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TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO

HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF

AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER





THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY:



Sheriff Joe Arpaio (in Arizona) who created the "tent city jail"

He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.

He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights.

Cut off all but "G" movies.



He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work

on county and city projects. Then he started chain gangs for women

so he wouldn't get sued for discrimination.



He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal court order

that required cable TV for jails. So he hooked up the cable TV again only

let in the Disney channel and the weather channel.

When asked why the weather channel he replied, so they will know how hot

it's gonna be while they are working on my chain gangs.

He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value.



When the inmates complained, he told them, "This isn't the Ritz/Carlton.

If you don't like it, don't come back."



He bought Newt Gingrich' lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails.



When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat,

he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the

inmates were in his jails in the first place.





More on the Arizona Sheriff:



With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix

(116 degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports:

About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment

at the Maricopa County Jail have been given permission to strip down

to their government-issued pink boxer shorts.

On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either

curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached

138 degrees inside the week before.



Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected

on their chests and dripped down to their pink socks.



"It feels like we are in a furnace," said James Zanzot, an inmate

who has lived in the tents for 1 year . "It's inhumane."



Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago

started making his prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches,

is not one bit sympathetic He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates:

"It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and

they have to wear full battle gear, but they didn't commit any crimes,

so shut your damned mouths!"

Way to go, Sheriff! Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would

be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished

for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole,

only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live

on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to

have for themselves.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/deserts/pink.asp

Answer 1

I've seen the documentary about him and he was a speaker at a convention I attended. He is certainly quite a celebrity for his strict ways.......I wouldn't want to be incarcerated in his jurisdiction!

Answer 2

As I read the story that you had told of the sheriff of the county in Arizonia, I remember seeing this story on the Television and how it was played out then. Being totally disabled for the last 12 years and seeing just how some of the men and women are treated in the jails and prisons in our country. I have a mixed feeling about the tent story and how they are treated due to the fact that if they are harden crimanalls they would be in a lock up some where. For the ones that are there for a type of boot camp style jail I feel that it will teach them that a crime does not pay. It is a program that should be used more often in other area's to help reduce the crime in areas that need to be reduced. When I became disabled and I had no income and alls I had was a 49 dollar check a week to live on from workers comp. Until uncle Sam helped out because I had a spinal disease and a muscle disease. Then when I first tried for social security they said no until I had open heart surgery and it went bad and the chest blew apart and so did the wires. Now I have 5 diseases that could take my life and when I hear of all the things that you can get in a state or federal prison I wonder why I just do not go out and shot some one in the foot and get all that I need. But I am still here and have served in our town politics in elected positions and non elected postions. I am proud to have served my God and country during Viet Nam and I would gladly defend her again. The reason that you are not getting allot of replys are because when you ask about peoples thoughts on crime and some thoughts about there punishment, they may think that it may come back to bite them. Good Luck and God Bless.

Answer 3

I am completely for this idea. I'd also like to point out that the fundamental premise may not be as wrong as you'd might think. While it is true that most criminals don't think that they'll get caught, many do think about it and some consider it before committing crimes. For instance in the county where I work we have a privately owned jail that has a hands off policy. Our arrestees here are not afraid at all to go to jail. Our neighboring county has a strict jail and strict officers, and we've had an increasing number of people from that county coming to ours to commit crimes. Coincidence?

Answer 4

I loove the idea, but the fundamental premise is wrong. People who commit crimes THINK THEY WONT GET CAUGHT. Nobody commits a crime and says, when I get caught I sure don't want to go to Joe's Jail! This is why the death penalty as a deterrent doesn't work and probably this program wont, either.

Answer 5

that's great! About time someone has the guts to make prisoner feel like prisoners....hell we need him everywhere....Thats how prisoners should be treated! Like real prisoners. hell half of the prisons here the inmates get better meals that a lot of people, and have more freedom! lol...sounds weird but it's true!
have a good night! I dont live there but the guy has my vote..lol

Answer 6

I think he's teetering on human rights violations, and that's a can of worms I dont' really want to open up...... I think that alot of his "hard punishment" ideas have potential, too many times do we have recidivism due to people not "having any other place that would take care of him" His approach should take care of that. I don't think it's right in making them work/live in that heat though.... we wouldn't leave our animals in that heat, surely, albeit criminals, humans have more rights than animals.

Answer 7

Love the guy, if I ever move to Arizona I would love to get hired on as a deputy in his department.

Answer 8

I have heard of this guy. I wonder why this isn't done everywhere. I agree doing time should be a punishment and not a free ride.

Answer 9

so what is your point? a)what is the recidivism rate. B) in Arizona a one year sentence means you are out in six months. what a great deal...

Answer 10

wow! what a cool guy! we need him in the u.k. send him over