The office of county sheriff in Arizona dates back to territorial days when the sheriff was the only law. When Arizona became a state 100 years ago the office of sheriff was spelled out in the state Constitution.
Now it takes over 600 words in Arizona Revised Statutes to describe the sheriff’s duties and powers.
Besides enforcing the law, sheriffs are required to run the county jail, serve the papers of the Superior Court and the list goes on and on.
While some sheriffs only have a handful of deputies and small jail, in Maricopa County the sheriff employs close to 4,000 employees and oversees a budget that’s approaching $300 million dollars. The county jail is bigger than some state prisons.
A sheriff has to be a lawman, prison warden and an accomplished financial manager to effectively run his office.
Yet in Arizona the only requirement to be one of the state’s most powerful Constitutional officers with vast responsibilities that impact the safety of county residents is that one be a legal voter and reside in the county where they want to be sheriff.
A sheriff doesn’t even have to meet the basic requirements that are demanded of applicants in Arizona to be a city, county or state law enforcement officer.
No job application to ensure they meet minimum standards, no written test to establish a basic level of intelligence, no background investigation to determine honesty, character and integrity, no criminal history checks, no polygraph to determine truthfulness and no psychological examination to determine if one is fit to have powers over another person’s life and freedom.
And once elected, sheriffs aren’t given evaluations and determinations aren’t made to see if a sheriff is meeting accepted professional goals and meeting the standards of performance expected of other county employees.
An Arizona sheriff doesn’t even have to have law enforcement experience or be certified as a peace officer by the Arizona Peace Officers and Standards and Training Board.
California and Colorado have training and experience standards for county sheriffs.
The level of experience for Arizona sheriffs has run the gambit. From career deputy sheriffs who work their way up through the ranks to ex-rookie police officers and even a former lawn mower repairman. We’ve had all kinds of sheriffs over the years. Some good, some bad, some embarrassing. A fair share of goof-balls and crooks have worn a sheriff’s star.
While much is made of the sheriff being elected and answering to the people, the people only get a chance every four years to replace the sitting sheriff should they prove to be corrupt, incompetent, inept or embarrassing to the agency and deputies they lead.
Take for instance the recent case of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu posing in his underwear and splashing his soap opera-like lifestyle all over the Internet. Or Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s misappropriating $100 million dollars. Were these two answerable to an elected oversight body like a city council or county board of supervisors, do you really think they’d still have a job?
Recent reports about failures by both the Maricopa County and Pinal County sheriff’s offices to adequately investigate hundreds of sex crimes would’ve certainly resulted is serious punitive action if Arpaio and Babeu were hired and fired like their deputies.
Examples of poor judgment, fiscal mismanagement and a lack of leadership when it comes to investigating serious crime only reinforces the need to examine if changes are in order for how the person in charge of countywide law enforcement is selected and retained.
Whether it’s time to impose certification, training, experience, performance and accountability standards on sheriffs like those imposed on the heads of other law enforcement agencies, or if it’s time to appoint sheriffs like police chiefs, it’s time for change.
While many laugh at the theatrics and antics of Sheriffs Babeu and Arpaio, the joke is on us.
Retired Mesa master police officer Bill Richardson lives in the East Valley and can be reached at bill.richardson@cox.net.
Slabside posted at 12:12 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
Those that can't cut the mustard to be sheriff write sheriff bashing articles for the EVT IMHO.
Accuracy posted at 12:29 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
Bill Richardson wrote: …… “the people only get a chance every four years to replace the sitting sheriff should they prove to be corrupt, incompetent, inept or embarrassing to the agency and deputies they lead”.
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That’s right, and the voters of Maricopa County re-elected Sheriff Joe Arpaio in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. “Every four years.” And, they will re-elect Sheriff Joe again in November for sure.
But, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu will have difficulty in his run for U.S. Congress, in what is expected to be the newly redrawn Arizona's 4th congressional district.
