Arizona’s “Toughest Sheriff”
is at it again. A federal judge ruled
that Joe Arpaio, the sheriff who loves to see his prisoners suffer in pink
underwear and live in tents, must cease any discriminatory racial profiling in
his officers’ operating procedures. The
sheriff believes he has done no wrong and feels that his policies of tough law
enforcement on immigration laws are justified; however, immigration rights activists
such as the ACLU believe that Arpaio and his practices are an outright example
of racial profiling, and presented clear evidence of this during civil
trials.
Arpaio’s actions against Latinos in Arizona are blatant
examples of racial profiling. I agree
with the court’s ruling that Arpaio and his officers violated the Fourth
Amendment (Search & Seizure) and the Fourteenth Amendment (Equal
Protection). Arpaio and his minions made
a habit of searching and detaining Latinos unreasonably, and it is disturbing
that Arpaio still openly claims he will pursue illegal immigrants. What a weird guy. Arpaio fails to realize that he is part of a
failed system that should be sent through the shredder. Lawmen like Arpaio have no place in a world where
their main ego is driven through extreme nationalism, with no place settings
for the minorities who launched pivotal moments of change in history that led
to more inclusive civil rights.
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