Earlier today, I happened to run into into well-known Phoenix activists Amy McMullen and Layal Rabat, each helping stranded travelers at the Greyhound Bus Terminal, and they informed me of a fundraiser going down at the Crescent Ballroom this Saturday evening, which sounds perfect for those who like their entertainment…
Elderly Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio claims he’s a victim of discrimination.Because of Arpaio’s age, he’s being targeted by MCSO deputies who are pulling over elderly drivers en masse. He’s being grilled about his citizenship because of how his skin looks, and is being held by deputies longer than people…
The first time I met Octavio Castaneda Flores, he was in county stripes, his hands cuffed to a desk where he sat in the visiting room of Durango Jail. See Also: Bill Montgomery Would Rather Talk About Jodi Arias Than Judge Snow’s Order, and Here’s Why After Nine Months in…
Ready and Pearce, tied at the hip for all eternity as far as I’m concerned It may be neo-Nazi mass-murderer J.T. Ready’s version of Valhalla. Flanked by revealing images of Jennifer Lopez, each promising that you can “See her nude,” if you sign up for something called “Playboy Plus,” Ready…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio seemed bored today as he talked about a U.S. citizen caught with more than 50 pounds of meth.”This is important right here,” he said as he twiddled his thumbs and looked at the packages of meth, following up his statement with a long pause.See also:MCSO Suddenly Not…
When you’re the editorial board of the newspaper of record in a benighted patch of sand like Maricopa County, I suspect it’s easy to fall prey to self-deception and confuse 20/20 hindsight with omniscience. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio suddenly no longer is an anti-immigrant tough guy, at least according to his newest press release, which is extraordinarily politically correct.Usually, a press release from Arpaio will describe how many “illegals” were arrested by the MCSO’s Human Smuggling Unit, with their names, photos, and sometimes even a…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s legal beagle Tim Casey has indicated that the sheriff’s office will appeal federal Judge G. Murray Snow’s recent decision, wherein Snow found the MCSO guilty of racial profiling and ordered it to stop. Considering the payday Casey’s firm Schmitt Schneck Smyth Casey & Even, P.C. has scored…
Would you be surprised if the demon dog of the Arizona legal community were to act like a jerk in federal court toward a Deputy U.S. Marshal? See Also: Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution Wilenchik’s a Liar, and There’s More Dennis the Menace Andrew Thomas’ Ex-Special Prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik Appointed…
***Updates regarding new voter registrations are at the end of this post.*** Respect Arizona, the group that had been spearheading the effort to remove Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office, announced Thursday afternoon that it had not obtained the signatures necessary to trigger a recall of the sheriff. As a result,…
Can someone check Joe for vitals? The MCSO’s beginning to resemble a re-make of Weekend at Bernie’s. Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently crawled out from under his rock in Fountain Hills where he’s been licking his wounds since his February slip and fall to do a YouTube video, in which he…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio, guilty of racial profiling? You don’t say? Next thing, they’ll be telling us Zonies that we all live in a desert, or something. See Also: Judge Snow’s Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County Joe Arpaio’s Doomsday: Arpaio Loses ACLU Civil Rights Lawsuit, MCSO…
A voicemail left on our phone this morning from the racist individual who comments on New Times’ blogs with the handle “Joe Arpaio Fan” is the millionth reason (that’s an estimate) people should sign the petition to recall the elderly sheriff.Of course, a federal judge’s ruling last week stating that…
Nativists, Comicon enthusiasts, and supporters of the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio from office. Downtown Phoenix was abandoned on Sunday, save for these three groups as members of the pro-recall organizations Respect Arizona and Citizens for a Better Arizona set up tents on the plaza in front of the…
Please see update below regarding “Camp Recall Arpaio.” After the second suspension of the paid signature drive in the effort to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio, I complained that we were probably stuck with Arpaio until the end of his term, unless we had a loaves and fishes-type miracle. See also:…
U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow just handed the ACLU, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the law firm Covington & Burling, all Latinos, and everyone who has strived for justice in Maricopa County a reason to celebrate over the long holiday weekend by ruling against Sheriff Joe…
The Phoenix Police Department released a report Wednesday on the shooting death of 22 year-old Zachariah Pithan by a Phoenix Police Officer on April 20, an incident the report characterizes as “justifiable homicide.” See also: -Did Phoenix Police Need to Kill Zachariah Pithan? According to the report, four officers were…
Please see update below. Former Guadalupe Mayor Rebecca Jimenez’s camp is partying tonight, celebrating what they believe may be a win over incumbent town Mayor Yolanda Solarez. See also: -Guadalupe made it clear that Joe Arpaio’s attacking anyone with brown skin -Joe Arpaio’s Nemesis Rebecca Jimenez, Guadalupe’s Once and Perhaps…
The nativists are a parasitic lot. They gloat when someone is murdered by an “illegal immigrant,” or any kind of immigrant, actually. In the Boston bombings, they made a feast of the two brothers, the alleged terrorists: one a naturalized U.S. citizen, the other granted asylum. Suddenly, the brothers Tsarnaev…
***Please see update below.*** There should be a special ring of Hell devoted to hit-and-run drivers, if there isn’t already. Not to mention that it must take a special kind of SOB to hit a cop and keep rolling. Authorities currently are looking for the driver of a dark gray…
They don’t call her “GED Jan” for nothin’. Following U.S. District Court Judge David Campbell’s ruling this week in Arizona Dream Act Coalition v. Jan Brewer, Brewer was quick to gloat and mischaracterize Campbell’s decision, painting it as a vindication of her prejudiced policy. See also: -Jan Brewer’s Bigoted Policy…
The roller-coaster campaign to recall Sheriff Joe Arpaio took another dive today. With just two weeks left before the recall’s May 30 deadline, the on-again, off-again paid effort to gather signatures is off again. See also: -Joe Arpaio Recall: 14 Days Left, a New Dennis Gilman Video -Joe Arpaio Recall…
