Sheriff Joe

[Darkside]

I just received this email. What do you guys think of this? I hope this isn't considered political. Gotta love Arizona.

I am all for this.................


> Subject:Sheriff Joe Arpairo (You'll Love Him!)
>
>Sheriff Joe Arpaio (in Arizona) who created the "tent city jail":
>He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the
>inmates for them.
>
>He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails.
>Took away their weights. Cut off all but "G" movies.
>He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on
>county and city projects.
>
>Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't get sued
>for discrimination.
>
>He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal
>court order that required cable TV for jails. So he hooked up
>the cable TV again but only let in the Disney channel and the weather
>channel.
>
>When asked why the weather channel he replied, so they will know
>how hot it's gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs.
>
>He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value. When the
>inmates complained, he told them, "This isn't the Ritz/Carlton. If you
>don't like it, don't come back."
>
>He bought Newt Gingrich' lecture series on videotape that pipes
>into the jails. When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture
>series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series
>might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
>
>With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116
>degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports:
>About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent
>encampment at the Maricopa County Jail have been given
>permission to strip down to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.
>On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled
>up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138
>degrees inside the week before. Many were also swathed in wet, pink
>towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their pink
>socks.
>
>"It feels like we are in a furnace" said James Zanzot, an inmate
>who has lived in the tents for 1 1/2 years. "It's inhumane."
>
>Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and
>long ago started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna
>sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that
>he told all of the inmates: "It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers
>are living in tents too, and they have to wear full battle gear, but
>they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your damned mouths!"
>
>Way to go, Sheriff! Maybe if all prisons were like this one,
>there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders.
>Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury
>until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another
>crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and
>enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.

[SCollord90]

Note to self: stay out of AZ jail

[JSC]

Read around a bit..........Arpaio has had a few good ideas,but stomps on peoples constitutional rights upon arrest. Keep in mind this is Jail...... I guess he is trying to deter you from wanting to jump to the comparetively cushy prison system,where convicted murderers are treated better than the drunks in tent city. It is just easier to keep your bad self out of trouble and only have to read about the place.

[J.D.]

I wonder, does Sheriff Joe allow reggae music in the jail? Specifically, Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff".

[JSC]

Originally Posted by J.D.

I wonder, does Sheriff Joe allow reggae music in the jail? Specifically, Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff".

Yup,aside from the heat factor and having to wear pink duds, I've heard pretty much anything goes once inside.

[J.D.]

Originally Posted by JSC

Yup,aside from the heat factor and having to wear pink duds, I've heard pretty much anything goes once inside.

I like the quote in your signature: "Quick to judge,quick to anger,slow to understand,Ignorance,prejudice and fear walk hand in hand".
Are you trying to describe Sheriff Joe to us?

[tim]

Joe the @ss whole. Look people have rights this guys sucks. Hope he gets hit by a truck.

[89_Red_Xr7]

Originally Posted by tim

Look people have rights

Thats right, and the sheriff isn't depriving them of anything.
They have tents to live in, bologna to eat, and water to drink.
Whats the big deal?

Originally Posted by Darkside

Way to go, Sheriff! Maybe if all prisons were like this one,
there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders.
Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury
until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another
crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and
enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.

I think that this hits the nail on the head...

Andrew

[tim]

A big truck

[Darkside]

Originally Posted by tim

Look people have rights.

Yeah, the people these criminals hurt, HAD rights, until they were violated. Criminals have, had their choice. The people they hurt, stole from, killed, whatever, didn't have any choice. Even the bible says "an eye for an eye".
Oh oh. Religion and politics in the same thread...

[89_Red_Xr7]

Originally Posted by Darkside

Yeah, the people these criminals hurt, HAD rights, until they were violated. Criminals have, had their choice. The people they hurt, stole from, killed, whatever, didn't have any choice.

exactly

Andrew

[JSC]

Let's get this straight this is jail.....NOT prison,you are not paroled from this place. This is where you go if you do something stupid on a saturday night ,get caught,and run into an a-hole cop of which this city has plenty! Criminals go to prison where as far as i'm concerned,they should be stripped of all the rights that we hold dear,especially if they snuffed someone else along with those rights! You could be in the wrong place at the wrong time ,mixed up with somebody elses wrongdoing and be sent to tent city to wait until you get in front of a judge. If that's where you want to be sent in the event of such an unfortunate circumstance,be my guest. IMO i should be treated like a human being until i am convicted of a serious societal transgression.Beleive me,people who are convicted of murder,child abuse,molestation,selling drugs to children etc. should all be....well let's just say i don't wish to house,feed and otherwise support them while they rehabilitate(not) An eye for an eye is right on.

[J.D.]

I'm all for criminals being punished severely which probably would act as a deterrent for most people. However, I'm against vigilante justice and Sheriff Joe types who are sworn to uphold the law and then start making up their own laws. That only fosters abuse and I don't believe that anyone who abuses prisoners can go home and not do the same to his/her own family.

[Mike8675309]

Doing a little research into this Sherif it appears he is not exactly a nice guy. Not that a Sherif must be, but I get the distinct impression that Sherif Joe is a involved in promoting cruel and unusual punishment.

Yet all have to keep in mind, as a Sherif that means he is elected, not appointed. If the people keep electing him, apparently the voters in his county don't mind.

If ever going through Arizona, I'll remember to stay out of that county.

[JSC]

That's the crux of it Mike,they do keep putting him back in office,but that is because the majority of the voters don't break laws and end up eating at Joe's.I guess you'll have to avoid 70% of Arizona,cause Joe rules Maricopa county and it's a big un'! Joe's great for tourism...........