'America’s Toughest Sheriff' Sued

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'America’s Toughest Sheriff' Sued

September 9, 2010 | ISSUE 46•36

The Justice Department sued Arizona's Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America, for failure to cooperate with a discrimination probe. What do you think?

Was he discriminating against injustice? Because that wouldn't be so bad."

Simon Patches
Unemployed
I'd be scared that if I sued a sheriff he wouldn't let me date his daughter, who’s probably the prettiest girl in town."

Keith Cano
Bus Driver
What does discriminating against people in Arizona who have limited English and low-paying jobs have to do with targeting immigrants?”

Sylvia Mattox
Merchandise Safety Consultant

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