Rich posted at 1:22 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
Elected people don't really need qualifications and in most scenarios the bad money runs out the good. Statistically. both Arpaio and Babeu have been below mediocre as law enforcement officials. Arpaio about the worst and most expensive administrator on the face of the Earth, Babeu a bit better, but only because his antics got him extra bucks from the state. Arpaio runs a terrible jail, because it is expensive and dangerous, for what the lawsuits alone have cost we could buy and use a Scottsdale resort, Babeu, the jury's still out. But basically, we have two people who are rather embarrassingly bad at their jobs by any objective standard. However, so is the President of the United States, judging by any objective standard. We buy style, not substance. Our standards for police officers now was written by people chosen for style and not substance, our standards for sheriffs if enacted, would be no different. Yes, the joke's on us, but it is a joke we told, and I don't think electing a few other goofballs to tell it to us would be of any real help. There are too many laws, too many lawmakers, too much government with too much power for any species of 'standards' to be effective no matter who we adopt them for. So our little troop of performing dogs perform for our amusement, at rates that would make Hollywood's biggest stars blush.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 4:25 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
blabberside...sheriff(aka security guard wannabees-
arpiojo and babozo ) molded together could not match B. Richardson superb qualifications in any type of law enforcement position and I would include any qualifications that you might have from watching
dragnet ...is that OK?...
bab
samkat posted at 5:53 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
Heck, I think they need to toughen the standards for master police officers as well. :-)
Masterrogue666 posted at 9:08 pm on Fri, Feb 24, 2012.
Bitter dregs, Bill, bitter dregs....
k33j88 posted at 7:25 am on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Upon further review of you mug-shot close-up, I'm glad your retired. Where does that wild-eyed look come from? Anyway, we all know, or at least we should, that sheriffs are elected every 4 years. Just in case you haven't noticed, it's called "democracy in action". If there is lack of oversight in the "requirments of a well-rounded backround", I'm sure our bloated and over-staffed legislative process can correct the problem. Shame on you for not raising the issue that the county sheriff is "our last line of defence" against federal tryanny. You, sir, have no faith in the intellect and rational of the electorate. Thank GOD you're a minority opinion.
Dale Whiting posted at 8:01 am on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Bill,
An interesting idea, but ! ! !
Perhaps the most stinging indictment of Sheriff Joe was that after his first four years in office, his chief political opponent for re-election was one of his own adminstrators. He knew what was going on, tried to make an issue of it, but Sheriff Joe, the consumate politican, fooled the electorate into thinking he was doing better than had any of his predecessors. Tent City, pink underwear, sandwiches for lunch, we all recall this B.S. Joe heaped upon us!
And recall who his predecessors were! Businessmen, not law enforcement officers. Joe had been an administrator in federal law enforcement.
No, Bill, your idea is interesting, and perhaps has merit. But where Joe had experience, I think I'll take that bicycle shop owner any time!
Leon Ceniceros posted at 9:59 am on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
I was wondering when the ....'VENDETTA"....would raise it's ugly head again.
Since the writer was never a Deputy Sheriff and has no clue as to what they duties, responcibilities and work environment is...........why not stick to what he does know.
The Chandler and Mesa Police Department could really use some good constructive help. If you were in the Army (now don't get into a hissie-fit...no one is calling you a ....slacker or a shirker.... like a certain Republican Presidential Candidate) but Army veterans know what's what with the Army, just like Marines, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans know their respective Services and would never, ever....criticize or presume to lecture members of another Service...just something to keep in mind for the future.....[wink]
sdjtaz posted at 1:36 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
What I see here is a bunch of ad hominem (for those I'm addressing, that means that you are attacking the messenger, but not the message) attacks from the usual suspects. The really sad thing is that if either Arpaio or Babau had a D (but did everything else the same) after their name, Slabside, Masterrogue, K33, Inaccuracy, and Leon would be among the loudest critics of these two.
