Merry Christmas! Sheriff Joe Makes Inmates Sing For Good Food

[Joanne98]

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has his own way of getting in the Christmas spirit: he has inmates perform Christmas carols for him "American Idol"-style and serving them a "full turkey dinner with all the real trimmings" as opposed to the usual gruel, which the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says "vaguely resembles an average Christmas meal" and costs 14 cents.

A press release from Arpaio's office says the man who describes himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff" would be holding a caroling contest for pre-trial inmates in "a move likely to make Ebenezer Scrooge smile."

The contest was held on Tuesday and included about 50 inmates "held on charges ranging from burglary and DUI to murder." They were judged by Arpaio, Santa Claus, and Elfis, the singing detention officer, who performed "I'll have a blue Christmas without you."

The winner and his or her cellmates would be served meals with "real full off-the-bone turkey, real mashed potatoes, and Christmas cookies - a treat not usually served in Sheriff Arpaio's tough but humane jail system."

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[Hawkeye-X]

1. Fuck Arpaio

Why he is not arrested for torture and prisoner abuse is beyond me.

Maybe it's all the fucking right-wing nutshitheads that's occupying Arizona.

The people there need to stage a revolution and oust all of them.

And placed under arrest.

Hawkeye-X

[Dawson Leery]

2. This thug should rot in one of his prisons.

[AsahinaKimi]

3. This guy is disgusting..

And he should be the one behind bars.

[TygrBright]

4. "Know what I'd like to hear right now? A good old n***** work song!"

I hope they get him going on "Camptown Ladies."

disgustedly,
Bright

[sakabatou]

5. I so want him to be arrested

He's an awful man.