'Law Is Dead in America': Presidential Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Widely Condemned

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'Law Is Dead in America': Presidential Pardon of Sheriff Joe Arpaio Widely Condemned
"Trump's pardon of Arpaio is an official endorsement on racial profiling and the abuse of immigrants and people of color."
byJessica Corbett, staff writer Saturday, August 26, 2017

Rights groups, immigration activists, legal experts, politicians, and others swiftly denounced President Donald Trump's decision to pardon the notorious former sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was awaiting sentencing after being convicted of criminal contempt for violating a court order that mandated he and his deputies stop racially profiling Latinos in Maricopa County, Arizona.

"Trump's pardon of Arpaio is an official endorsement on racial profiling and the abuse of immigrants and people of color," said United We Dream executive director Cristina Jimenez. "It is also a slap in the face of the people in Maricopa County who voted a racist, anti-immigrant sheriff out of his job."

"Instead of a dog whistle, President Trump picked up a bullhorn," said Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. "This pardon sends a dangerous message that a law enforcement officer who abused his position of power and defied a court order can simply be excused by a president who himself clearly does not respect the law."

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/08/26/law-dead-america-presidential-pardon-sheriff-joe-arpaio-widely-condemned

[Madam45for2923]

1. Don is basically saying his friends are above the law

[workinclasszero]

3. You got it

We have a lawless criminal in the white house and the republican party is silent.

[doc03]

2. So nobody will talk in the Russia

case since they know he will pardon them. Looks like impeachment is off the table.

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4. I figure Dump has a drawer full of pardon's for every

criminal traitor in his crime family including himself just awaiting his signature when Mueller gets him cornered.

[Squinch]

5. What was the purpose of the Presidential pardon to begin with?

[workinclasszero]

6. A way for a lawless President to get around Courts, judges and juries

apparently.

[Squinch]

7. I used to think the founding fathers thought of everything. I guess no one could anticipate

the election of a pile of orange sludge.

[Persondem]

8. K & R this needs to be spread around nt