The most-sued sheriff.
With over 5,000 lawsuits and counting, this is not a record to be proud of--even though Joe Arpaio says he welcomes being sued. After all, it's not his money he's spending. [read more]
40,000-plus felony warrants and climbing.
Arizona law says it's the Sheriff's job. But he doesn't like that law, so it's one of many he won't enforce. [read more]
Intimidation of political opponents.
Whether it's staff who exercise their Constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression, Joe Arpaio punishes anyone who speaks up against him, including jailhouse ministers. [read more]
Failure to respond.
The Board of Supervisors has set five minutes as the standard time MCSO deputies should take before arriving at the site of serious crimes. The actual response time is 16 minutes, sometimes they don't arrive for hours. [read more]
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Not Much To Be Proud Of
The legacy of Joe Arpaio will not be one of accomplishment. It will not be a legacy of improved protection for the citizens of Maricopa County. It will not be a legacy of improved cooperation among law enforcement agencies. And it will not be a legacy of competent fiscal management.
Rather Joe Arpaio's will be a legacy of unnecessary death in his jails, wasting of taxpayer dollars on lawsuit settlements and questionable expenditures; ignoring and excusing unimaginable civil rights abuses, low pay for deputies and detention officer; response times that are three times the county standard; alienation of the MCSO to other law enforcement agencies; and a Board of Supervisors and County Attorney who enable him to get away with it.
Joe Arpaio's Record
- 5,000+ Lawsuits
- Wasted Taxpayer Money
- Civil Rights Abuses
- Unserved Warrants
- Budget Abuse
- Response Times
- Immigration Enforcement
- Investigations of the MCSO
- Questionable Acquaintances
Joe Arpaio Speaks for Himself
Some things you simply can't make up and when it comes to Joe Arpaio, that goes multiple times.
Arpaio Admits Crossing Line to Celebrity (900K)
Source: documentary film "America's Toughest Sheriff"
Playing to the Foreign Press
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has five full-time press staff working to make sure he stays in the news. One is devoted exclusively to make sure he stays in the foreign newspapers.
Mongrel Magazine (Ireland): Arpaio Country
BBC Radio 4 (U.K.): BBC Today
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