Sheriff Joe Arpaio on New Reality TV Show
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NEW AMERICA MEDIA
EFE, Posted: Nov 25, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- A new Fox Reality TV show called "Smile... You're Under Arrest!" will feature Joe Arpaio, sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, as he and his team arrest fugitives in sting operations, reports EFE. Lisa Allen, spokesperson for the Maricopa County sheriff's office, said the program "is based on undercover operations to capture people who already have arrest orders against them." The television show will air on Sundays on Fox Reality Channel, beginning on Saturday Dec. 27. Arpaio, known for his tough stance on immigration, has conducted operation in cities such as Phoenix, Mesa and Guadalupe that have led to the arrest of dozens of undocumented immigrants.
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PLEASE WE URGE YOU TO contact FOX and tell them (or use your own words): I condemn and reject FOX Corporation / Fox Reality Channel for contributing to hate-crimes and racism, by allowing xenophobic anti-Hispanic Sheriff Arpaio to star in his own Reality t.v.show! - which he will use for the sole purpose to display his egotistic antics and spread his xenophobic and hateful agenda!
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