Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts a Price on Arizona Sheriff's Head

[Xenotime]

Source: myFOXPhoenix.com

On the day parts of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, went into effect, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is in the news for another reason: there's a price on his head - allegedly offered by a Mexican drug cartel.

The audio message in Spanish is a bit garbled, but the text is clear.

"It's offering a million dollars for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's head and offering a thousand dollars for anyone who wants to join the Mexican cartel."

A man who wants to remain anonymous says his wife received the text message Tuesday evening. It also included an international phone number and instructions to pass the message along.

Lisa Allen of the Sheriff's office says they believe the message originated in Mexico.

Although the Sheriff has received numerous death threats in the past, they believe this threat is credible because of its timing.

Read more: http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/immigration/mexican-drug-cartel-sheriff-arpaio-07292010

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I'm having a hard time believing this since it came from Faux News.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Well, Faux 'news' has earned a reputation for Making Shit Up

So this could be just MORE of their usual Republicon PropaCrapola. No American, Hell no Mexican, would be surprised if it was just more of the same...

[1monster]

9. Or maybe even "Sheriff Joe" himself? He does love him some publicity of anykind.

[Jackpine Radical]

14. You, half the other people on this thread, and I

all had the same notion. A pathetic publicity grab.

Edited to note that "half" was the wrong word in the subject line. Should have been "all."

[bergie321]

40. He has been caught

Fabricating "death threats" before.

[Judi Lynn]

49. It seems very much in character with that slimy twisted fool. Thanks for the info! n/t

[DainBramaged]

54. And what if it's true?

'Ole joe ain't thaT SMART.

[JuniperLea]

2. K&R to show the stupidity of Fucks Gnus...

I wish people would get a clue as to what this function is all about.

I'm betting it's all made up... just my own personal guess.

[teknomanzer]

3. Just sounds like more of the Joe Show to me...

just another story to add to the hype. I smell bullshit.

[Hawkeye-X]

4. He's been locking up everybody and their mothers

It's totally disgusting. The price of his head is too low. It needs to be higher than a million dollars.

[Xenotime]

8. I had to look him up..he is the one who has tent cities

Isn't that a violation of human rights?

[bergie321]

41. He runs

The only jail in the United States on Amnesty International's list

[Brooklyns_Finest]

42. Supermax

Isn't our federal supermax prison in Colorado on Amnesty internationals list?

[MarkInSavannah]

20. Pretty stupid thing to say, don't you think?

[cowman]

21. So your

advocating the murder of an american Sheriff. You are really pathetic.
I detest the guy and what he does in my opinion is unconstitutional but to say that he should have a higher price on his head is such bullshit, how would you like it if it was done to you or your family members?

[JoeyT]

32. Love it or leave it type nonsense.

Empathy: You're doing it wrong.

[superconnected]

23. What do you mean the price is too low! I figure 5 bucks is worth it.

However I won't condone putting a price on someone's head. Still, if they had one, I don't think that turd should be worth a million.

[drgonzosghost]

5. It doesn't make sense for a drug cartel to have any interest in SB 1070...

It's not like Arizona is the only border state. I am 85% convinced this is a publicity stunt as well. But it WOULD suck if that asshat goes down and becomes some kind of martyr though...

[tularetom]

6. Are you kidding me? He's the best friend those cartels got

This is more hype from this ridiculous douchebag trying to burnish his reputation among the dumbasses.

[tomm2thumbs]

7. maybe they intercepted a call from Mel Gibson

all those calls start to sound alike

and of course Fox loves a good 'story'

[DebbieCDC]

19. OMG, that almost got me to spit water on computer!

:rofl:

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. I wouldn't put it past coming from Arpaio himself.

"See?! Everything I'm doing is NECESSARY! They are DANGEROUS!"

[GoldenOldie]

13. Arpaio not noted for raiding the drug dealers!

He is also not noted for arresting the employers of the illegal workers he raids.......after all you don't arrest those that feed you!

Joe Arpaio is just another two-bit, run-of-the-mill, despot.

[Posteritatis]

11. "The Mexican cartel?" LOL, right

What's next, the Five Families each calling themselves The Mafia?

[JDPriestly]

12. This does not pass the smell test.

I do not believe this story at all.

Arpaio is a grandstander and this sounds like a publicity stunt. I hope I'm right and this is just a stunt and not a real threat. Much as I dislike Arpaio, I don't want to see anything bad happen to him.

[Limelight]

15. As much as I detest the guy...

I certainly wouldn't want to see anything like that happen to him. That said we'll see how much of that tough guy talk he's still got in his system if this turns out to be for real.

[nosmokes]

16. Is there an address where one can donate to the fund?

:sarcasm:

[superconnected]

24. Hey don't do that even in sarcasm, some of us would send the money

I'd be tempted.

[SLCLiberal]

17. It should..

send the stormfront types into hysterics.

[Dr.Phool]

18. Any experienced criminal knows, the first thing you always do,

Is blast your intentions, on unsecured communications, out for the whole world to see, and prepare for.

