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Sheriff Arpaio’s Armed Volunteer Posse Coming Soon to Maricopa Schools
You might have missed this. The infamous pink handcuff aficionado from Arizona is solving the nation’s problems again. This time, he’s gonna send out his armed posse of volunteers to stalk Maricopa County schools for “protection”, post Sandy Hook massacre.
Oh, no worries, Sheriff Arpaio assured Arizona 12 News that only 300-400 of the 3,000 will be armed, and they undergo “about” 100 hours of training. He also does a background check on them (why can’t we do both of these things nationally, good sir?). Of course, we have no proof of that they are trained, other than Arpaio’s word.
Watch here via Azcentral:
12 News reported, “… hundreds of people like the idea on our Facebook Page and hundreds more commented on it.” Well, if they like it on their Facebook Page, it must be a great idea. I mean, armed volunteers patrolling to protect from “violent predators” — it’s like a really cool video game only finally, the Tough Guys get to do something IRL.
These volunteers wear the uniform of a sheriff’s deputy, drive the county sheriff’s deputy vehicles, but they aren’t on the county payroll (which also means no accountability; if you’re shot by one of these guys by accident, you won’t have anyone to complain to). It’s like big boy dress-up.
Arpaio explained, “I have the authority to mobilize private citizens and fight crime in this county. (Politicians) are going to be talking about the guns now for years. But I have certain resources at my disposal and I’m not going to talk about it. I’m going to do it.”
Sure, it sounds great in theory — volunteers! But: Who pays for a county car they damage? If they went through all of the training, why aren’t they deputies? Who paid for their weapons and ammo? Are the taxpayers funding this, and if so, for how long has this been going on? If not, what entity is responsible to the public for the behavior of the posse? What is to stop this armed posse from abusing their power?
As of yet, no one among the paranoid “the government is coming to attack us” group has figured out that allowing a sheriff to hand pick his own armed posse with no accountability to the people might not be such a great idea. These are the same people who say we must have guns to protect ourselves from the government, letting a government official arm his own hand picked posse to patrol at government funded schools.
Ironic or so dumb it makes you embarrassed to be an American?
This is a “preliminary plan” but Arpaio wants it in place within a week. “I don’t need a new law to send out my posse.” Right. Anyone seeing the problem yet?
Wait till Arpaio sends out his armed posse after law abiding citizens. Oh, too late. Arpaio just started an “immigration posse” as well. He hasn’t said “when they will be deployed.” For realz, boys?
So, these same folks will be a-okay when Obama hand picks a posse of armed liberals to patrol under his control, to search out any (insert right wing stereotype profile here)? RIIIIGHT.
How many parents want their kids going to one of the armed posse schools? Just wondering, ‘cuz then it seems to follow that it’s time to arm the kids so that they can fight the hypothetical, “possible tyranny” of the armed non-government but empowered-by-government citizens “deployed” on their schools.
What we have here is a failure to communicate. If government is the “problem”, then how is this okay? It’s both a power grab and a very, very bad idea.
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21 Responses to Sheriff Arpaio’s Armed Volunteer Posse Coming Soon to Maricopa Schools
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djchefron
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
This is your posse.Arizona has lost their effing minds
www.suncityposse.org/lett...
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Citizens on Patrol
Reynardine
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
I bet no little kid with a Spanish surname or an appearance that could be taken for Mexican ever dares go to school in that county again.
42 USC 1983 et seq., though (“under color of law”).
RRosen
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Great!
AZ is going to become the South West’s version of FL. This is just basically armed neighborhood watchmen looking for a fight and an excuse to shoot hispanic males.
I see no good coming from Arpaio’s bravado.
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:24 pm
Do we remember the GOP governors demanding they have their own militia not under anyone’s control but the state or local entities?
I do. And there they are.
Sally
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:55 pm
And what happens when the GOP no longer controls these states? Will they then be calling foul over a Democrat trying to launch his own militia that is accountable to no one? What IS the matter with these white men, other than the obvious small penis issues?
Shiva (Moderator)
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 12:20 am
The dems were against the idea.
charlie
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Hey, Shiva! Just wanted to say hello. You doing alright?
