Comments on: Arizona detention officers caught on camera swiping document from case file

By: J.R.

J.R. — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:39:44 +0000

waive

By: Jon Quimbly

Jon Quimbly — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:25:12 +0000

Every time I read about LEOs and COs in Maricopa County, it’s usually for something illegal they did.

Not surprising, considering Arpaio’s long history with abusing prisoners and the law.

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:30:33 +0000

The MSM did report it but they took a pro-detention officer slant to it.

http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2009/10/30/20091030deputysnooping103009-CR.html

By: mepsipax

mepsipax — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:34 +0000

This is regoddamndiculous. I can’t believe that the judge allowed this to happen. Checks and balances my ass. I can’t scream loud enough anymore.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:56:56 +0000

Disgusting. Those in power protect the others that are also in power, laws and rights be damned. The state should be investigating this judge and those deputies.

Be nice if MSM in Arizona reported on this.

A sad part is the defendant sounds like a walking POS who should be in jail.

By: Charles U. Farley

Charles U. Farley — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:25:51 +0000

Wow, it really makes one wonder about the Judge. She would have been looking right at the defense attorney and the officers as this was happening. Why didn’t she say something, bells should have been going off in her head. She should have been demanding answers from the officers, instead seems to be covering for them.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:31 +0000

Too many law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and judges have nothing but contempt for the law.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:16:09 +0000

Wow…. this takes the notion of “discovery” to a whole new level. Why?

By: SEI

SEI — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:35 +0000

A couple of people have called me an anarchist because I insist that .gov workers be restricted by the confines of the U.S. and the applicable state constitutions.

That this judge said what she said and generally treated this matter so lightly only says that things might be worse than I thought.

By: Marty Kohn

Marty Kohn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:00 +0000

I am completely speechless, I thought I had seen everything, but this takes the cake. Our criminal justice system is so fucked its not even funny, but I’ve never seen it this blatant. And the fucking prosecutor referring to the defense attorney “what does she want to do? I don’t know what she wants to do your honor”

WTF?!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:23:58 +0000

Carlos,

I was more surprised by the actions of the judges than the detention officers, given the state of the MCSO. I originally voted for Arpaio but couldn’t bring myself to vote for him the last two elections.

I am definitely moving from the get “tough on crime” mantra, we’ve been tough enough for decades and crime has been going down. Get tough on crime now means “criminalize everything” and “my officers are never guilty of anything” in Maricopa County. Can they ever get it through their heads that if they break laws, they are, as Jones said of the rest of us, criminals?

By: Carlos Miller

Carlos Miller — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:56:29 +0000

Ariel,

I used to cover the cop beat for the Arizona Republic and I know Arpaio very well. We actually got along despite negative articles I wrote about him.

But it’s really gotten bad over there with the MCSO. It’s always been bad but not this bad.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:50:16 +0000

OK, I live in Maricopa County and this one floored even me. Donahoe’s convoluted reasoning that the two detention officers could not get a fair hearing if the document(s) were not released from attorney-client privilege is about the stupidest argument I have ever heard. The officers are allowed a search for dangerous objects, not dangerous pieces of paper that are privileged because they aren’t allowed to read privileged documents to begin with.

They stole as well as a committed a civil rights violation. What is on the document is irrelevant.

I really hope the FBI tears this county apart. The judiciary needs a close scrutiny by the Feds also. Don’t get me wrong, I really dislike the Feds, but sometimes there is no choice.