tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post9212567374111389054..comments2024-03-25T07:05:55.997-04:00Comments on Smiling Sally: Sheriff Joe Arpaio of ArizonaSmilingSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479373067844173653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-41522564612614994952008-08-06T19:45:00.000-04:002008-08-06T19:45:00.000-04:00Hi Sally-My name is Sam, and I live in Phoenix. I...Hi Sally-<BR/><BR/>My name is Sam, and I live in Phoenix. I appreciate your exuberance about our current sheriff's practices concerning animals. However, his dealings with <I>humans</I> demands a less positive response.<BR/><BR/>The taxpayers of Maricopa County have already shelled out over $40 million worth of lawsuits due to the sheriff's horribly run jails. He barely feeds his prisoners, and with green bologna and moldy bread when he does. Inmates have routinely been beaten, shocked, even killed unnecessarily. In fact, Amnesty International has condemned the jail system of Maricopa County.<BR/><BR/>Beyond that, the current sheriff engages in blatant racial profiling by invading neighborhoods with high Latino populations and arrests people suspected of entering the country illegally. The only probable cause needed: being brown. There have been multiple cases of legal citizens being arrested for no other reason than having brown skin.<BR/><BR/>As I Christian myself, I value human rights and see it as a call of faith to fight hard against injustice. With this in mind, I urge you to dig a little deeper into the current sheriff's history and current actions before endorsing him fully.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the space to express my opinion. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>SamSamuel Isaac Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18377631532693114827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-37285501389730402912008-08-06T12:11:00.000-04:002008-08-06T12:11:00.000-04:00That's amazing. Good for him! I'd vote for him.That's amazing. Good for him! I'd vote for him.Killlashandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16655705881605627747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-39393189788848738692008-08-06T10:22:00.000-04:002008-08-06T10:22:00.000-04:00Sally-- Thanks for stopping by to read about my c...Sally-- Thanks for stopping by to read about my chairs. Yes, you can see where the chair was whittled to release poor Johnny!! Every time I dust, I run my finger over the spot and think of that day. Enjoyed your post today - good food for thought. SallySalmagundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698059457806433623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-47824581406080119962008-08-06T10:17:00.000-04:002008-08-06T10:17:00.000-04:00I was just thinking today how much less welfare wo...I was just thinking today how much less welfare would be needed if prisoners had to work to pay their child support, and if they didn't pay, they'd be put in prison and forced to work to pay it. No exceptions. <BR/>I used to live in AZ and even got certified in Maricopa county to be a crisis pregnancy counsellor. <BR/><BR/>I was joking about being old, lol. I would LOVE to have another baby right now, so I must not be feeling too old, hehe.Qtpies7https://www.blogger.com/profile/04612364762900912663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-68835715801433977652008-08-06T09:14:00.000-04:002008-08-06T09:14:00.000-04:00I remember reading about him. We need more people...I remember reading about him. We need more people like this man running our towns and cities. What a smart, smart person he is.<BR/><BR/>take care,<BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510889733755294128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8102673914317853060.post-10432173612857320212008-08-06T08:36:00.000-04:002008-08-06T08:36:00.000-04:00Morning Diva Sally, Yes mam, I'd vote for that dud...Morning Diva Sally, Yes mam, I'd vote for that dude. I like the way he's doing things. I never did understand why folks behind bars didn't have to do much! As a little girl growing up in the deep south, Alabama, we'd see chain gangs along the highway working or in the fields working and yes, they actually had on the ankles cuffs. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for participating in my Bathroom Beauty Snappers challenge. You look so mahhhhhhhhhhvelous, Darling Diva!<BR/>Be a sweetie,<BR/>Shelia ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com