Slabside posted at 3:17 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
sdjtaz, if they had a "D" after their name they would be looking the other way when it came to illegal immigration. Fortunately for Arizona voters, they have an "R" after their name which means they do their best to uphold ALL of the laws.
sdjtaz posted at 3:44 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Gee Slabside, I guess that why under Barack Obama (D) the size of the Border Patron has increased, the number of illegal aliens deported has increased, the number of dangerous illegal aliens deported have greatly increase, and the number of border crossings have decreased. Since that truly trumps anything regarding anything done under George W. Bush (R) did in his eight years in office, I guess that makes your response a load of horse hockey.
Slabside posted at 6:07 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
It's all smoke and mirrors my Kool-Aid drinking friend.
"The number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. was actually dropping at the end of the George W. Bush years — but that progress has stopped under President Obama, according to a new report by the Center for Immigration Studies.
With enforcement increasing and the economy souring, CIS said a net of 1 million illegal immigrants left the U.S. from January 2007 to January 2009, as the population went from 11.8 million down to 10.8 million.
But progress has halted since Mr. Obama took office in January 2009 and, if anything, the illegal population in the United States rebounded slightly, to 10.9 million in 2011 — the most recent figures available, according to the study.
CIS, a think tank that argues for stricter immigration limits, uses Census Bureau numbers to make its estimates. The analysts said the numbers show the changes Mr. Obama has made to immigration enforcement appear to be backfiring, and that more people are staying here illegally.
The Homeland Security Department will issue its own official report later this year."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/feb/16/obama-reverses-progress-illegal-immigration/
Accuracy posted at 6:09 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
That's why under President Barack Obama (D) and Attorney General Eric Holder the gun-trafficking and gun-walking (supplied by federal agents) to Mexican drug lords has also increased.
k33j88 posted at 9:34 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Dear sdjtaz: There once was a time when I carried the banner for the democratic party. I won't go into details, but the "D" party, was for me, all that represented whats good and morally right for the country. Boy was I fooled! Now that I've matured into a critical thinker, not taking as face value what is dropped into my lap, my outlook is clear, without colored lenses. Don't mis-understand me, a balance is required to prevent an abuse of power. The democratic party is a necessary evil. However, their influence is co-opted by the Islamic/Communist idealology. The partys' influence must be kept at a minimum. The future of our nation, that we all love, is at stake. The RINO'S(republican-in-name-only) are just as much as a threat to our freedoms as the socialist currently in place. Power corrupts----absolute power corrupts absolutely.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 10:47 pm on Sat, Feb 25, 2012.
Bill, some of your critics CANNOT handle the truth...Your article tells it like it is. By the way, one critic stated you have not been a "deputy" somthing, but I do know that during your law enforcement career you as a member of the DEA task force made international cases against major cartel members operating in the Arizona-Mexico corridor...I also heard a rumor that Joe Arpio gave you a federal recognition award. Based on the performance of the Pinal-Maricopa elected w/o qualifications sheriffs, I sincerely believe that those 2 elected officials could not match what you accomplished as a real accredited DPS-DEA task force agent/detective. Arizona voters got duped by non-qualified publicity junkies. But , I heard that McCain stands by them. McCain is also the one that failed to disclose Obamas background problems. Keep educating Arizona Bill-and keep the faith. Arizona deserves better than law- enforcement wannabees...
Masterrogue666 posted at 8:06 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
I think that EVT needs needs higher standards for its columnists.....
Masterrogue666 posted at 8:31 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
@ sdjtaz: Excuse me, but you are in ERROR! I am not a Republican or a Democrat. I'm a GDI, or Gosh Darn Independent. I think both camps are flawed to some degree, so I don't support either one completely. When I vote, I spend a great deal of time finding out where the candidate stand on the issues that are important to me. Then I vote for the one that matches my wants.
