Michael Bryan Posted by Michael Bryan We here at BfAZ have expended considerable pixels over the past few years following, and criticizing, the abuses of Andrew Thomas as Maricopa County Attorney, and then his campaign for Arizona's Attorney General – and what a nightmare Attorney General Andrew Thomas would have been… We've been harsh, and we've been … Read more
By Michael Bryan In my post summarizing the DOJ's 14141 action against MSCO, I suggested that one of the political ploys that Arpaio and his supporters might try is to attack the messenger: Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez, Esq. The simple fact is that Perez is Latino, and that in … Read more
By Michael Bryan Sheriff Joe says, "We're going to work with them. We have for three years. But one thing I'm not going to agree to is to be controlled by some federal monitor or something. I'm the elected sheriff here, and I report to the 4 million voters in the county." Arpaio doesn't seem … Read more
By Karl Reiner The simmering Occupy Tucson movement is a symptom. It is a reaction, a plea to repair an economy beset by a host of nasty problems. The irresponsible housing sector lending that led to the economic downturn was based on the faulty assumption that property prices would move in only one direction. … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan What has happened? The DOJ has released a public Letter of Findings concerning its investigation into the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office's (MSCO) practices which infringe on the civil rights of the citizens of Maricopa County. Most of those abuses and illegal practices concern Equal Protection and Due Process violations of Latino … Read more