Stirnerian
24th March 2015, 06:12
Our story begins with Jackoff Joe copping to charges for contempt of court:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/arizona-lawman-arpaio-agrees-to-sanctions-for-civil-contempt/ar-BBikVKT
Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who bills himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," and his chief deputy offered on Tuesday to accept civil sanctions for contempt of court, ahead of a hearing next month in a federal court in Phoenix.
U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ordered the four-day hearing, which could lead to penalties, such as fines or jail time for six-time sheriff Arpaio, four other individuals, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Snow said there were grounds for the hearing after Arpaio failed to comply with a court order to stop immigration enforcement operations and turn over evidence to opposing trial lawyers, among other issues.
Lawyers for Arpaio, 82, who has vowed to run for a seventh term as sheriff, acknowledged the problems, saying they would not present evidence at the hearing to counter Snow's points.
"There is nothing defendants can do to change what has already been done," they said in their motion.
They added, "Defendants can express sincere remorse to the court and to plaintiffs, begin to make amends to those who have been injured and take affirmative steps to ensure nothing like this occurs in the future."
The lawyers said Arpaio would publicly take personal responsibility for the shortcomings, his office would set up a fund of at least $350,000 to reimburse victims of its immigration enforcement efforts, and defendants would personally donate $100,000 to civil rights bodies, among other steps.
His victims have rejected this proposed deal, however:
http://www.azfamily.com/story/28558396/sheriff-arpaio-admits-to-contempt-of-court?autostart=true
"Sheriff, this won't fly. Nobody will accept it. You will go to court ... and you will have to stand trial for what you've done," said former county supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.
Wilcox and a team of immigrant rights activists gathered to express their anger and insult Wednesday after the latest headlines surrounding the sheriff.
"We need Arpaio to go through a criminal trial and basically pay for his crimes against our community," said community activist Salvador Reza.
Reza sat next to a chair fitted with a T-shirt that read "unsentenced," a reference to unfair treatment the residents of Maricopa County say they have repeatedly faced even though they were never convicted of.
And so now the shoe is on the other foot. And thousands of people in Maricopa County can breathe a sigh of relief - for now.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/arizona-lawman-arpaio-agrees-to-sanctions-for-civil-contempt/ar-BBikVKT
Controversial Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, who bills himself "America's Toughest Sheriff," and his chief deputy offered on Tuesday to accept civil sanctions for contempt of court, ahead of a hearing next month in a federal court in Phoenix.
U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ordered the four-day hearing, which could lead to penalties, such as fines or jail time for six-time sheriff Arpaio, four other individuals, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
Snow said there were grounds for the hearing after Arpaio failed to comply with a court order to stop immigration enforcement operations and turn over evidence to opposing trial lawyers, among other issues.
Lawyers for Arpaio, 82, who has vowed to run for a seventh term as sheriff, acknowledged the problems, saying they would not present evidence at the hearing to counter Snow's points.
"There is nothing defendants can do to change what has already been done," they said in their motion.
They added, "Defendants can express sincere remorse to the court and to plaintiffs, begin to make amends to those who have been injured and take affirmative steps to ensure nothing like this occurs in the future."
The lawyers said Arpaio would publicly take personal responsibility for the shortcomings, his office would set up a fund of at least $350,000 to reimburse victims of its immigration enforcement efforts, and defendants would personally donate $100,000 to civil rights bodies, among other steps.
His victims have rejected this proposed deal, however:
http://www.azfamily.com/story/28558396/sheriff-arpaio-admits-to-contempt-of-court?autostart=true
"Sheriff, this won't fly. Nobody will accept it. You will go to court ... and you will have to stand trial for what you've done," said former county supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox.
Wilcox and a team of immigrant rights activists gathered to express their anger and insult Wednesday after the latest headlines surrounding the sheriff.
"We need Arpaio to go through a criminal trial and basically pay for his crimes against our community," said community activist Salvador Reza.
Reza sat next to a chair fitted with a T-shirt that read "unsentenced," a reference to unfair treatment the residents of Maricopa County say they have repeatedly faced even though they were never convicted of.
And so now the shoe is on the other foot. And thousands of people in Maricopa County can breathe a sigh of relief - for now.