Arpaio Racial Profiling
Brown-skinned people in Maricopa County are confronted today bydeputies in ski masks, guns drawn. Below, in feature stories, columns,and individual Web profiles, we introduce the people caught upin this madness.
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Zip-Tied at 12: A permanent resident and his U.S. citizen son are bound by the MCSO for being brown and living next to a drop house.Web ProfileBy: Stephen Lemons -Published: October 28, 2009
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Local Heroes: The MCSO retaliates against a Guadalupe activist.ColumnBy: Stephen Lemons -Published: October 28, 2009
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Driving While Brown: A pregnant Latina says she was forced to give birth in shackles after one of Arpaio's deputies racially profiled her.Web ProfileBy: Valeria Fernández -Published: October 21, 2009
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State of Fear: A permanent legal resident is stopped for being brown by MCSO deputies.Web ProfileBy: Stephen Lemons -Published: October 14, 2009
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Brown Out: The Bird recounts stories of MCSO racial profiling.ColumnBy: Stephen Lemons -Published: October 14, 2009
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Down on Brown: Arpaio's busts of illegals at popular Valley water parks are all wet.FeatureBy: Paul Rubin -Published: July 07, 2009
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Ja, Joe: Neo-Nazis and extreme right-wingers love Joe Arpaio, and there's evidence that the MCSO keeps them close.FeatureBy: Stephen Lemons -Published: May 12, 2009
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Are Your Papers In Order?: The Sanchezes are American citizens who've been in this country as long as Joe Arpaio's family. The Sanchezes are criminally brown.FeatureBy: Michael Lacey -Published: March 17, 2009
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