some of the lawsuits against sheriff joe...
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/04/25/20080425manning-letter0425.html
This is the kind of thing Joe does to his political enemies...
"Two Republicans and an Independent running against Arpaio have all alleged abuses of power on the part of Sheriff Arpaio. In 2002, the county settled a lawsuit out of court with former employee Steve Barnes for wrongful termination after he blew the whistle on questionable tactics by the sheriff's office.
Barnes claimed that Arpaio's office wiretapped former Arpaio aide Tom Bearup and that it had targeted County Attorney Rick Romley for surveillance. Bearup, W. Steven Martin and Dan Saban, all running for sheriff against Arpaio this year, have also reported that they have been followed and harassed by sheriff's deputies.
Another example would also be the arrest of Nick Tarr, otherwise known as "Joe Arizona". In 2020 there were three hot propositions involving Indian gaming in Arizona, Nick's "Joe Arizona" character supported racetracks having slot machines, Sheriff Joe was supporting a proposition that kept Indian gaming on Indian land. For Halloween Nick decided to campaign in downtown Phoenix dressed as an officer. He went into his prop closet can came out with an old uniform shirt from DPS, his trademark "I Love Arizona" t-shirt, and a pair of Arpaio's pink boxer shorts.
Dave Hendersott, chief Deputy of the Sheriff's Office spotted Nick and he called DPS twice to have them come out and give Nick a citation. DPS officers came out and decided there was no crime. Undaunted, Hendershott then ordered his own deputies to arrest Tarr of impersonating an officer.
The charges against Tarr we later dropped and Tarr now has a lawsuit against the Sheriff's Office."
http://www.arpaio.com/top-ten/index.php
Sheriff Joe and his gang are bullies who prey on the poor and weak. He and his gang terrorize his political enemies. He makes sure the tv cameras are running when he rounds up illegals, while nothing is done to the real criminals, the employers or hire them. Many people are brutalized or die in his jail. He is a racist, hate filled old man who should see his jail from the inside for a few years.