There's ONE REASON why Sheriff Joe keeps getting elected. THE MAJORITY of people think he's doing a good job, and want to keep him in office.
Both Sheriff Joe and Sheriff Babeu have served this country in many different roles, and have done some VERY GOOD THINGS! I've yet to read where Bill Richardson writes anything good about either person. In fact, Bill goes out of his way to bring Sheriff Joe into his article so he can put him down. But don't believe me, check it out for yourself. Bill Richardson has a very unheathy hatred of Sheriff Joe, so you should direct you comments towards the correct person.
By the way, you have any plans on retorting comment about the article in the Washington Times? I found that interesting reading.....
scyntax posted at 9:08 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Say Bill, good article, but, in this context, you don't "run the gambit". You "run the gamut". Vastly different meanings.
billrichardson posted at 1:45 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Thanks.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 6:01 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
masterroque666...Please point out one - just one erroneous fact that Bill has written about the 2 corrupt law enforcement wannabees. Bill knows more about corrupto Joe than you know about yourself. As for the Pinal security guard imposter...Bill knew he was lying during the "alien Invasion" involving another liar named Purroll. If you cannot handle the truth - do not read Bills inside information comments. All Bill is trying to do is educate those that have been duped by super ego maniacs and try to restore law enforcement to a pro- level. Hatred is not in Bills demeanor-however, he knows the facts...
KJDaVinci777 posted at 6:06 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
sdjtaz...you are right...If they had the D they would fit in with the Chicago outfit and all the other Washington organized criminals that look up to fast and furious HOLDER...
Rational Human posted at 7:35 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
KJDaVinci777, the only fact this senile old man makes is that he's full of sour grapes and hates those that succeeded where he failed so miserably. He couldn't win because he can't do the job we ask of our top law enforcement officers. Both of the two officers this senile old man denigrates are professionals with outstanding records behind them. I don't think the senile old man could ever in his best days stand knee high to the men he denigrates.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 11:55 pm on Sun, Feb 26, 2012.
Mr. Rational- I was unaware that Bill ran for anything, thus I do not compare him with the 2 super egos. HOWEVER, I was told by a high ranking DEA official that when Bill was assigned to the DEA task force in Phx and worked narcotics for DPS-HE, Bill and his fellow officers put more latino narco-criminals in jail before they were send back to their coutries of origin. In other words the self-proclaimed know it all sheriff (Joe and his pal Paul) could get elected 25 more years and they would STILL not match Bills sucess as a peace officer. According to DEA the people they arrested were the cream of the crop dope dealers...no one with a broken tail light or dishwasher was added to Bills stats. Thats why people that know law enforcement are frustrated that Arizona voters have been taken by two con artist. ALSO if Bill has this hatred for the 2 frauds WHY didn't Bill print the gay story./..I was told Bill like others in law enforcement knew that Paul was gay, BUT what Bill among others DID not know was that Paul was illegally involved with a Mexican, thus violating some campaign laws. (Paul did not vet the boyfriend)...The solution is simple - thes 2 "aliens" from Boston should return to their homeland.
Rational Human posted at 11:04 am on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
Yes Joe was a DEA agent. In his 25-year tenure with the DEA, he was stationed in Argentina, Turkey and Mexico, and advanced through the ranks to the position of head of the DEA's Arizona branch. They know each other well. Senile old man hated Joe for his success and still does. Senile old man supports gay rights including gay marriage so you can see why he wouldn't denigrate Joe's pal Paul. You assumption that the sheriff had an ILLEGAL involvement with a Mexican is just rumor with no facts to back it up. They are here to stay because they do the job Arizonans want them to do. You open border illegal alien loving traitors can go back to Mexico with your alien buddies if you want but we are here to stay.
Rational Human posted at 11:19 am on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
Sheriff Arpaio has put in 58 years as a very successful law enforcement officer And was directly responsible for any success the senile old man had.
