Sheriff joe is at it again!

tezzer · 15-01-2011, 15:05

is this true???

You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well.........
cid:X.MA1.1274696747@aol.com
SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!

Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!

Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.

The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.

The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.

The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.

I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand.

He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the holidays and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the prison.

Yup, he was re-elected last year with 83% of the vote.
Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff.

TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO..

HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF

AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY:

Sheriff Joe Arpaio (in Arizona ) who created the 'Tent City Jail':
**He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
**He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jail.
**Took away their weights.
**Cut off all but 'G' movies.
**He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects.
**Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't get sued for discrimination.

**He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal court order that required cable TV for jails, so he hooked up the cable TV again.....BUT only let in the Disney channel and the Weather channel.

**When asked why the weather channel, he replied, "So they will know how hot it's gonna be while they are working
On my chain gangs."

**He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value.

**When the inmates complained, he told them, "This isn't The Ritz/Carlton...... If you don't like it, don't come back."

More On The Arizona Sheriff:

With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports:
About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued
Pink boxer shorts.

On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before.

Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their PINK SOCKS.

"It feels like we are in a furnace," said James Zanzot, an inmate who has lived in the TENTS for 1 year. "It's inhumane."

Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates, "It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to wear full battle gear, but they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths!"

Way to go, Sheriff!

Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers' money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.

15-01-2011, 15:14

i like some of his ideas, a lot of open jails (eg ford!) send prisoners out to work in community but dont broadcast it as this country couldnt deal with it lol!
have you seen sky3s uk border force pathectic no passport oh well have to let you go but you must come back once week and sign on! yeagh right guys been here 7yrs ilegaly hes gonna come back!

15-01-2011, 15:34

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harlowmaverick · 15-01-2011, 15:45

i want one, sod it i will be it!
vote for me

Kamsin · 15-01-2011, 17:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by harlowmaverick

i want one, sod it i will be it!
vote for me

Ok, if your going to be IT, then you need a campaign manager, I except the post.

We need to get some flyers out and get a big bus for you to wave to people from, then we need shotguns! (Just for the ones that dont vote for you) and petrol (We need to burn them after we shoot them).

Next we ban human rights for anyone in prison (If they dont have any they can not moan about loosing them) Take away their right to vote (Need to plan ahead for next year or they will vote you out) and make them go to church. If they in prison, they need to start begging the top man sooner rather than later.

No visits while in prison, however loved ones can come and see them through one way glass, (They only going to moan if you dont let them in).

Work is compulsory, chain gangs in the community, picking litter or gardening for the older folk.

NO PS3 or XBOXs in the prisons, its not a holiday camp! give them books and home work to keep them busy.

Ok, im now enjoying this to much and need to step away from the computer

15-01-2011, 17:36

uk prisoners aint alowed to vote ...yet but europe is making us allow it! there not allowed ps3s due to wireless cnectivity maybe there woried about them starting online petitions for freedom lol!
i agree throughly vetted prisoners should be out there fixing fences cleaning streets etc esp at ol folks homes etc!

Deleted account DD · 15-01-2011, 18:29

I reckon one of Sherrif Joes best lines was when talking about putting women on the chain gangs as well as blokes,

he said no problem " I'm an equal rights incarcerator"

Sedger · 15-01-2011, 18:45

At least two sides to every story...

http://www.arpaio.com/why-arpaios-gotta-go/2.php

15-01-2011, 18:55

oh dear so sad!

Deleted account DD · 15-01-2011, 19:08

I object to my tax money being spent on cushy lives for prisoners.

They should be put to work to benefit others.

In any prison there are deaths suicides and assaults. Some horrendous, some not.

Prisons are for punishment. Do something wrong, dont expect a nice prize.

Considering all of that.......................................

Sheriff Joe gets my vote

BigBlack · 16-01-2011, 17:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by daved

Sheriff Joe gets my vote

+1

I also like the idea that in America they have about 2 million inmates working full time for 25cent and hour! They work full time, no holidays, strikes or days sick.... if they dont like it they get locked up for 23hrs in solitory in an empty cell!!!
The various industrys they work in pay the prisions for the labour helping to fund the prision and save the goverment money!!!

Much as it pains me to say America's got it right!!!

As for the UK.... pay out £000's to keep the Yorkshire Ripper locked up, with everything he needs, then pay for him to appeal against his sentance... twice!!!

(RIP) PLANK · 16-01-2011, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by daved

I object to my tax money being spent on cushy lives for prisoners.

They should be put to work to benefit others.

In any prison there are deaths suicides and assaults. Some horrendous, some not.

Prisons are for punishment. Do something wrong, dont expect a nice prize.

Considering all of that.......................................

Sheriff Joe gets my vote

In English law they aren't - the punishment is being in prison you are not there to be punished

Peasgood · 16-01-2011, 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sedger

At least two sides to every story...

http://www.arpaio.com/why-arpaios-gotta-go/2.php

He doesn't get my vote after reading that.
I do think prisoners get it too cushy, but I don't think encouraging them to beat each other to death or murdering them is the way to go.

(RIP) PLANK · 16-01-2011, 17:38

crime and punishment is a complicated issue, and prisons don't work - fact.

