t know about you all, but I was kindof surprised that cwe could’ve gotten a Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton scenario after the last election. (Not that it would have been any worse than where we are now). I just think it’s time to look beyond the legacy candidates. Parker has what it takes, he’s a true conservative and he needs our support. Let’s give it to him.