See also: Blunt Justice See also: Marijuana is Real Medicine for a Long List of Ills A database of everyone who has an Arizona medical-marijuana card is being well-used by employers and law enforcement officials, a report of database users shows. The 2010 Arizona Medical Marijuana Act requires the state…
See also: Jan Brewer to DREAMers: State Laws Bar You From Driver’s Licenses Governor Jan Brewer’s declaration that participants in the Obama Administration’s deferred-action program can’t get driver’s licenses “has absolutely no basis under state or federal law,” according to the head of the ACLU of Arizona.Brewer’s order blocks the…
See also: Scottsdale Police Used Excessive Force in ’08 Shooting of Man Left as Paraplegic, Judge Rules After writing Tuesday about the troubling case of David Hulstedt, the mentally ill man shot in the back by Scottsdale police, we obtained the full video (see below) of the incident from Hulstedt’s…
For the second time in less than a month, some dirtbag has stolen a donation jar intended for a 7-year-old San Tan Valley girl who has cancer.Pinal County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Elias Johnson tells New Times that two different people stole the jars from Walgreens stores, although it’s possible the…
See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on “Papers Please” Portion of SB 1070 See also: SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of Hope See also: Russell Pearce’s Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12’s Sunday Square-Off See also: Russell Pearce Scores Another Win Against Hispanics, Most Local Activists…
Wearing a G-string in public as an 82-year-old man might not be a crime, but showing off what’s under that G-string to a 14-year-old girl sure is.That’s what the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is saying Fountain Hills resident John Phillips did on Monday, while he was hanging out near the…
Senator John McCain joined Senator Jon Kyl yesterday to announce his endorsement of Congressman Ben Quayle.McCain’s statements yesterday were a little more refreshing than the typical endorsement press conference, which is typically just an opportunity for ass-kissing.McCain also had a thing or two to say about Quayle’s Republican primary opponent,…
The Arizona Diamondbacks once again tasted defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, falling to the defending World Series champs by a score of 5-2. As bad as it was for the D-backs to rack up yet another loss — their eighth defeat in the last…
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s boys bagged four brown people in his 64th illegal-immigrant roundup/”employer sanctions operation,” and the oracle sheriff took the opportunity to make a prediction about the Obama administration’s deferred-action program.For roundup number 64 — now officially titled “workplace criminal enforcement operation[s]” — the boys in beige hit up…
If you need a lesson in hysterics, look no further than a new press release from the Arizona Latino Republican Association, which targeted Republican state Senate candidate Bob Worsley over comments he made in an interview with KFYI 550 AM radio host Barry Markson. Worsley is the rival of disgraced,…
It seems that whenever Chicano professors want to show off their mexicanidad, they wear a guayabera. In fact, I saw a picture of you in the Los Angeles Times donning the shirt, along with Dickies pants and Converse All Stars. How trite and bourgeois! You go to a café or…
The small crowd of courtroom observers grows hushed as the Reverend Allan Sobol takes the stand. Sobol’s mostly bald, with a graying goatee and mustache. He’s dressed in a black suit, with a black shirt and no tie. After he’s sworn in, Phoenix attorney Paul Conant asks him a few…
See also: Joe the Plumber Says Start Shootin’ People Crossing the BorderSee also: Joe the Plumber Gets Dumber: “Put Borders on the Troop and Start Shootin'” Even after he said it twice, state Senator Lori Klein insists “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — was “joking” about shooting people…
See also Obama Blocks DREAMers’ Deportations, Outflanks GOP See also Jan Brewer’s Response to Almost Everything About Obama Immigration Policy: Secure the Borders Arizona Governor Jan Brewer issued an executive order today that blocks issuance of public benefits, Arizona driver’s licenses, and state identification to individuals granted Deferred Action by U.S…
See also: John Leonardo, Arizona’s New U.S. Attorney, is No Fan of Sheriff Arpaio John Leonardo, the new Arizona U.S. Attorney, believes that Joe Arpaio abused his power as Maricopa County Sheriff. Leonardo said so in a ruling back in 2010, when he was a Pima County Superior Court judge…
A 10-month-old girl was flown from a Yuma hospital to Phoenix Children’s Hospital last week, as it was believed that the girl had been stung by a scorpion.Turns out, there was no scorpion — the little girl had eaten mom’s meth and ecstasy…
See also: Rocky Marquez Walked Out of an MCSO Jail Yesterday Three months ago, Rocky Marquez strolled out of the Lower Buckeye Jail — which was not supposed to happen.He never made the effort to go back to jail (who would?), and there’s now a $1,000 reward if you’d like…
Gee, Joe, thanks for the reminder that you left more than 400 sex crime victims in the lurch See also: Joe Arpaio’s Replacement, Paul Penzone, Blasts Sheriff’s Handling of Sex Crimes in New Ad See also: Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish See also: Ex-Police Chief’s Book Details…
Anthony Parrinello — the man accused of running over and killing a man after an argument at a North Phoenix elementary school — had a few run-ins with law enforcement before his arrest on a murder charge Monday.Parrinello, 31, is accused of running over 42-year-old Carmelo D’Alessandro on Monday, after…
See also: James Naylor Was Willing to Try a “Hung K9” — Joe Arpaio’s on the Case As we predicted yesterday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release to announce that he’s writing a letter to Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster.Arpaio loves to bust out the MCSO technology after his…
The Arizona Diamondbacks were on the receiving end of a major league ass kicking during their 8-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. As a result, the Snakes dropped back to the .500 mark and lost ground in their quest for a post-season berth…
If you thought it was pretty dumb (or bigoted) for “Joe the Plumber” — a.k.a. Sam Wurzelbacher — to call for shooting people who cross the border, then get a load of this…
