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It is not in Perez's purview as head of the Civil Rights Division to bring criminal charges against Arpaio, but indictments of Arpaio and his henchmen are necessary for justice to be done.

Particularly since much of what Perez outlines in his letter is criminal.

The DOJ's report is no more than a sometimes enticing read, unless the feds go after Joe Arpaio criminally.
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The DOJ's report is no more than a sometimes enticing read, unless the feds go after Joe Arpaio criminally.

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It is illegal under federal statute for officials to deprive individuals of their constitutional rights "under the color of law." It also is illegal for two or more individuals to conspire to do this. There are criminal penalties for both offenses.

Is there any doubt that in retaliating against his critics, Arpaio has done just this? Not to mention the intentional discrimination, physical abuse, and targeting of those with brown skin?

Perez said the criminal probe of Arpaio is ongoing and that he couldn't speak to it.

My sources say the U.S. Attorney's Office has not been able to make the case against Arpaio criminally. In the past, it has been suggested that the whole matter is so political that the U.S. Attorney's Office, in the minds of those in the Obama administration, must wait until after the November 2012 election to act.

However, in the wake of the DOJ's latest move, there's chatter that this is part of a new "narrative" that Obama-ites wish to project.

That is, as they failed Latinos nationally on immigration reform and the DREAM Act, pursuing Arpaio for his racial-profiling ways will show Latinos that the president really is on their side, that he wants to box in Hispanics' Public Enemy Number One.

I couldn't care less what the motivation is; I just want to see Joe Arpaio get his.

The feds should flip his underlings to testify against him by charging them and threatening them with serious prison time. Do whatever it takes.

Because no matter how good a court-monitored consent decree might come out of either the DOJ's negotiations with the MCSO or the rulings in Melendres, there will be no justice until Arpaio and his henchmen are perp-walked.

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