Local Arizona Newspaper’s 20-Year Coverage of Joe Arpaio’s Deplorable Record Goes Viral
Trump Called Arpaio an ‘American Patriot’
A local Arizona newspaper’s 20-year coverage of neo-Nazi hero Joe Arpaio, convicted of criminal contempt of court for defying an order to stop racially profiling Latinos, has gone viral following the president’s controversial pardon of the former sheriff.
The Phoenix New Times, founded in 1970 to keep “the Valley of the Sun’s feet to the fire,†describes itself as “a must-read for anyone interested in taking the temperature of the nation’s fifth-largest city.†Its in-depth coverage of Arpaio shows that to be true.
Last night, following his pardon, Donald Trump boasted that Arpaio “kept Arizona safe,†labeling him an “American patriot.†The local outlet chronicled his record and so-called patriotism, which you can see below:
He ran a jail that he described as a “concentration camp.” https://t.co/5MNt2lxOyw
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Prisoners there died at an alarming rate, often without explanation. https://t.co/wriqDix6EA
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
One of his jailers nearly broke the neck of a paraplegic guy who had the temerity to ask for a catheter. https://t.co/eySbTTJFph
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
One time, as a publicity stunt, he marched Latino prisoners into a segregated area with electric fencing. https://t.co/DYeyFUDhbD
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Here’s a couple of other examples of what went on in his jails: https://t.co/lX0xV7dyNg
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
He ran an ongoing “mugshot of the day” contest on the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office website. https://t.co/n9hyv0u6Xd
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
He arrested New Times reporters for covering him. We won a $3.75 million settlement for that one. https://t.co/tB97Xtg5ig
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Under him, the MCSO failed to investigate hundreds of sex abuse cases, many of which involved children.https://t.co/CdsU0p9dZo
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
But he somehow found time and money to send a deputy to Hawaii to look for Barack Obama’s birth certificate. https://t.co/lVX595OVmX
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Oh, and one time he staged an assassination attempt against himself? That was weird. https://t.co/KboxuTwYXe
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
In 2013, a federal judge confirmed what literally everyone in Phoenix knew: he’d been racially profiling Latinos. https://t.co/2uYZLMdnwt
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
So naturally, he hired a PI to investigate the judge and his wife. https://t.co/e7Nf01R7vn
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
He also kept on profiling people, which is why he got charged with contempt of court (and was found to be guilty AF) https://t.co/PycurAtivk
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
He also tried to destroy some of the hard drives containing material that was supposed to be turned over the court. https://t.co/XKgR3SDWXd
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
By 2015, his fondness for racial profiling had cost the county more $44 million. On top of, you know, ruining lives. https://t.co/zlLg6kCsUf
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
He also paid millions to settle lawsuits like this one, where deputies stood by as an inmate was brutally beaten. https://t.co/WppUM1vPOs
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
Because this is the Old West or something, he had a “Sheriff’s Posse.” One member got arrested on child porn charges https://t.co/FJosPbsdke
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
His office was responsible for countless fiascos like this botched SWAT raid, where deputies set a puppy on fire. https://t.co/Gb7MS5zare
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
So, yeah, that’s who Trump just pardoned. You can read all our coverage of Arpaio over the years here: https://t.co/7JkmOEVPWW
— PhoenixNewTimes (@phoenixnewtimes) August 26, 2017
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