re: #87 imp_62

It is allegedly funded by donations. However, Arpaio’s professional time belongs to the county taxpayers. There is some serious blurring of lines when a sheriff applies his investigative knowledge in an undertaking of his own, not in the immediate interest of his employers. Plus, the resources are meant to be used in the pursuit of county business, no matter who is paying for them. In chanspeak: not your personal army.

And I’d say it’s doubtful all this investigative work will be done totally on his personal and vacation time…