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This "sheriff" was responsible for upholding the law and the Constitution. But spurred on by the hateful rhetoric of rabid conservative talk show hosts, he ordered patrols to use racial profiling to find supposed illegal immigrant . When clearly ordered by the court to stop, he defiantly continued, even bragging on national media that he was going to continue. Conservatives cheered his open, flagrant defiance of the courts and the law. He was sticking it to the system!
Well, now the hammer has now come down, and come down hard. He is going to jail.
He tried to defend himself in court by saying the court order "was not clear", not that he was trying to openly and willfully disobey the courts and break the law. Yeah, right, buddy. Too bad you were caught on video bragging about defying the courts on national TV. Too little too late now.
He thinks he was "America's toughest sheriff"? Let's see how tough he is next time the soap falls in the shower.
Fortunately, we remain a country of laws. If anything will save us now, it's that. Even if we now have a president and a large portion of pitchfork-and-torches carrying mob in this country, if anything will save us from turning into Venezuela and Somalia, it's the courts.
Joe Arpaio, former Arizona aheriff, found guilty of contempt - CNN.com
Well, now the hammer has now come down, and come down hard. He is going to jail.
He tried to defend himself in court by saying the court order "was not clear", not that he was trying to openly and willfully disobey the courts and break the law. Yeah, right, buddy. Too bad you were caught on video bragging about defying the courts on national TV. Too little too late now.
He thinks he was "America's toughest sheriff"? Let's see how tough he is next time the soap falls in the shower.
Fortunately, we remain a country of laws. If anything will save us now, it's that. Even if we now have a president and a large portion of pitchfork-and-torches carrying mob in this country, if anything will save us from turning into Venezuela and Somalia, it's the courts.
Joe Arpaio, former Arizona aheriff, found guilty of contempt - CNN.com
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