Masterrogue666 posted at 8:09 pm on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
KJDaVinci777: I stick by my post dated 8:31 am on Sun, Feb 26, 2012. Like it or not, Sheriff Joe has done good in other areas, yet you'd NEVER read about it here. I remain correct.
By the way, I have every right to post here, as long as it's within guidelines. If you don't like it, feel free to post what you will, I would never tell you not to post your thoughts.
Therein is the difference between us....
KJDaVinci777 posted at 8:17 pm on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
Mr. Irrational-humane...FACTS: (ACCORDING TO DEA VIPS)...Joe was not succesful at DEA...however, he beat the system and was forced to retire in Arizona. Being forced out of Mexico and Washington AND earning the ruputation of being a "nickel"-"dime" bag stiff, means that Joe was never involved in high caliber cases. I was also told that he got in DEA by hook or crook, since he did not qualify without a college degree-The guy that send him to Arizona was also uneducated, but managed to also beat the system. Joe could not shine Bills shoes with his (security guard-experience).MORE FACTS: Mexicans-latinos and native Americans have been in Arizona from the beginning of time...So YOU ,BREWER ,PEARCE, ARPIO, BABAUE ARE the "aliens"...The latino population does not want you here anymore...We cannot stop the browning of Arizona so my advice to you is to live and let live and avoid being DEPORTED...jOE AND bABUE KNOW THAT THEY DUPED THE ARIZONA SENIOR VOTERS, WITH THEIR FEARMONGERING...CONCENTRATE ON RADICAL MUSLIMES BEFORE YOU PICK ON MEXICANS that built your house with low wages. Funny how you did not complain then. And not funny when Paul B. was NOT COMPLAINING WHEN HE WAS HAVING SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS OF THE 3RD KIND WITH A MACHO MEXICAN...did you know that?
scottsdale court is corrupt posted at 8:26 pm on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
You people think this is all that is wrong? I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU ABOUT SCOTTSDALE COURT. THEY ARE SENDING OUT DUPLICATE CHARGES TO DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL CASES AND USING THIS IS A PLEA BARGAINING TOOL TO GET UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS TO ACCEPT THESE AGREEMENTS. THEN AFTER THEY SIGN THE PLEA AGREEMENT OR DENY SIGNING IT, THE COURT TAMPERES WITH THE CASE RECORDS TO MAKE IT APPEAR AS THOUGH THE DEFENDANT ACCEPTED THE PROCEEDINGS, THE MEDIA SHOULD LOOK INTO CASE M-0751-CR-2009016936. THIS CASE IS AN ATTACK ON A PATRON AT THE LOCAL ZIPPS SPORTS GRILL AND THE MANAGER NAMED NICK WALKER PROVIDED FALSE EVIDENSE TO THE COURT AND A STATEMENT WAS SENT TO THE OWNER AND INSURANCE COMPANY AND NICK WAS TERMINATED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER IN THIS CASE FAILED TO OBTAIN THE EVIDENCE THE DEFENDANT REQUESTED. THERE WAS A VIDEO AND IT WAS GIVEN TO THE COURT AND THE COURT HIS THE EVIDENCE AND THE DEFENDANT HAD A WITNESS WHO HEARD THE PUBLIC DEFENDER EUGENE MARQUEZ TELL HIM THAT VIDEO AND THE OTHER EVIDENCE IN THE CASE IS 'NO LONGER AVAILABE". THERE IS OVER 5 STATEMENTS THAT SPELL OUT THE CORRUPT ACTS OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER AND THE COURT TAMPERED WITH THE RECORDS AND TO VERIFY THIS, YOU GO OBTAIN THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE COURT AND YOU WILL ASK YOURSELF....'WHERE IS ALL THE EVIDENCE IN THE COURT RECORDINGS THAT THIS DEFENDANT SPEAKS ABOUT"???? IT WAS DELETED AND THE COURT IS ALSO NOT ALLOWING THE DEFENDANT AN APPEAL. THE PROSECUTOR IS HOLDING THE APPEAL IN HIS OFFICE BECAUSE THE APPEAL WAS WRITTEN BY THE DEFENDANT........WHO IS ALSO A FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDENT WITH TWO YEARS OF SCHOOLING IN THIS FIELD.
