A bad guy.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, best known for being the grandfather you wished you never knew existed, is having a tough couple of days during his
contempt of court hearing. First, he has to tell people about how terrible a person he is. Second, his attorney staff, like rats on a sinking ship, have been
running for the hills. And now
this revelation:
A contempt-of-court hearing in the case took the strange turn after the sheriff finished his testimony and Judge Murray Snow began asking him questions, including whether Arpaio was investigating him and his family.
"Are you aware that I've been investigated by anyone?" the judge asked.
Arpaio said he believed his former lawyer, Tim Casey, had hired a private investigator to investigate Snow's wife after she purportedly made a comment that about the judge not wanting the sheriff to get re-elected in 2012.
Sheriff Joe justified this insane thing to say, by saying:
"We weren't investigating you," Arpaio told the judge. "We were investigating some comments that came to our attention."
[bold my emphasis]
Sheriff Joe's brand of criminal, corrupt, abuse-of-power, sheriffing needs to come to an end. Hopefully people will begin to realize that Sheriff Joe isn't very good at his job. He costs more money than he's worth and his defense for criminal behavior is not knowing stuff.
Arpaio apologized again for disregarding an order issued in 2011 to stop the immigration patrols while Snow continued to examine if the tactic involved racial profiling. Arpaio has acknowledged ignoring the order for 18 months.
"I have a deep respect for the courts," Arpaio said. "It really hurts me after 55 years to be in this position. I want to apologize to the judge. I should have known more about these court orders that slipped through the cracks."
That's your job!