I agree. Just another publicity stunt.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

33. This is the correct answer.

[CreekDog]

22. but his head is the least valuable part

:wtf:

[superconnected]

26. rofl

:rofl:

[rox63]

25. Is Arpaio up for reelection any time soon?

'Cause this sounds like some dumbass campaign stunt to me.

[JonLP24]

37. 2012

Which is interesting because he is already airing campaign ads. Earliest campaign I ever saw.

[russspeakeasy]

27. Joe is a bit of a drama queen

[DeSwiss]

28. This is definitely a put up job by the sheriff himself....

...because anyone could tell you that no one would ever have to spring that high for a reward. Only the sheriff would have such an overblown estimation of his worth.

;) - When $100 bucks and a case of beer would be way more than enough....

[azureblue]

29. if somebody has that number- publish it here

methinks this is a foxlie, so let's track down the owner of the number and put the info up here.....

[formercia]

30. Real killers don't make threats

they just kill you.

[jberryhill]

31. A million dollars? For an empty head?

They can get one with a brain inside for a lot less than that.

[activa8tr]

55. GREAT POINT!! n/t

[JoeyT]

34. Arpaio likely made the story up himself.

And if he didn't, screw him. I've got no sympathy for racist asshats that oppress minorities whenever they can get away with it.
Anyone that does fails as a human being.

[notadmblnd]

35. well he's a big billy badass, I'm sure he can take care of himself.

And if not, then too bad, so sad.:shrug:

[msanthrope]

36. What, no threat from Bin Laden???

I have a feeling this 'threat' originated from the same GOP production company that used to specialize in cave recordings....

[SkyDaddy7]

38. I smell really fresh pile of BULLSHIT!

Just like the cop who claimed he got shot by "illegal immigrants" carrying bales of Marijuana!

[Blacksheep214]

39. Just legalize pot

and take away the incentive.

See also, prohibition and Al Capone.

[alp227]

43. Arpaio's office investigating alleged threat

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- The office of a controversial Arizona sheriff is investigating an alleged threat against the lawman it says came in the form of a text message from a throwaway cell phone in Mexico, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Allen said that the FBI is assisting in the probe of the threat against Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

But FBI Special Agent Manuel Johnson, a spokesman for the bureau's Phoenix office, said that he knows of no FBI investigation, although, he said, they were aware of it. Johnson said the bureau would pitch in if Arpaio's office requested their assistance.

Allen said that the message, sent to a "text message tree," similar to a phone tree, offered $1 million to anyone who could kill Arpaio. But, she said, investigators "don't know how likely it is" they will be able to track down the sender.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/02/arizona.arpaio.threat/index.html

[Sebastian Doyle]

44. Sounds like the type of trick Bologna Joe would pull himself

Just to get public sympathy.

[MajorChode]

45. He's under federal investigating right now and it ain't going good for him

All the shameless self-promotion in the world isn't going to help much.

It seems as if he was manufacturing trumped up charges of things like rape and pedophilia against his political enemies. One of his legal counsel henchmen is currently being disbarred and good ol' Sheriff Joe is going to find out what it's like on the other side of the bars.

[Archae]

46. It still is possible the threat is real.

Just giving the benefit of a doubt.

We've seen how brazen and vicious some of the Mexican gangs can be with their own officials.

[denbot]

47. The mexican cartels have legions of minions with no need to offer a big payoff for a hit.

The only reason a cartel would hit an American official is if that official was effectively shutting down their operations. Joe the douche-bag is too busy blowing himself to actually interdict drugs in his own jurisdiction let alone be effective fighting a foreign countries crime problem. This is pure self-serving bullshit.

[MajorChode]

51. The cartels aren't going to order a hit on any American official regardless

Even if that American official was actually shutting down their operation (which is a bit hard to imagine since CBP with legions of troops can't manage that), they wouldn't order a hit because killing an American official would bring a shitstorm response of epic proportions. So such a response would be extremely counterproductive to what they want to do. The cartels aren't stupid. You don't build a multi-billion dollar empire by doing stupid things.

[pinboy3niner]

48. This is a VERY fishy coincidence

On the same day this story breaks, Arpaio's political ally, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, issues a call for public donations to buy weapons for his officers, saying they're outgunned by the cartels: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8868360

Two outspoken, activist Arizona Sheriffs, both supporters of anti-immigrant legislation, publicize stories hyping the threat from Mexican drug cartels--on the same day? And the FBI is "aware" of the alleged "hit" on Arpaio--but is NOT investigating?

Something smells fishy about this "coincidence."

[EmeraldCityGrl]

50. If there was a legitimate $1,000,000 price on his head

he'd be dead or dead in the near future. I thought they had some unspoken rule
cops were excluded from the murder contracts.

[MajorChode]

56. There are probably plenty who would do it for free

Those are the ones he should be worried about.

[Steerpike]

52. har

if "they" wanted him dead...he would be dead...

[Evasporque]

53. Walking Gawl - The Sherriff Joe Story...

Starring Chuck Norris as Joe Arpaio and Ted Nugent as deputy Barney Fife