I think Sheriff Joe has good intentions. I remember when I was in high school we had a couple of “rent-a-cops” (employed by the district) who were on duty all day, every day. No one ever gave it a second thought.
charlie
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 9:41 am
Four negs? Tough crowd.
So is everyone against putting security guards at schools…or just the idea that Sheriff Joe is the one who is taking the iniative rather than the school district employing a guard directly?
robyn ryan
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Start the kiddies out in a prison environment and they’ll be less trouble when they are in the work force.
Radio tags, mandatory ID chain link fences and armed guards make for a docile, well controlled population.
charlie
Jan. 1st, 2013 at 12:37 am
Hi, Shiva…hi, everybody…Happy New Year!
I’ve got some time so I came back to check what everyone was saying…but I didn’t get much of a response to my question. Where’d everybody go?
Anyway, I’d say from the looks of the comments I think you guys are over-reacting a bit, but then again, the article was inflammatory right from the jump, so maybe you guys just got riled up by it.
So to get to the point, this might be a good thing Arpaio wants to do. I read more about this (somewhere else) and I found out these volunteers aren’t going to be inside the schools…they will be posted/patrolling around the perimeters. I was wondering too if the county school boards are going to have to grant permission for this before it could go into effect. Anybody know? It might end up being a decent preventative measure.
I’m looking at it this way…families that can afford to pay beaucoup tuition for their kids to go to elite private schools are definitely getting security for their kids as part of the deal. Why shouldn’t little Sally and Johnny that go to public school be protected too?
I don’t know…just some thoughts….
SinghX
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
I have a strong feeling that very few schools will allow for these “volunteers” to be on or around their school grounds. The school administrators will call the local police who will tell the “posse” to leave.
Local municipality law enforcement HATE the MCSD.
They complain that MCSD doesn’t do their job properly, dump undue work on the smaller cities police and, create problems every time that jackass Neanderthal Arpaio shows up to do one of his phone “immigration raids”…he brings his volunteers along and it’s always a big joke to the “real” police.
His so-called “posse” is made up of primarily old Sun City farts who can hardly drive any longer
…they live way the heck out on the far perimeter of the county; you think they are going to drive and hour or better each way to patrol in the Hispanic school districts? Not unless the get the “senior van” to haul them down there! Bhaahahaha! (I’ve never seen them drive a MC patrol; that’s news to me! They like to wear their “cowboy’ dress up clothes and a badge, and cheap bolo ties…woooo).
Actually, old Joe is out of time…he’s about to have the hammer go down one him soon as one many law suits against him comes to an end. This all for show-a desperate man’s last gasp for attention.
buckeyewill
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 8:10 am
Hope the “posse” have their Medicare cards in handy;they may run into some OTJ accident.
Grover
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 10:58 pm
What could possibly go wrong with volunteers with guns at our schools? Now imagine George Zimmerman protecting your child.
Deborah_
Dec. 30th, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Of course he’s doing a background check on them…he has to make sure he doesn’t arm someone he’s harassed in the past. I wonder how he’s going to give his insane clown posse 100 hours training and have them good to go in 168 hours?
SinghX
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 6:47 am
What is more important, where is he going to get the funds to train these thugs? He’s going to find all kinds of red tape “in his way”; the county is still pret-tee damn sore after his escapade buying expensive buses and all kinds of crap that were not budgeted…
He will be watched by all kinds of agencies and groups of citizens who HATE him as to how he thinks he’s going funds his little storm-trooper activity. It is still a huge “mystery” how he got re-elected.
buckeyewill
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 8:06 am
Insane Clown Posse???
Will they have makeup and Faygo soda pop???
Paws
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 8:02 am
This is ridiculous. You don’t answer a gun violence problem by putting more guns out there, especially in the hands of this dubious “posse.”
This has disaster written all over it.
Tiffany Lathrop
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 10:39 am
Ahhh yes. The war on terror has taken on a new dimension.
The gun industry must be jumping up and down with joy.
wiley
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 5:36 pm
This is just what’s needed in a state where you can walk into a 7-11 with a gun in your back pocket and buy a bottle of whiskey. What could possibly go wrong?
Alex
Dec. 31st, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Arizona, really? WTH is wrong with the voters of that state!