Word: sheriffs
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...consistently popular Republican, he has won all of his sheriff's elections by double digits...
...office has been the subject of thousands of lawsuits while he's been sheriff, leading to a reported $43 million in lawsuit settlements and expenses...
...know what? They can take away anything they want. I'm still the elected sheriff. I'm still going to enforce the state laws and I'm going to enforce the federal laws." - Telling Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck that he will continue to pursue illegal immigrants...
...Every time I watch Sheriff Joe unleash his 'posse' on another neighborhood with a high Hispanic population, arresting people with brown skin for the most stupid of offenses - honking their horn, having a taillight out, not signaling when they change lanes - I have to wonder how anyone could not see this as an assault on an entire race of people." - Columnist Jana Bommersbach (Phoenix
...Over the past few weeks, sheriff Arpaio's actions have infringed on the civil rights of our residents. They have put our residents' well-being, and the well-being of law-enforcement officers, at risk." - A letter from Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon to the then U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey calling for an investigation into whether Arpaio had committed civil rights violations. (Phoenix New Times, June...