Ray Stern of the Phoenix New Times writes about his confrontation with Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s deputies. Apparently he was threatened with a trip to Sheriff Joe’s prison-camp for asking to view Public Records.
Why did they take issue with that? Well, it was because he was requesting to view the same public records that the deputies were looking at.
Arpaio is in the process of investigating the Mayor of Phoenix, who recently expressed his dissent to Arpaio’s regime. The reporter was trying to investigate the extent of Arpaio’s investigation into the Mayor. Curious to see what exactly he had been trying to discover. Was this a legitimate police investigation, narrowly targeted to search for evidence of a crime, or was it a fishing expedition? We may never know.
What is most troubling to me is the level of veneration that Arpaio receives outside of Arizona from some groups for being a “law and order” type. Famous for the harsh conditions of his tent-city, a number of people hold Arpaio in high esteem for being “tough on crime.” What those people may not realize, is that he is just as tough on his critics.
Via: TheAgitator.com
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