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...possibly the most popular man in Arizona, Arpaio has had to fend off those who shoved polls in his face, telling him he was a shoo-in to become the next Governor. "I'm having too much fun as sheriff," he says...
Arpaio denies that brutality is encouraged or tolerated. The U.S. Attorney's office says the sheriff has until May to clean up his office or they'll see him in court. Arpaio says he has already enacted the necessary reforms. But if his tough-guy, tax-saving tactics are as effective as he claims at discouraging crime, why has the average daily jail population gone from 4,846 to 6,485 on his watch? Why is he campaigning for a new jail? And why has the budget increased by roughly $10 million, to a total of $91.5 million...
...Sheriff Joe has an answer to those questions. "Why are you talking to the enemy?" he bristles...
...wonders, did he mention the 40 death threats he has received? Yes. About 40 times. That he wrote a book titled America's Toughest Sheriff? Got it right here, Joe, along with some newspaper clippings. In his den at home, Arpaio keeps favorable clips filed chronologically under a bust of--guess...
...know what?" the sheriff says. "I should actually look at those numbers...