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11/25/09
That being said, Go Aussies (and Kiwis!) for helping to spread awareness about this serious issue. I hope that targeting the potential aggressors of violence instead of the victims will make a difference.
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11/24/09
Sadly, the fact that he's been re-elected numerous times, with a large winning margin, is a testament to his PR firm's ability to create a story and a headline, and to their ability to spin nearly anything for the sake of the mighty dollar.
If you are tired of it, please get out there and campaign against this man. We can't do it alone in Arizona. We need the nation's help.
11/24/09
That being said, what can those of us outside of AZ do? Because this man is a menace.
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[www.arpaio.com]
I will tell you, I am actually fearful of posting too much. Those who do, tend to find themselves in cuffs and a courtroom. No lie. Two editors for a local paper have been fighting bogus charges for years as a result of pointing out how Arpaio abuses prisoners, suspects, and citizens.
11/25/09
It must be terrifying to live in his county.
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(And child born. Boo.)
11/24/09
Also, they took her baby away right at birth and she had no contact at all for 72 days? That is just beyond the pale. Just so horrible I can't even begin to contemplate it. Emotional and physical horror is all I can say. That will have consequences for that baby and mother for the rest of their lives.
So so sad.
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#tips
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Good thought you are having there, Baltimore. Now act upon it!
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And to think when I was in high school we thought Ev Mecham cancelling MLK Jr. day was bad ...
11/24/09
ICE is an absolutely frightening group. The fact that something like that can exist on American soil is an abomination. But they don't make headlines, so the president and congress aren't going to do a goddamned thing. There's nothing political to be gained by treating the downtrodden like human beings.
11/24/09
The saddest part is what she herself says: "I'm not afraid to come out with my story," she said. "But I'm disappointed to see that not much has been done to stop [Joe Arpaio]."
This dude has been in office for how fucking long? I remember him since I was in college, and that was eons ago. And he's still getting elected!
11/24/09
She waited 14 extra days in jail to be picked up by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"[ICE officers] took me to the Florence Detention Center, where they treated me much better," she said. "At least not like an animal."
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11/25/09
Also, under Obama, ICE has undergone revisions where it instructs officers to go after undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes. Not that I think it'll make a difference, people like Arpaio would use anything as a pretext to target immigrants.
11/24/09
Joe Arpaio is a total fascist.
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Another thing that sucks is that she was arrested on warrants that, had she had access to halfway decent legal representation, would have been nothing. Driving without a license and a misdemeanor shoplifting charge? Shit. I just wrote a story about a 17-year-old girl who was accused of hitting and killing a homeless woman with her car, then who drove home without telling anyone. She got fifteen months probation as a juvenile, and you KNOW the fact that her parents had money to get her a decent attorney had SO MUCH to do with it.
And then of course the fact that she is undocumented....ARGH. You'd think the preamble to the Constitution contained the clause that all people were imbued with inalienable rights...as long as they are Americans.
Again I say, FUCK JOE ARPAIO.
11/24/09
The U.S. is unsurprisingly behind much on the world on this.
11/24/09