# DoJ sues Sheriff Arpaio for civil-rights abuses **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 11, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses/621586 "2012-05-11T04:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses/621586/62 "2012-05-15T19:22:31Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > That is a 246 page document relating to attorney discipline cases against then Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two lawyers in his office, apparently arising from acts during his time as County Attorney. > > A search for the word Arpaio produced numerous results. I scanned a couple, but maybe you could help by directing my attention to the page or pages you feel best make the point you’re making? OK, I looked at the citations in the GD thread. So this is not a finding of the disciplinary board, but rather a statement of charges, against which the respondents will presumably have the chance to offer rebuttal evidence? And those respondants don’t include Arpaio himself, as he’s not a lawyer and not subject to the disciplinary process? There are numerous problems with treating these as evidence of criminal violations. For example, you say he caused a judge to be arrested on completely baseless charges of bribery. But was there a warrant for the arrest? Yes. Was the arrest legal? Yes. There seems to be unanimity that the charges could not be proved in court. However, this does not create a crime. As long as there was probable cause to arrest, the arrest is legal. What specific crime are you alleging here, and where is the evidence for it? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doj-sues-sheriff-arpaio-for-civil-rights-abuses/621586)._