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[Lemonz]

BREAKING: Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona convicted of crime for refusing to stop targeting immigrants in traffic patrols.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/89209...s://www.democraticunderground.com/10029396704

 

[uncelestial]

Rot in jail you racist pig.

 

[Darryl M R]

Make sure you police officers rough him up a bit when you escort him to jail.

 

[HellforLeather]

So does this mean the system is racist or not racist?

 

[johnsmith]

 

[Violence Jack]

Adios fucker.

 

[Daingurse]

Good. As a Maricopa County resident myself, fuck this dude.

 

[ApharmdX]

Lock him up! He's a racist and an idol to the racist right.

 

[LiK]

Put him in a chain gang asap.

 

[entremet]

How did get away with it for so long?

The comments on that tweet are hilarious.

 

[Slayven]

I doubt he will see a cell, but it is good all the same

 

[Robdraggoo]

Read it wrong. I thought it said he refused to stop immigrants.

Then was confused. Read it again.

Makes sense now

 

[Xe4]

Later fucker!

 

[zelas]

Good. Fuck this guy.

 

[IamDodongo]

Wonderful.

He is seriously a piece of shit

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Huge piece of shit who I continue to hope nothing but the worst for.

 

[ginger ninja]

As good as this is, the real silver linning is the fact that this will probably keep him away from any White house role. I hope.

 

[5taquitos]

Dude deserves far worse than he's going to get.

 

[Omegasquash]

A real modern day villain. Throw the book at him.

 

[ibyea]

 

[hawkshockey11]

Why does it seem like only good things have been happening since Trump got elected

 

[Marvie_3]

Good. Fuck that piece of shit.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Why does it seem like only good things have been happening since Trump got elected

Ummm..

 

[Rayis]

They should make him wear pink underwear and have a cell for him outside in the blazing Arizona heat.
Rot in jail douchebag.

 

[Neptonic]

Good. As a Maricopa County resident myself, fuck this dude.

Same here, guy sucks ass

 

[slit]

He will have to wear a pink jumpsuit, right?

 

[AlphaDump]

Could he face jail time for this?

 

[buttery fistful]

Why does it seem like only good things have been happening since Trump got elected

Seems that way because you aren't paying close enough attention, I suppose

 

[Slime]

So, Trump communications director 3.0?

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

I doubt he will see a cell

He should see a tent.

 

[theignoramus]

If he goes to jail, I hope he gets fed the disgusting slop he proudly fed his inmates.

 

[cameron]

Could he face jail time for this?

He could face up to 6 months, but probably won't get any time.

CNN: Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of contempt

Arpaio has contended the order wasn't clear and he didn't intend to violate it. Federal prosecutors alleged his defiance was deliberate, and something he believed he could get away with.

The 85-year-old could face up to six months in jail when he is sentenced on October 5.

Arpaio's attorney, in a statement, said the former sheriff would appeal the verdict to get a jury trial. The statement said Bolton violated the Constitution by issuing the verdict without reading it to Arpaio in court.

"Her verdict is contrary to what every single witness testified in this case. Arpaio believes that a jury would have found in his favor, and that it will," the statement said.

 

[Sean C]

Could he face jail time for this?

Theoretically, but given his age it's unlikely.

 

[Saganator]

Probably gonna get pardoned by Trump and then inserted in some high up govt job.

Oh wait it's a state thing right? Then Trump can't pardon him!

 

[John Rabbit]

As a Phoenix resident, this genuinely makes me happy. I hope he spends the rest of days feeling the full weight of the well-deserved vitriol the citizens of this city have sent his way.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

There's no way he sees jail time but good all the same.

 

[JaggedSac]

What sort of sentence we talking here? What does contempt have to do with it?

Edit: Nevermind, see the sentencing info above.

 

[Tawpgun]

Honestly, just add it to his rap sheet. He will continue to be a popular conservative figure because he got arrested for doing something they all want done anyway.

Speaking of his rap sheet, the wikipedia page is incredible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio


5 Controversies
5.1 Unconstitutional jail conditions
5.2 Improper clearance of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office cases
5.3 Failure to investigate sex crimes
5.4 Feuds with judges and County Supervisors
5.5 Abuse of power
5.6 Election law violation
5.7 Misuse of funds
5.8 Munnell memo
5.9 Staged assassination plot
5.10 Federal grand jury abuse of power inquiry
5.11 Immigration law enforcement
5.12 Racial profiling
5.13 Obama's birth certificate conspiracy theories

 

[Tezzeractor]

Lol, from the Twitter comments:

 

[jacobeid]

I wish for very bad things to happen to this manchild. Rot in hell you racist piece of shit.

 

[Strike]

Good.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Sad part is that there are undoubtedly more Arpaio types in positions of power across the nation.

 

[JettDash]

Probably gonna get pardoned by Trump and then inserted in some high up govt job.

Oh wait it's a state thing right? Then Trump can't pardon him!

It is federal. Trump can pardon him.

 

[Zertez]

I hope the judge makes an example of him. Given his age I doubt he will do much time, but he deserved to be arrested and convicted years ago.

 

[Nephtis]

Even if he does do time it will be in an isolated cell and he will have all kinds of protections afforded to him because of his former position.

Every single person in prison would be gunning for him.

6 months is so short, too. I wish it was 6 years.

 

[Swass]

Put him in a chain gang asap.

And pink underwear eating rotten bologna.

 

[Tezzeractor]

Trump retweeted this.

FOX NEWS EXCLUSIVE: President Trump 'seriously considering' a pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio

 

[Treo360]

Too bad they can't get him on a state level, or does it not matter?

 

[JettDash]

Too bad they can't get him on a state level, or does it not matter?

If it was state, Trump would have zero power to pardon him.

Though he was found guilty of contempt of a federal judge so there is no state issue.

 

[Binabik15]

Honestly, just add it to his rap sheet. He will continue to be a popular conservative figure because he got arrested for doing something they all want done anyway.

Speaking of his rap sheet, the wikipedia page is incredible.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Arpaio


5 Controversies
5.1 Unconstitutional jail conditions
5.2 Improper clearance of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office cases
5.3 Failure to investigate sex crimes
5.4 Feuds with judges and County Supervisors
5.5 Abuse of power
5.6 Election law violation
5.7 Misuse of funds
5.8 Munnell memo
5.9 Staged assassination plot
5.10 Federal grand jury abuse of power inquiry
5.11 Immigration law enforcement
5.12 Racial profiling
5.13 Obama's birth certificate conspiracy theories

It's almost like many "tough on crime" conservatives are criminals themselves. That couldn't be, though.