Not only does Sheriff Joe Arpaio ("the toughest Sheriff in the nation") put Maricopa County (AZ) convicts in tents, he uses the air conditioned jail as an animal shelter. I love that! His point, "The animals deserve the better treatment. They are the victims of abuse. The criminals can live outside in the tents." I say RIGHT ON! He's absolutely right. Here in ABQ we've had the death penalty for animals who have already been victimized, while our jail inmates live in our luxurious 90 MILLION dollar jail. How screwed up is that? Bernalillo County will go bankrupt supporting this insane, upside down system. We can't afford to pay enough to hire competent IT staff, but we give incentives to bring in more corrections workers.
The staggering statistic I heard this week was this: What does it cost for a year at Harvard? $43-thousand. What does it cost for a year in the California penitentiary? $44-thousand. Clearly we need more politicians like Arpaio who will take a hard line. I'm sick of paying over 30% of my earnings for jails, jail scams, courthouse kickbacks, and the bloated cost of the alleged justice system (where there is none.) And, for wars and waste on the federal level. Which candidate is addressing this stuff? Take the Quiz and find out: Who to Vote for in 2008
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