THE LAWYERS LISTED ON THE ARIZONA STATE BARS LISTS FOR CRIMINAL DEFENSE WILL NOT TAKE CASES IN THE SCOTTSDALE COURT BECAUSE OF THE CORRUPTION THAT IS GOING ON.
EUGENE MARQUEZ SET UP ALOT OF COURT VICTIMS BEFORE THIS DEFENDANT CAME ALONG AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF THOSE FIRST 5 STATEMENTS, EUGENE RESIGNED FROM THE SCOTTSDALE COURT PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE BECAUSE I BLEW THE WHISTLE ON HIS CORRUPTION AND THE COURT IS COVERING THIS CASE UP....I WAS ORDERED TO PAY OVER $5,000.00 FOR DAMAGES THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I DID NOT SIGN THE PLEA AGREEMENT AND I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK AT A RULE 32 HEARING AND YOU CAN HEAR THIS ON THE COURT RECORDING......THESE ARE ALL VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW AND THE MEDIA WONT TOUCH THIS CASE. IF YOU WANT TO OBTAIN THE 27 PAGES OF THIS CASE, SEND AN EMAIL TO SCOTTSDALECOURTISCORRUPT AT HM DOT COM.
I WAS ALSO PULLED OVER BY OFFICER RUSCH WHO TOLD ME I WAS SPEEDING AND WHEN I ARGUED WITH HIM TO SEE THE RADAR GUN, HE REFUSED TO SHOW IT TOO ME AND WHEN I QUOTED THE LAW AND TOLD HIM I WENT TO SCHOOL TO BE A COP AT ONE TIME. HE THEN SHOWED ME THE RADAR GUN AND THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANY SPEED ON IT AND WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY THERE IS NOTHING SHOWING, HE SAID BECAUSE HE ERASED IT AND HE DIDNT HAVE TO SHOW ME, BUT HE WAS BEING NICE. He came to the car with other tickets for now wearing a seatbelt and not having registration in the car, im from minnesota and didnt know this here, so i told him that the car was just handed over to me the other day and all the papers were put into the glove box of my friends new car. I said "you pulled me over because of the appearance of my car and you were hoping you could sit and write a huge list of tickets and his reply was "You're right i did"!! SCOTTSDALE IS FLAWED BADLY AND THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TIME FOR JUSTICE
scottsdale court is corrupt posted at 8:41 pm on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
ONE MORE THING.,,,,I HAD A VISIT TO SHERIFF JOES LITTLE BOOT CAMP AS A RESULT OF THE COURT CORRUPTION IN SCOTTSDALE. THIS BUILDING HE IS USING HAS BEEN CONDEMED BY THE CITY AND STATE, YET THE BUILDING ENFORCEMENT WILL LET HIM DO THIS BECAUSE HES THE SHERIFF......THE CONDITIONS AT THE TENT CITY ARE NOT HEATED AT NIGHT DURING THE WINTER WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT. THESE POOR PEOPLE SIT AND FREEZE ALL NIGHT INSIDE OF CANVAS TENTS AND THEY ONLY GET THREE BLANKETS TO TRY AND KEEP WARM ALONG WITH THE CLOTHES HE PUTS YOU INTO. I use to support this sheriffs idea because it seems to be a good one but he goes home at night to the comfort of his home, maybe he should get convicted of his actions once and be placed into his boot camp for a year. Just a good thought. I cant say hes all bad because he is doing something about the illegal immagration here and our lame president wont. There is over 20 million illegals here in this country. when will a president declare removal of them? If this happens all of us would have jobs.
