Comments on: I’m Just a Simple Lawman

By: Rune

Rune — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:28:28 +0000

Curse lack of editing.

LEO, of course.

By: Rune

Rune — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:26:02 +0000

“In depositions, they’ll ask you questions 100 different ways and try to trick you,” said Joe.

Poor darling, it’s just like talking to a LOE, isn’t it?

By: Victor Milán

Victor Milán — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:09:28 +0000

If Joe “Stalin” Arpaio wants to read the Fourth Amendment, all he need do is hold the sole of his jackboot up to a mirror.

By: Yizmo Gizmo

Yizmo Gizmo — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:39:26 +0000

4th Amendment is the heart and soul of citizen rights.
Unfortunately it means nothing right now. Last time I brought
up “Probable Cause” to my lawyer, in FLA, several years ago, he laughed at me. “They’ll just lie” was his response.

Old Arpaio reminds me of Robert Novak. Or Cheney.
In the midst of this political maelstrom, you expect these
self-serving cretins to be arrested or blow up or something exciting
but they just roll over and die.

By: JS

JS — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:01:42 +0000

hahaha! brillliant!

By: ClubMedSux

ClubMedSux — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:14:50 +0000

#11 JS:

Please don’t insult Monty Python. It’s more like this:

http://thumbnails.hulu.com/8/663/24724_512x288_manicured__U5se+ANuhUWxi0bhvubtvg.jpg

And for the record, that’s the “evidence locker” that the lawyer is protecting.

By: Dave W.

Dave W. — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:44:55 +0000

What happened with the Stoddard and Cuccia thing?

By: Stormy Dragon

Stormy Dragon — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:10:00 +0000

Arpaio frequently claims ignorance about the details of Sheriff’s Office operations and repeatedly states that reporters misquote him and take what he says out of context in stories for print and television media.Throughout the deposition, Arpaio comes across as a leader who prefers to delegate ample amounts of authority to high-ranking sheriff’s officials and media-relations staff members.

Oh crap, he’s using the Enron defense!

By: Mario

Mario — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:52:00 +0000

In the sheriff’s defense, I took a look at the Fourth Amendment and counted 54 words!

By: John Jenkins

John Jenkins — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:31:07 +0000

@#6: I went to law school with people who couldn’t do that then, much less now.

By: MikeL

MikeL — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:40:12 +0000

#11 JS

I certainly didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition. I can’t believe I didn’t think of that.

By: JS

JS — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:32:13 +0000

#10 MikeL

Please don’t insult the Klan. More like this:

http://blog.willamette.edu/people/klutz/journal/archives/spanish_inquisition.jpg

ok I know it was silly but I just thought I’d help keep it going

By: MikeL

MikeL — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:13:10 +0000

#7 MacGregory

Please don’t insult the stooges. More like this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Klan-in-gainesville.jpg

By: Aresen

Aresen — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:43:03 +0000

SJE | January 5th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
I’m sure that Joe is well versed in the concept that “ignorance of the law is no excuse” – his goons must use that a dozen times a day.

OTOH, Sherriff Joe’s ignorance of the law allows him to make up his own laws as he goes along.

By: PaedragGaidin

PaedragGaidin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:39:28 +0000

Reading that, in addition to everything else, makes me wonder again how the heck he keeps getting elected. He tramples on people’s constitutional rights on a daily basis, openly and eagerly profiles people based on race, and runs his prisons like they’re his own little personal funhouses, doing all of this with supreme arrogance, hubris, and disregard for the rule of law.

Oh, right, I forgot, we don’t need those rights when terrorists, pot-smokers, and Mexicans are afoot! We’re lucky we’ve got people like Sheriff Joe watching out for us! He keeps the bad people in line! Which I guess is enough for his electors.

By: MacGregory

MacGregory — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:34:58 +0000

#4 Jon
Please, please don’t insult the dogs. More like this:
http://www.infoaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/dailybail.com/storage/three_stooges.jpg

Perhaps the last words Sheriff Joe will ever hear:
“I don’t understand any of that fancy, schmancy legal stuff either. I’m just a simple hitman.”

By: Judas Peckerwood

Judas Peckerwood — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:33:12 +0000

Cops should be required to pass a comprehensive test on constitutional law, with retests every couple of years to make sure they retain the knowledge.

By: roy

roy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:29:08 +0000

Ignorance of the law absolutely is a defense… if you’re a cop. He can’t be held civilly liable for breaking the law on the job unless he’s 110% sure he’s breaking the law. So it’s very much to his advantage to remain ignorant — or apparently ignorant — of the 4th amendment.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:02:31 +0000

“Arpaio says he was not well versed on the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, or its counterpart in the Arizona Constitution, which prohibit unreasonable searches and seizures. He says he relies on his legal team to deal with those intricacies”

Why do I imagine his legal team to looking something like this?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1234/721645301_d55afe8859.jpg

By: hamburglar007

hamburglar007 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:01:57 +0000

#1, lmao