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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSheriff Joe Arpaio: It’s not my fault that my racial profiling program cost taxpayers $40 million
Source: Raw Story
Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Its not my fault that my racial profiling program cost taxpayers $40 million
BETHANIA PALMA MARKUS
19 MAY 2016 AT 11:39 ET
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio insisted he will run for a seventh term as Maricopa County sheriff, despite facing possible criminal charges after being held in contempt of court for flouting a judges orders, 12News reports.
Arpaio has already racked up a $40 million bill to taxpayers in his five-year court battle after being sued for and found guilty of racial profiling. Last week, a federal judge found Arpaio to be in contempt for violating orders. This sets the stage for criminal proceedings.
Arpaio remained defiant when interviewed by 12News, insisting that his legal troubles were not his fault, but the fault of the government and the plaintiffs in the civil case.
Im not going to get into the reasons but maybe you ought to blame the people who caused this to occur, like the government, Arpaio told 12News. When reporter Joe Dana pressed him to explain, Arpaio said, Well, lets say who brought the lawsuits and why and so on. So I am not going to talk about it. It will be more clear as we progress in the judicial system right now.
Dana wanted to know why, after costing the county millions of dollars for violating the law, Arpaio would put the people through another term as Maricopa Countys top law enforcer.
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BETHANIA PALMA MARKUS
19 MAY 2016 AT 11:39 ET
Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio insisted he will run for a seventh term as Maricopa County sheriff, despite facing possible criminal charges after being held in contempt of court for flouting a judges orders, 12News reports.
Arpaio has already racked up a $40 million bill to taxpayers in his five-year court battle after being sued for and found guilty of racial profiling. Last week, a federal judge found Arpaio to be in contempt for violating orders. This sets the stage for criminal proceedings.
Arpaio remained defiant when interviewed by 12News, insisting that his legal troubles were not his fault, but the fault of the government and the plaintiffs in the civil case.
Im not going to get into the reasons but maybe you ought to blame the people who caused this to occur, like the government, Arpaio told 12News. When reporter Joe Dana pressed him to explain, Arpaio said, Well, lets say who brought the lawsuits and why and so on. So I am not going to talk about it. It will be more clear as we progress in the judicial system right now.
Dana wanted to know why, after costing the county millions of dollars for violating the law, Arpaio would put the people through another term as Maricopa Countys top law enforcer.
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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/sheriff-joe-arpaio-its-not-my-fault-that-my-racial-profiling-program-cost-taxpayers-40-million/
Related: Arpaio: "the government" and plaintiffs are to blame for Melendres court costs (KPNX-TV)
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio: It’s not my fault that my racial profiling program cost taxpayers $40 million (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2016
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. Of course not. It was Obama's.
Or was it the Clenis?
Takket
(21,425 posts)2. ...and he'll be relected in a landslide.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)4. He's been costing taxpayers 10s of millions of dollars all along
People there just don't seem to care how much he costs them or how corrupt he is so long as he keeps harassing drug users and brown people.
Initech
(99,915 posts)5. Has anyone tried to run against him?
The guy is a monster. I can't believe that there haven't been any challengers who could beat him in an election.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)3. Interesting legal defense
I wonder how Sheriff Shitbird would react to an arrestee who said that stealing a car wasn't his fault, it was the sheriff's fault for collaring him? Dumbass.