re: #3 Obdicut

That sentence didn’t really make any sense no matter how many times I read it.

She’s suggesting Arpaio’s dept is in on human trafficking.

More generally…the tough guy thing is always a spectacle. Contrary to his claim that he’s making sure prisoners don’t relapse, his entire setup is making punishment a display for his consuming audience. Basically, another sector of the schadenfreude industry.