Self-Proclaimed “America's Toughest Sheriff” Murders Another Prisoner

Not for the first time, Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's goons have murdered another prisoner. This time it was a Hispanic (they're usually Hispanics; Arpaio's runs an operation of racist persecution of Hispanics) and a military veteran to boot. (Another example of why it's foolish to fight for U.S. Imperialism- you aren't fighting for freedom, you're enforcing a repressive system.)

Past victims died in various ways, including being chained to a chair and beaten to death. This time the victim was sadistically Tasered numerous times and dumped in a cell to die.

The Federal Department of “Justice” finally got around, after years and years of Arpaio's reign of terror (which included assaults on Government officials who dared make a peep against him) to issue a report criticizing him.But the Federal Government is complicit in many of the human rights crimes the DOJ report details. (While leaving a lot out.) Arpaio tried to stonewall the lengthy investigation. Now he gets another 60 days to stall.

Characteristically defiant, he portrays himself as a victim of persecution by a “criminal immigrant”-coddling Obama regime. His white racist base stands firmly behind him.

Of course he's a lousy Sheriff. Contrary to myth, fascists don't make effective crime fighters. He blew off hundreds of sexual assault crimes in the county without investigating them, including rapes and sexual assaults against children and toddlers. (But hey, the victims were mostly Hispanics.) Arpaio's goons do make numerous false arrests however, including of political opponents.

Unfortunately, Obama's Secretary of “Homeland Security” is Arpaio ally and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. Arpaio endorsed Napolitano for Governor, and Napolitano enabled Arpaio by getting him Federal privileges to target Hispanics.

Arpaio gets a $300 million budget, the county's largest. The local rulers are blocking hearings on the DOJ report.

Arpaio has been running his mini-banana republic for 20 years. Of course, Arizona is the state that brought us Barry Goldwater, the Godfather of the modern American fascist movement. So no surprise. (Goldwater used to deduct “payroll taxes” from his Hispanic serfs and pocket the money. Typical unethical behavior by a hard rightist. But that's a good thing to do- just read Ayn Rand for the “proof.”)

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