Sunday, August 27, 2017

Controvercial Pardon

Recently, Trump pardoned a former Arizona sheriff named Joe Arpaio, who was arrested for ignoring a judge's orders to stop border patrols, and continuing these patrols for 17 months. Joe Arpaio and his forces were reported to have arrested and deported 30,000 illegal immigrants. In an attempt to show his innocence, Arpaio claimed that he did not intentionally disobey the judge, but that his attorney did not properly explain what was going on. Arpaio has been know for a few other controversial actions, like forcing prisoners to stay in desert camps, and starting a "birther" campaign against the Obama administration.

When questioned about why he pardoned Arpaio, Trump said that Arpaio was "convicted for doing his job". He also said that Arpaio would have come across as innocent by the jury, but that he did not feel that the trial was necessary, as Arpaio an " old American patriot. Arpaio would have had a trial on October 5th and would have faced a misdemeanor and up to 6 months in jail. Many people, including Senator Jeff Flake, a politician that has a public feud with Trump. Flake says that Trump should have allowed the judicial process take care of it, and let the jury decide Arpaio's fate.

Currently, Trump is under quite a bit of criticism, and Arpaio is obviously supporting Trump, even showing at a few of Trump's rallies.

Joe Arpaio on Criticism of His Pardon: GOP Should Rally Behind Donald Trump
Arpaio and Trump

Questions:

1.Should Trump have let court decide Arpaio's fate, or is Arpaio innocent, and his trial pointless?

2. If Arpaio did go to court, should he be deemed guilt or innocent, why?

3. Are people over reacting, or is all of this heavy criticism justified?

Additional Information:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/25/sheriff-joe-arpaio-wins-pardon-from-trump.html


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2017 at 6:56 PM

    1) Trump should have let Arpiao's fate be in the Court's hands because he did follow orders.
    2) If he did go to court he should have been deemed guilty because, though he claims he did not follow orders since his attorney was not clear on what was going on, he could have reached out for a more thorough explanation if he was confused.
    3) People are not overreacting, in my opinion, because Arpiao has been involved in more than just this case in the past. Also, Trump seems to be suspiciously bias about this situation because he wants to get rid of the illegal immigrants and Arpiao got rid of many...

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