Braddock wrote:
fadedsteve wrote:
Miggle wrote:
Sheriff Joe is a god.
Couldnt agree more!
Total and complete LEGEND! He actually is trying to uphold the law!! What a fucking concept! A guy actually doing what the public voted him to do!
I wish Sheriff Joe could come to the Bay Area and clean fucking house!!
Different strokes for different folks I guess! My mate who interviewed him gave me the impression that he was one of the biggest cock knockers he'd ever met, a complete egomaniac who loves to court the media and raise his own profile. I don't really care too much about the guilty prisoners in his shanty town prison but if I remember correctly in the article there were allegations that people awaiting trial (i.e. not proven guilty yet) were also being held there and being subjected to the same third world conditions.
They are getting food, water, ad are being provided (granted limited) protection from the elements. That, in and of itself, suggests that they are doing much better than most third world nations.
As a deterrant, I would think this ranks high on the list. I would think that criminals would want to go out of their way to avoid his jurisdiction in order to avoid this fate.
Also, do not forget that he is in an elected position, and has been re-elected four times. The people support him. And for those who trot out the "only 30% hispanic" statistic, bear in mind that the supposed majority "white" population in the US is not some monolithic political body, but is stretched to the side of every issue; I doubt his election results were divided down racial lines.