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Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Wed May 9, 2012, 05:45 PM May 2012

Joe Arpaio Facing Justice Department Lawsuit Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations [View all]

Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX -- Federal authorities say they intend to file a lawsuit against Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department over allegations of civil rights violations.

The U.S. Justice Department sent a letter dated Wednesday to lawyers for the Maricopa County sheriff, giving his office "notice of intent to file civil action."

Arpaio's office has been accused of racially profiling Latinos, basing immigration patrols on racially-charged citizen complaints that didn't allege crimes and punishing Hispanic jail inmates for speaking Spanish.

The DOJ also has accused Arpaio of having a culture of disregard for basic constitutional rights.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/joe-arpaio-justice-department-lawsuit_n_1504563.html

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Joe Arpaio Facing Justice Department Lawsuit Over Alleged Civil Rights Violations [View all] Purveyor May 2012 OP

Good news. David Zephyr May 2012 #1

'Bout freaking time! AzDar May 2012 #2

Arpaio is a villain Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #3

He needs more than a lawsuit. He needs criminal charges. kestrel91316 May 2012 #4

No kidding. Who knows how many people this @sshole has abused and worse. nt EFerrari May 2012 #5

hopefully the doj knows (or will know) arely staircase May 2012 #22

I wouldn't be but half of my first cousins would be EFerrari May 2012 #24

yeah, i'd probably be fine too arely staircase May 2012 #28

Ha! Yes and that's the thing. EFerrari May 2012 #29

You took the words right off my keyboard meow2u3 May 2012 #7

Agree JonLP24 May 2012 #20

And now federal takeover of the department begins. Good. nt msanthrope May 2012 #6

I wonder if there will be a showdown when they come to get him bloomington-lib May 2012 #8

Why not a criminal complaint? cosmicone May 2012 #9

Different investigation. This is the federal takeover of the department. msanthrope May 2012 #10

He won't recognize this lawsuit....... Smilo May 2012 #11

Post removed Post removed May 2012 #12

Yes, we are all big fans of "Sherrif" Joe here. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #13

bless your heart maddezmom May 2012 #14

I think the word you are looking for is "lax" and not "lack" ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #16

Whoa! Slow down there, girl. Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #18

Too much at once you think? I was never good at tutoring. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #19

There's no reasoning with ignorant assholes. EFerrari May 2012 #25

I was raised in phoenix newspeak May 2012 #26

oh, and how many of your wacko right politicians, including the sheriff newspeak May 2012 #27

I'm pretty sure this is both hi and goodbye. FiveGoodMen May 2012 #17

sheriff Joe is going down thanks to hussein obama's arely staircase May 2012 #23

Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff Over Immigration struggle4progress May 2012 #15

It's about time! daaron May 2012 #21