Arpaio's attorneys: Lawman should not be referred for criminal contempt

[TexasTowelie]

Attorneys for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and three allies were granted a final hearing Friday to try to dissuade a federal judge from referring them for criminal prosecution for contempt of court.

They faced a tough audience: the judge who had ruled that his orders had been disregarded in a long-running racial-profiling case against the office.

“Chief Deputy (Jerry) Sheridan and Sheriff Arpaio lied in a contempt hearing,” U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow told one of the attorneys. “They lied to my face, they lied not only to me but they lied to … internal investigators. Why isn’t it to my benefit to let them know … that I am through putting up with that kind of stuff?"

Snow did not announce a decision by the close of the day but indicated his ruling would be imminent.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/07/22/arpaios-attorneys-lawman-should-not-referred-criminal-contempt/87448098/

[Tal Vez]

1. I trust that Arpaio appreciates the need for law and order.

[TexasTowelie]

2. They should make him wear an ankle monitor,

wear a pink uniform, stay outside in a tent and pee in a cup. That would be the first step of many to have justice.

[Tal Vez]

4. He may not object to wearing pink underwear.

Remember, that was his idea.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. One of the most corrupt counties in our Nation.