I AM CURRENTLY STARTING TO BUILD A WEBSITE ABOUT THE CORRUPTION GOING ON INSIDE SCOTTSDALE COURTS TO GET AMERICAS ATTENTION TO STOP THIS HERE.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 8:47 pm on Mon, Feb 27, 2012.
master-666-I was not telling you or anyone else to post or not to post...I guess I did not make myself clear: If you do not like the FACTS that Bill exposes, call him on the carpet, and I will do the same. But to attack Bill for exposing 2 corrupt county officials is not the way to go-unless we can find Bill lying like the Obamas,Arpios, or Babaues. As I stated before - give me or list ONE instance where Bill has lied or misreprented the truth about the 2 clowns or for that matter Grand D. Pearce. The next NEW sheriff for both counties will have to buy a lot of Clorox...
Leon Ceniceros posted at 6:46 am on Tue, Feb 28, 2012.
Wow...maybe it's a good thing I don't have a car anymore after reading some of these commentors....you know the .."Road Rage" thing and all.
The Democrats and especially Obama loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee to call for ...."civil discourse" and the old Rodney King quote ..."Can't we all get along" (he said this as Black rioters were pulling Whites and light-skinned Chicanos out of their cars and trucks and beating them with bricks and kicking them in the head as they burnt down South-Central Los Angeles for the ....umpteenth time).
I guess the Liberal-Progressive-Democrat-Socialist-Anarchist and Commie Wanna-Be's are taking their ques from the likes of MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, Roger Maddow and good ole "camera in his face"= ED.
KJDaVinci777 posted at 1:57 pm on Tue, Feb 28, 2012.
leon: All Bill is trying to do is educate all
Arizona voters on the corruption that has taken over law enforcement at the county levels.
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Masterrogue666 posted at 3:36 pm on Tue, Feb 28, 2012.
KJDaVinci777: I HAVE "called him on the carpet", SEVERAL TIMES. He has yet to step upon said carpet. Look at some of his past articles, you'll see what I mean....
Rational Human posted at 7:16 am on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
The Tribune needs higher standards for its guest commentators. Two years ago even the Republic saw what a bitter cop hating complainer this old man was and yanked his entire account and scrubbed Richardson’s work from its website. They even took away his ability to comment on other's commentaries. All he does in all his articles is run down law enforcement officers. He's a bitter failure of a cop who now hates law enforcement. Except that I've yet to see him complain about any cop that supports illegal migrant rights. Very interesting Bill, why is that? Hate sb1070? Bill loves whatever you do.
billrichardson posted at 5:11 pm on Wed, Feb 29, 2012.
Rational Human,
That's news to me? You might want to pick up a copy of the Mesa section of today's Arizona Republic and check out my latest column. You'll like it. Thanks for taking the time to read my work and comment. Bill
TeaPartyPatriot posted at 8:44 am on Thu, Mar 1, 2012.
http://phxated.com/phxated/why-did-the-republic-fire-one-of-its-bloggers-and-scrub-his-work-from-its-website-without-notice/
http://www.heatcity.org/2010/09/republic-shuts-down-ex-cops-blog.html
What the Republic does today is as irrelevant as the newspaper is itself.
"All he does in all his articles is run down law enforcement officers. He's a bitter failure of a cop who now hates law enforcement. Except that I've yet to see him complain about any cop that supports illegal migrant rights. Very interesting Bill, why is that? Hate sb1070? Bill loves whatever you do."
I see you didn't deny to important parts of Rational Human's comment. So what do you think of sheriff Dumbdick down in Pima County? He hates SB1070. There's a sheriff down in Santa Cruz County that says he doesn't even notice illegal migrants pouring across his county. How's he doing? The law enforcement officers that harbor illegal migrants can't do any wrong with you, right?
Masterrogue666 posted at 6:15 am on Fri, Mar 2, 2012.
See, ignored again....
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