i just read the stephan lemons hit piece, the hack writer has been at this for awhile, smearing sheriff Joe.
this is an extension of obama's war on cops, the cops that enforce the laws.
we are still unclear from this whether or not crossing the border from mexico is illegal, the libs want it to be fine. the Kate's law people like me don't. Trump says either we a country or we don't.
but it's not fine. sheriff joe is doing his job. a lot of this story is rooted in obama's fake identity.
Arpaio says that's not over, i agree.
If you lived in Maricopa County AND took an
objective look at Sheriff Arpaio's record BEFORE Obama became POTUS, you'd know that his inappropriate and sometimes unlawful conduct and administration of the MCSO goes back to the 1990's. I have friends who have been profiled, humiliated and harassed simply for being Hispanic who's families have lived in these environs lawfully since before Arizona was granted Statehood.
I won't claim he is totally fucked, because there is at least one program he instituted years ago within the County proper that is a crime stopper along with a true service to the community at large; the Posse program. It's essentially voluntary community policing program without police powers. After a regime of training, they are armed with a standard Sherriff's Office SUV cruiser, radio and emergency gear! They cruise the communities, act as observers and emergency first responders. An excellent program.
Beyond that one bright spot in his record, Arpaio has evolved into an aging failure. He's up for election in November so we'll see if that 84 yo has much support after six (6) terms already and all the political capitol he has wasted being a bigoted asshole! My guess is there are still enough like minded bigoted rednecks in the county to keep him in office in spite of the sword dangling over his head currently by the Justice Dept!
BTW, Maricopa County is a long way from the Mexican border...look for Phoenix on a map! Besides, Arizona Sheriffs and other LEO's have no legal jurisdiction over direct immigration policing matters. When SCOTUS struck down Arizona's 2010 "Paper's Please" statute (SB 1070) in 2012, the decision essentially stated Arizona's reach had exceeded its grasp via the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution and that authority was
vested in the National government.