Arizona Sheriff orders drink drivers to bury alcoholics

[emad]

I think they have to be dead first, though.....

SNIP:
Convicted drink drivers are being forced to wear pink shirts and form a chain gang to perform public burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.

The punishment is the brainchild of an Arizona sheriff known for unorthodox practices such as housing inmates in old military tents and issuing prisoners with pink underwear.

Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County and once dubbed "America's toughest sheriff", says he sees the chain gang as a deterrent to potential drink drivers.

"Maybe this will warn people - knock it off, don't drink and drive," Mr Arpaio said. "You'll end up in pink underwear on the chain gang."


See:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/13/wdrunks113.xml&CMP=ILC-mostviewedbox

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1. He is the worst law enforcement officer in the world, in my opinion.

[TheMightyFavog]

3. I keep wondering how many inmates in Maricopa County end up suing.

Their legal costs must be through the roof!

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7. I'm ashamed of Maricopa County residents for re-electing him.

He's almost like a cartoon figure of something that should have gone extinct 100 years ago. He's from a far more primitive era in mankinds history. I bet the Bushites love him and wish he was part of their gang, but I can only thank God that he's not part of the federal government. He's restricted to one county.

[CreekDog]

2. What's a drink driver?

I think we had a drink reporter, if you know whatimean...

:beer:

[SteppingRazor]

4. It's a drunk driver in a British newspaper. n/t

[TheMightyFavog]

5. Drink Driving - UK English for Drunk Driving

End of Line.

[CreekDog]

6. usually i defer to them on matters concerning the English language

but that one is just stupid.:crazy:

[Deja Q]

8. It ranks right up there with "drinking chocolate".

:rofl:

[CreekDog]

9. i wonder if someone can drink driving chocolate?

but the ones that really take the cake are the Aussies. hol-ee cow!

i don't understand a word of that.