Our Dept of Homeland Security ( ran by our X-Governor Napalitano ) has told Joe to stop arresting illegals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joe says go F yourself, right on !!! Does anybody besides me think it odd that an open border governor who could not and would not maintain her own state security is now in charge of our nations security? http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/arpaio_DHS_illegals/2009/07/31/242556.html
" Decreasing Effectiveness of Law Enforcement The Arizona East Valley Tribune Pulitzer Prize winning report on Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office suggests that the increasing focus on immigration has led to a decreasing efficacy of law enforcement for more serious crimes.[54] The report suggests that response times have increased, arrest rates for non immigration crimes have dropped, and investigations have suffered as a result of the Sheriff's focus on immigration.[54] Emergency response teams arrived too late for 2/3 of over 6,000 of the most serious cases and arrest rates for criminal investigations dropped from 10 percent in 2005 to 3.5 percent in 2006.[54] Other sources have also cited Arpaio's immigration focus as impacting crime in Maricopa County, and cite FBI statistics of about a 70% increase in violent crimes and a 166% increase in homicides from 2004 to 2007, much larger than FBI statistics for surrounding areas.[59] The East Valley Tribune report also states that the number of cases cleared by exception increased 37% after Arpaio's immigration targeted policies.[54] " Great now criminals go free so we can harass law abiding Mexicans. " Improper Clearance of MCSO Cases New reports show that the county may be improperly clearing as many as 75% of cases without arrest or proper investigation.[49][50][51] According to recent reports, the sheriff's office has failed to properly investigate serious crimes, such as the rape of a 14 year old girl by classmates,[52][53] the rape of a 15 year old girl by two strangers,[54][55] and the rape of a 13 year old girl by her father.[54][56] These cases were "exceptionally cleared" without investigation or even identifying a suspect in one case which are not in accordance with the FBI standards for exceptional clearance.[54][57] The case of the 15 year old girl, the case was closed within one month and before DNA testing was even complete, the 13 year old's because her mother didn't want to "to pursue this investigation," and the 14 year old's because a suspect declined to come in for questioning.[52][54] In a statement to ABC15, the Sheriff's Office claimed, "The Goldwater Institute’s report cites the FBI’s Uniform Code Reporting handbook, which is a voluntary crime-reporting program to compile statistical information and reports. The UCR is not intended for oversight on how law enforcement agencies clear cases...The Sheriff’s Office has its own criteria for clearing cases."[58] " Child molesters LOVE sheriff Joe, he lets the go free! " Lawsuits From 2004 through November 2007, Arpaio was the target of 2,150 lawsuits in U.S. District Court and hundreds more in Maricopa County courts[60]; 50 times as many prison-conditions lawsuits as the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston jail systems combined.[62] Arpaio is named in a class-action lawsuit, Hart v. Arpaio, brought by Phoenix attorney Debra Hill and the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of jail inmates. The lawsuit centers on the treatment of pretrial detainees, who are legally innocent until proven guilty. The lawsuit claims that Arpaio is violating the constitutional rights of those detainees. The trial in the lawsuit began on August 12, 2008.[60][63] By mid-2007, more than $50 million in claims had been filed against the sheriff's office and Maricopa County. Inmate deaths and injuries Family members of inmates who have died or been injured in jail custody have filed lawsuits against the sheriff’s office. Maricopa County has paid more than $43 million in settlement claims during Arpaio's tenure. [60] [61] " This guy is costing Maricopa County a fortune. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio
I am not all for attacking the messanger ( Wikipedia ) but I could go there right now and change those numbers DanR. Wiki is unreliable. Anybody could enter anybody here as a famous serial killer if we chose. Lets get some better info. It seems you are taking AZ Republic and Phil Gordon talking points and believeing them. Sure, Joes a camera and media hound. BeforeI would accuse Joe of all the " non enforecement " I would check into Phil's record. I'll play fair with you because I do know 1st hand Joe sucks. HE did save my life tho.
Like Wiki or not it is a fact that he cost the county tens of millions of dollars in lawsuits. Also his performance in real law enforcement stuff has suffered greatly since he started this illegal alien program. There are a lot of crimes being put on the back burner (stuff like child rape).
