Posted by
Billy on Friday, September 03, 2010 1:05:26 PM
The Justice Department sued the nation's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" on
Thursday, calling Joe Arpaio's defiance of an investigation into his office's
alleged discrimination against Hispanics "unprecedented."
It's the first time in decades a lawman has refused to cooperate in one of
the agency's probes, the department said.
The Arizona sheriff had been given until Aug. 17 to hand over documents the
federal government first asked for 15 months ago, when it started investigating
alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and jail
policies that discriminate against people with limited English skills.
Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for the department's civil rights
division, said it's unfortunate the department had to sue to get the documents,
which neither the agency nor Arpaio would describe.
(Billy's Thoughts>>> So this White House which is doing nothing to stop people from coming into our nation in a nonlegal way is now going after a man who is following the rule of law. If you care you can read more of the above story Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe.)