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June 26, 2010
Tea Party Patriots Support Killer Sheriff
The site Resist.net, billing itself as The Home of The Patriotic Resistance, is supporting Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. So let me tell you a few things about Sheriff Joe. How about we start with the wrongful death of Scott Norberg. Sheriff Joe Arpaio: The Norberg wrongful death lawsuit was settled out of court for $8.25 million. Sheriff Sheriff Joe Arpaio has repeatedly claimed that this cost the taxpayers nothing since it was paid by an insurance company.Well I have a few more details on that case. The investigation into the death of Scott Norberg is a perfect example. Norberg, who had struggled with drug addiction, was arrested after attempting to slug a cop. He was in Arpaio's jail just 15 hours before he was handcuffed by guards, kicked, stomped on, and then strapped into a restraint chair. There, guards held a towel over his head, literally suffocating him. Medical records later revealed that he had been shot with a stun gun at least 14 times and beaten so badly that his larynx cracked.Or how about the death of Charles Angster III? Mentally retarded Charles Agster III, 33, was arrested for trespassing on August 6, 2001. Detention officers pulled a hood over his head and slammed him into a restraint chair. Agster was asphyxiated to the point that he became brain dead. He was pronounced legally dead three days later. In 2006, a federal court awarded $9 million to his family.Or how about this case? Deborah Braillard, 46, was documented as a diabetic in the jail's health records. Her cellmates say a nurse did not give Braillard insulin, and then detention officers ignored her when she went into diabetic shock. Braillard died on January 23, 2005, ultimately from lack of insulin.Ah. What a well run jail. A fine example for law enforcement everywhere. Legally blind and serving a short sentence in Tent City for shoplifting, Brian Crenshaw, 40, was transferred to solitary confinement after a tussle with Arpaio's detention officers. Six days later, he was found comatose in his solitary cell with a broken neck, ruptured intestines, broken toes, and severe internal injuries. Arpaio maintains Crenshaw sustained the injuries when he fell off his four-foot bed. Crenshaw died on March 14, 2005.Yeah. He fell. It could happen to anyone. And Sheriff Joe's deputies are a kind and caring lot. On March 26, 1996, Jose Rodriquez, 39, died in a pool of his own vomit on a jail floor. His cries for help went ignored by Arpaio's jail employees. Rodriquez's dehydration, fever and twitching ultimately led to his death, even while inmates shouted for help.Well those inmates were just troublemakers. Not doubt Sheriff Joe's boys meted out to them the punishment they deserved. From what I can tell Sheriff Joe has cost the taxpayers in his area over $40 million for the mismanagement of the jail. I was under the impression the Tea Parties stood for fiscal restraint. So even on that count the Sheriff is not a good exemplar of the movement. My advice? Until Resist.net cleans up its act don't give them a dime or any other kind of support. If they were trying to discredit the Tea Parties they couldn't be doing a better job. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 06.26.10 at 02:22 PM
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Ellie, Of course it is missing something. Links to the court documents for the $9 million judgment, the $8.25 million judgment, and the rest of the judgments that add up to over $40 million. An exercise I leave to the reader. M. Simon · June 27, 2010 03:31 AM Ellie Light is a Fucking Idiot in Three Easy Links: http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2009/04/02/splc-letter-to-congressional-committee-sparks-controversy/ http://vivirlatino.com/2009/03/11/sheriff-joe-arpaio-officially-under-doj-investigation.php Phelps · June 27, 2010 02:37 PM |
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So we are to believe that the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, Justice Dept, etc all would ignore these incidents?
Your case clearly lacks something.