Quote:Dartz wrote:And that's before you get into some of our more 'colorful' law enforcement figures. I know of two cases where extraditions have been hindered by the existence and behavior of Maricopa County's Sheriff. One was a kidnapping case, so the feds were able to say, "Look, it's a federal offense, not local, we promise they'll never spend so much as an minute in one of Arpaio's facilities." That got the pair who grabbed the kids sent back. Meanwhile there is a child molester stuck in Ireland because that's not a federal offense and the acts took place in Maricopa County. The Irish Government and courts hold that it would be a human rights violation to send even scum like that guy into Arpaio's hands. And to tell the truth, having watched this Sheriff for the past several years, I'm not entirely unconvinced that they're right.
At the same time, he's not an actively malicious individual. He did not set out with the goal to injure people. And while they might try and pin the big T word on it, there was no intent to terrorise or destroy. Arguably, all he's guilty of is a pretty big lump of property damage, maybe larceny and some form of reckless endagerment.
And there are some who would argue that solitary confinement amounts to a cruel punishment for any human being.
But I suspect this would be more like the first case. The various Fen authority figures would if they had concerns be more likely to say, "Will you agree that X and Y will not happen? We'd really like to hand him over and that's all that's holding it up. You do agree? Great, where would you like him delivered?"
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