I se the point that they may not deserve an easy life - but - does treating people badly, and leaving them to behave badly just make the worse, would setting a good example for the way you expect them to behave be better? i.e. not just saying 'be good' but showing people how to 'be good' as if it was obvious why aren't they doing it allready?

on the other hand, prisons don't work and are very exspensive, so as a purely cost cutting excersise if nothing else i can see why some of Joe's measures would work.

tezzer · 16-01-2011, 17:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peasgood

He doesn't get my vote after reading that.
I do think prisoners get it too cushy, but I don't think encouraging them to beat each other to death or murdering them is the way to go.

well it would save the tax payer money to keep some of the scum bags, murderers are murderers, so put them together if they cant get on tough, if you let them out they will probably kill some innocent person anyway.

15-01-2011, 15:05	#1
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	Sheriff joe is at it again! is this true??? You all remember Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona , who painted the jail cells pink and made the inmates wear pink prison garb. Well......... cid:X.MA1.1274696747@aol.com SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN! Oh, there's MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe! Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay. The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows. The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million. Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78. The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals. I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the holidays and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the prison. Yup, he was re-elected last year with 83% of the vote. Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws, started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a 'Git-R Dun' kind of Sheriff. TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO.. HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER. THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY: Sheriff Joe Arpaio (in Arizona ) who created the 'Tent City Jail': He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them. He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jail. Took away their weights. Cut off all but 'G' movies. He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects. Then he started chain gangs for women so he wouldn't get sued for discrimination. He took away cable TV until he found out there was a federal court order that required cable TV for jails, so he hooked up the cable TV again.....BUT only let in the Disney channel and the Weather channel. When asked why the weather channel, he replied, "So they will know how hot it's gonna be while they are working On my chain gangs." He cut off coffee since it has zero nutritional value. When the inmates complained, he told them, "This isn't The Ritz/Carlton...... If you don't like it, don't come back." More On The Arizona Sheriff: With temperatures being even hotter than usual in Phoenix (116 degrees just set a new record), the Associated Press reports: About 2,000 inmates living in a barbed-wire-surrounded tent encampment at the Maricopa County jail have been given permission to strip down to their government-issued Pink boxer shorts. On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 degrees inside the week before. Many were also swathed in wet, pink towels as sweat collected on their chests and dripped down to their PINK SOCKS. "It feels like we are in a furnace," said James Zanzot, an inmate who has lived in the TENTS for 1 year. "It's inhumane." Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff who created the tent city and long ago started making his prisoners wear pink and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic. He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates, "It's 120 degrees in Iraq and our soldiers are living in tents too, and they have to wear full battle gear, but they didn't commit any crimes, so shut your mouths!" Way to go, Sheriff! Maybe if all prisons were like this one there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers' money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.

15-01-2011, 15:45	#4
harlowmaverick Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Harlow, Essex Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 3.0 tdi 03 Posts: 962	when can we get a sheriff? i want one, sod it i will be it! vote for me

15-01-2011, 15:14	#2
jace Guest Posts: n/a	i like some of his ideas, a lot of open jails (eg ford!) send prisoners out to work in community but dont broadcast it as this country couldnt deal with it lol! have you seen sky3s uk border force pathectic no passport oh well have to let you go but you must come back once week and sign on! yeagh right guys been here 7yrs ilegaly hes gonna come back!

15-01-2011, 15:34	#3
jace Guest Posts: n/a	http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/g...35864466456402

15-01-2011, 17:36	#6
jace Guest Posts: n/a	uk prisoners aint alowed to vote ...yet but europe is making us allow it! there not allowed ps3s due to wireless cnectivity maybe there woried about them starting online petitions for freedom lol! i agree throughly vetted prisoners should be out there fixing fences cleaning streets etc esp at ol folks homes etc!

15-01-2011, 18:29	#7
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	I reckon one of Sherrif Joes best lines was when talking about putting women on the chain gangs as well as blokes, he said no problem " I'm an equal rights incarcerator"

15-01-2011, 18:45	#8
Sedger Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Vehicle: 1999 PATROL Y61 2.8 SWB Posts: 135	At least two sides to every story... http://www.arpaio.com/why-arpaios-gotta-go/2.php

15-01-2011, 19:08	#10
Deleted account DD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,705	I object to my tax money being spent on cushy lives for prisoners. They should be put to work to benefit others. In any prison there are deaths suicides and assaults. Some horrendous, some not. Prisons are for punishment. Do something wrong, dont expect a nice prize. Considering all of that....................................... Sheriff Joe gets my vote

16-01-2011, 17:38	#14
(RIP) PLANK Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Central England, in the Heart of the Black Country Vehicle: T2 2004 TDI SE LWB Posts: 7,740	crime and punishment is a complicated issue, and prisons don't work - fact. I se the point that they may not deserve an easy life - but - does treating people badly, and leaving them to behave badly just make the worse, would setting a good example for the way you expect them to behave be better? i.e. not just saying 'be good' but showing people how to 'be good' as if it was obvious why aren't they doing it allready? on the other hand, prisons don't work and are very exspensive, so as a purely cost cutting excersise if nothing else i can see why some of Joe's measures would work.