Sheriff Joe

Friend of mine sent this to me today, I remember hearing about it a couple of years ago.

>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 jails. 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 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."
>
>He bought Newt Gingrich' lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the
>jails.
>
>When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he
>replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the
>inmates were in his jails in the first place.
>
>
>
>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 damned 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.
>
>Sheriff Joe was just reelected Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Steve

 

i have lived in arizona since 1982. id say thats all pretty much acurate. love him or hate him. there is no mistake about where the man stands.

 

Too bad all prisons don't go by the same standards!!!!

Roger

 

Just be a Good Southern Gentleman or Lady and you have nothing to worry about.

 

What a world,our jails are described by inmates as holiday camps they have cable tv,gymnasiums,4 square meals,as many books and magazines as they like I wish hed come over here and give us a few pointers.

 

I`ve always thought that if the luxuries were removed...and the time served made to be bone-crushing, heart-breaking HARD time...perhaps recividism would abate somewhat. I know people that bust thier ass just trying to get by and can`t afford to have thier teeth cleaned let alone cable tv and 3 hots and a cot.

 

I too, am in Arizona. I have to question that email though. 138 degrees?

That can't be right.


I totally agree with taking away their creature comforts.

 

138 degrees is a little hot isn't it.

Steve

 

I was out in Arizona a couple of years back and it was 110F and I was told that was unusually high even.

 

Not this year. We've broken 110 many times in early June, late May. This year is a scorcher.

 

i think he was refering to the temperture inside the tents. which isnt to hard to believe if the outside temperture is in the 110+ range. i lived in scottsdale for 14 years before moving up the hill and i still remember the day it hit 122 back in the early 90's. but its a "dry heat", right Adrynalyne ?

 

I heard that bit about the so called dry heat before I had to live there...dry or not, it's miserable.
people would say it's a dry heat at least and I wanted to smack them, course I was pregnant at the time, that may have contributed to that urge..lol
back to the topic though, I wish alot more jails were like this you hear about the jails with the cable TV, weight room, etc etc and repeat offenders .
I'm betting there would be alot less repeats if they weren't all treated like guests at some hotel. some of these prisoners live better than we do. it's sickening.

 

I remember when it hit that high. I was working outside with my dad the entire day, from early morning till the sun went down. I honestly feel that anything past 115, you don't notice anyway, as your body has already been burnt to a crisp


I swear I want to smack people in the mouth when I hear them say its a dry heat

 

In the uk its the phrase "Its that fine rain,soaks you through"
Or in a blazing heat"Have a hot cup of tea,it will cool you down"