Reply #27: Well.....

[Cid_B]

Call me a soft touch but I doubt that the voting majority of Maricopa County are all boiling over with hate and racism.

The Sheriff has created the image that -

1) Crime is less likely to happen in his AO due to his reputation

2) Criminals are less likely to commit crimes again after having gone through his system

3) says he is willing to enforce laws that are on the books that are ignored by other agencies.

You can argue if all the above are true or not but in the end I think that is the image that he creates and the voters like. His image protects him as very few govt officials want to be seen as the guy who brought down a law enforcement official for enforcing the laws to their fullest.