Joe Arpaio, the Arizona Sheriff of Maricopa County that prosecutes undocumented workers at a frenzied pace, has been caught in engaging in racial profiling. Two deputies decide to raid a landscaping company and stopped two men by the name of Julian and Julio. The Sheriff's department was sued and the judge found they had no legal right to stop the two men and detain them for almost three hours. The department was fined 200,000 dollars.
This is very encouraging to see. The Arizona Immigration law is legalized racism, just like Jim Crow and Slavery were. It's too bad no court has the moral courage to strike it down, especially the conservative majority on the Supreme Court. But the fact that the racist profiling of Joe Arpaio's department was held accountable for their actions is something to be praised.
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