Arizona Republic: Pardon of Arpaio shows institutional racism not just OK with Trump, but his goal

[highplainsdem]

Blistering editorial:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2017/08/25/donald-trump-resurrects-joe-arpaio-irrelevance/604067001/

A federal court found Arpaio in criminal contempt for ignoring a judge's order in a long-running case over racial profiling of Latino motorists.

It was a dose of hard-won justice for a too-flamboyant sheriff who showed little respect for the Constitution as he made national news as an immigration hardliner – and let real crimes go uninvestigated.

Donald Trump’s pardon elevates Arpaio once again to the pantheon of those who see institutional racism as something that made America great.

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The pardon was a slap to those who worked through the judicial system to make Arpaio accountable, too. It robbed the people hurt by his policies of justice – even before a judge could mete out a sentence.

The pardon was a sign of pure contempt for every American who believes in justice, human dignity and the rule of law.

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By pardoning Arpaio, Trump made it clear that institutional racism is not just OK with him. It is a goal.

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[dalton99a]

1. Institutional racism is Trump's secret sauce to making America great

[stopbush]

2. tRump doesn't give a shit what anyone thinks.

He believes he's better than everyone else, that he's above the law, that he IS the law.

[IronLionZion]

3. Institutional racism makes America great again

for a few while screwing over many others.

I used to think this was an attempt to distract from the royal screwing of everyone else by the wealthy few, but it's gone way beyond that. It's a deliberate screwing of people to benefit those who enjoy watching others being kept down. It's very mean spirited and evil.

[Angry Dragon]

7. +20,000

[Baitball Blogger]

4. So sad that this has to be spelled out for some people.

100% agree.

[DesertRat]

5. k&r

[dae]

6. Agree 100%! K&R

[Turbineguy]

8. His base eat that shit up.

They are too fucking stupid to see that. "How can you be violating the Constitution when you are fucking over Mexicans?"

[raven mad]

9. + 1000 K&R!

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[Tankman]

10. I see it as one step closer to Trump's end

[steve2470]

11. very brave and very correct editorial by them...it would not surprise me if....

we hear of terroristic threats against that newspaper. After all, they are in a pretty red area with plenty of MAGA's around.

Hopefully nothing will happen. Prayers and good vibes for the Arizona Republic and its staff.