Judge: Sheriff Arpaio not forthcoming on stand in civil-contempt case

[alp227]

Source: Arizona Republic

The most withering criticism of Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Friday came not from the plaintiffs in the racial-profiling lawsuit against him, nor from a Department of Justice attorney, who said Arpaio’s office fostered a “culture of lawlessness.”

It was instead delivered by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow, the man who has presided over 20 days of testimony in Arpaio’s civil-contempt hearings, as well as its underlying racial-profiling suit.

Snow largely took a backseat role in monitoring the contempt hearings. Though he was consistently engaged and attentive, Snow allowed the attorneys to steer the direction of the proceedings, rarely betraying any opinion of his own.

That changed Friday. Throughout the day, and often while standing up, Snow unloaded his various “concerns” involving the operations and ethics of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/11/20/judge-sheriff-arpaio-not-forthcoming-stand-civil-contempt-case/76137628/

[lastlib]

1. Kiss yer arse g'bye, Sheriff Joke!

[Generic Other]

2. My story about him

I am proud to say that like many other DUers, I wrote to all the members of the Electoral College to beg them not to install Bush in 2000. Yeah, yeah, I know. Useless waste of my time! Nevertheless, I did this and received answers from only one person. Sheriff Arpaio who threatened me with legal action for tampering with the electoral college. I had visions of myself as a political prisoner in pink underwear sweltering under a hot Arizona sun in some makeshift jail, but all I got was that stupid threatening letter. Ha. Come and get me now, copper! Most people would give me a good citizenship medal today for the efforts I and many other DUers made back in the day to try and keep Bush from stealing an election!

[Gothmog]

3. Put Sheriff Joe in one of his own jails

[phantom power]

4. If there was justice, he'd go to his own tent city

Sheriff Joe Arpaio celebrates Tent City anniversary despite critics, recent protests

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/sheriff-joe-arpaio-to-celebrate-tent-city-anniversary-despite-critics-recent-protests

[gregcrawford]

5. That AZCentral website SUCKS!

Coercing readers into filling out a questionnaire in order to read the content is a low-rent stunt. But then, it is Arizona, so whaddya expect?