Comments on: Veteran judge OK’d City Hall raid; Arpaio gets mad

By: Terrie

Terrie — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:04:32 +0000

Way to go, Joe! I’m glad to see someone enforcing the laws and not ignoring the illegal immigration problem. Just wish the Govenor and Phoenix Mayor would start backing the laws and not the “money” groups.

By: mesa26

mesa26 — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:09:56 +0000

Doc

Protecting us from house cleaning crininals trying to make a good life for themselves…unfortunetly the laws now make it almost impossiable for them to become legal without having to wait 10 yrs to get in…i think raids are good but not on janitors and landscaping company’s.
I think everyone forgot about the big raid that nabbed a bunch or real criminals
that actually had an effect on the crime rate here in AZ.
SPEND OUR MONEY GOING AFTER REAL CRIMINALS JOE!!!!
NOT PEOPLE TRYING TO GET THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY!!!!!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:02:55 +0000

You’re funny Doc. I’m decent, very educated (3 degrees) and I am disgusted with what occured here.

By: Totenkopf

Totenkopf — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:57:50 +0000

My dear-departed daddy used to say some people do the right thing for the wrong reason. So’s the case with Arpaio. He’s only going after illegals because its expedient to his reelection. Lest you think I’m pro-illegal, I’m certainly not. ALL police agencies ought to arrest illegals. I can’t vote for someone who is solely out for his own self-aggrandizement, not matter how “worthy” the cause. Arpaio is the P.T. Barnum of law enforcement.

By: Doc

Doc — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:35:00 +0000

Decent, educated people are Always proud of
Sheriff Joe!!!!!
Go Joe, keep protecting us!

By: snipes

snipes — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:59:37 +0000

This unholy trinity of political corruption is complete:
Arpaio–Thomas–Donahoe

What a cesspool.

By: ARJAY

ARJAY — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:18:24 +0000

“YOUR GETTING FED UP…JOE????
We are all FED UP WITH YOU!!!!
Now go home to Ava and hire a personal attorney to depfend yourself!

By: ARJAY

ARJAY — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:16:40 +0000

AnyOne whom “really listens” to this must agree….
JOE ARPAIO IS “WELL PAST”…..LOSING IT!
As usual….Joe always Knows BEST!
He has only ONE AGENDA: His…….
“He is gonna give the Mayor an EarFull”:
Give Me A Break!
Joe: Your going to get an EARFUL on election day!

By: whufla

whufla — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:32:46 +0000

First, thank you Nick Martin for following up on this story.

Secondly, it’s probably hopeless to do so, but I’m going to point out that Hiskoledukated’s comment about the Anat Tripati “legal scandal” needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Lack of credible sources aside, Hiskoledukated failed to mention that Tripati accuses Judge Gary Donahoe of the same dishonesty as he does those other judges.

By: forkedlift

forkedlift — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:34:59 +0000

It can’t be emphasized enough that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio assertively told the nation on nationally broadcast Fox News, “We DID notify the Mesa Police Department before we went into the library.”

That broadcast of Arpaio’s statement was seen and heard by law enforcement agencies throughout the country, and would be standard operating procedure for any credible law enforcement agency in like situations.

On that same topic, the Tribune’s extensive report of the sheriff’s 2:00 a.m. raids into Mesa’s library and city hall by a few dozen of his heavily armed SWAT officers (”Mesa mayor rips Arpaio on city buildings raid” by reporters Nick R. Martin and John Leptich) reports as follows:

“”The (Mesa) mayor said neither the city nor its police department were given any warning. The secrecy created the potential for accidental violence or conflict between agencies, he said.
Arpaio also said his agency told the city about the raids days in advance, but offered no proof of it.
The mayor said Arpaio’s claim was false.
“We received no information from anyone,” Smith said.”"

Somebody is lying through their teeth. Is it Mesa Mayor Scott Smith? The Mesa Police Department? Or Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio?
This needs to be flushed out.