Ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt of court

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(08-04-2017, 10:40 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: Sheriff Joe was very well liked out here (heck, I even voted for him twice), and then it went to his head. He developed a following of sycophants from the far Right and lost track of the common folks. He spent millions of County tax dollars trying to "prove" that Obama wasn't born in the U.S. When the voters came to realize the final tab, they rejected him at the polls last year.

This case never should have gotten as far as it did. He was guilty from the start. It was never even a question. He was blatant about it. But Joe initially funneled county funds for his own defense (another reason he has become rejected out here) and then began getting massive donations from far Right supporters nationally. The entire case was a waste and a joke... and this from someone who was supposed to be a lawman.

All that said, he has helped make the folks out here realize just how loony the far Right can get. That is worth something at least.

Heard a story on a podcast yesterday about how after "Brown v The Board of Education" was settled that elected officials in the south got more and more racist and won more and more elections they more racist they were while even the mostly slightly moderate got kicked out of office.

Sounds like Joe got the same treatment.