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Offline dpareja

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Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« on: February 01, 2013, 03:01:30 pm »
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In crazy Arizona news of the day, armed militias have begun patrolling the perimeter of Phoenix’s public schools at the behest of the city’s infamous sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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The 3,000 armed men, who Arpaio deployed in the middle of January as part of his self-titled “posse program,” are all volunteers, who even bought their own firearms, jeeps, uniforms and scary police-like paraphernalia just so they could participate.

But here’s the real kicker: A bunch of Arpaio’s gun-slinging lackeys also have criminal records.

According to an investigation by CBS 5, a number of these armed posse members have criminal convictions. And these aren’t low-level misdemeanors, either. A handful had arrests or convictions for offenses including violent assault, domestic violence, impersonating a police officer (perhaps why they jumped at the chance to be in the program) and, most shockingly, sex crimes against children.

Yup. People who have committed sex crimes against children are now charged with protecting Phoenix schools.
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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2013, 03:20:39 pm »
Good old "Crazy Joe" keeps on delivering.

Just when you think he can't possibly sink lower he suprises you.
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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2013, 03:33:17 pm »
WHY DOES THIS MAN KEEP GETTING ELECTED!?

Ironbite-can the Feds move in and shut his ass down now?

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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2013, 03:37:13 pm »
You know, I keep running into people who claim all this recent shit is a liberal plot to steal guns. I'm beginning to think it's a conservative plot to make the most outrageous shit possible happen to the point where it looks like someone else is doing it to them intentionally...

That, or I've just been sitting on the side lines trying to explain why this shit is a bad idea and they're doing the opposite out of sheer opposition reflex.

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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2013, 05:04:29 pm »
WHY DOES THIS MAN KEEP GETTING ELECTED!?

Because the people of his area are nutters, that's why.

You know, I keep running into people who claim all this recent shit is a liberal plot to steal guns. I'm beginning to think it's a conservative plot to make the most outrageous shit possible happen to the point where it looks like someone else is doing it to them intentionally...

That, or I've just been sitting on the side lines trying to explain why this shit is a bad idea and they're doing the opposite out of sheer opposition reflex.

I personally think it's an evil plot by comedians for an endless supply of jokes.

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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2013, 10:12:53 pm »
WHY DOES THIS MAN KEEP GETTING ELECTED!?

Ironbite-can the Feds move in and shut his ass down now?
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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2013, 10:25:12 pm »
Joe Arpaio wanted to grow up to be a cowboy and now he's trying to turn Maricopa into his own wild west, I guess. The fucker keeps getting re-elected because of the overabundance of people there who think that billboards advertising Spanish soap operas are a sign that Mexican gangs are taking over.
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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2013, 10:44:11 pm »
...makes me glad I don't live in Maricopa County. At least the LEOs here are sane. Still, I would like to think that the Feds can shut down his little droogies-I mean, "posse,"  as quickly as possible. That's exactly the sort of help the community DOESN'T need. What do they know of the law? Of proper arrest SOP or probable cause? Would they know when to shoot and more importantly, when NOT to shoot?

Somehow, I think they would fail any sort of LEO training...


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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2013, 04:14:43 pm »
> droogies

Glad I wasn't the only one to think of 'A Clockwork Orange'
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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2013, 06:21:57 pm »
You know, I was ready to come here and scold everybody for playing in to the "once a criminal, always a criminal" stereotypes that become self-fulfilling prophecies. But armed domestic abusers and kiddy fiddlers patrolling schools in a paramilitary fashion... what the fuck, Arizona. It's getting to the point where I can imagine Joe Arpaio as the villain in a post-apolitical action movie. A crazy sheriff protecting his idea of "justice" in the middle of the desert using crews of violent criminals who are loyal to him? Somebody call Mad Max.
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Re: Phoenix is hiring criminals to patrol schools.
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2013, 03:05:56 am »
I really, really hate Joe.

I can't think of anyone who taught me criminal justice who would be for the shit Joe does.

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