Stephen Lemons publishes "The Brady List"
New Times' Feathered Bastard has been on hiatus as he worked on some unspecified long-term project.
But he still managed to conjure up this:
The list is named for the 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case Brady vs. Maryland, which found that a defendant’s right to due process is violated if a prosecutor withholds certain exculpatory evidence from the accused’s lawyer.
Supposedly, “Brady cops” have been caught doing something that calls into question their honesty.
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“It can include lying or incomplete reports or being caught in something else that would reflect on their integrity,” explained county attorney spokesman Bill Fitzgerald. “It’s an integrity issue.”
He continues:
There are a total of 482 names on the list, including one from the FBI, and one from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From the Phoenix Police Department, there are 254 officers listed. But that’s a little misleading as 95 — or more than a third of the cops on the list — are no longer with the PPD, having resigned, retired, or been terminated from their positions.
8:41 AM
Stephen Lemons posts the infamous 62-page Hendershott memo
We just noticed this; yesterday evening the New Times' Feathered Bastard linked to a full PDF of the memo that set off a bomb in Joe Arpaio’s office.
The blog post is here; the PDF is here.
A follow-up post from Lemons is here.
7:47 AM
PHXations--Friday, April 23, 2010
New Times Stephen Lemons, probably the best chronicler of the bill’s progress through the legislature, writes an opinion piece for CNN online this a.m.
Lemons notes the statement of some activists who chained themselves to the fence around the state capitol: “Our purpose is to expose Arizona’s apartheid legislation, and to uphold our dignity and human rights.” He continues:
If the use of the word apartheid seems extreme to the uninitiated, all I can say is that you have to know this bill, and this state, to understand that it is, unfortunately, all too correct. Brewer should veto this dangerous, abhorrent and costly measure.
The Arizona Republic slams the bill around in an editorial this a.m. as well but, oddly, never comes out and advocates that the governor not sign it.
Arizona faces sticker shock and buyer’s remorse if Gov. Jan Brewer signs the immigration bill on her desk. […] If the governor signs it, this bill will cost the state in many ways."
If she signs it. If …if …
So she should veto it. Right? Right?
Meanwhile, President Obama this morning called the proposed Arizona law “irresponsible”:
“Our failure to act responsibly at the federal level will only open the door to irresponsibility by others,” Obama said at a naturalization ceremony for service members. “That includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe.”
What will Brewer do?
There are signs she is laying the groundwork to veto the bill. Here’s a report from MSNBC.com:
*** Brewer in the spotlight: A TELEMUNDO reporter last night asked Gov. Brewer if she was concerned that the immigration bill would lead to racial profiling in the state. Her response: “I am … am looking at that particular bill. I’ve been meeting with lawyers, and I’ve been looking at it very diligently. And when I make my decision, you will be one of the first to know.” The reporter followed up by asking if she was concerned that Arizona is sending the wrong message to the rest of the country with the bill’s potential for racial profiling. Brewer’s reply: “You know, I think that we should be concerned about racial profiling. Um, it’s illegal.”
6:05 PM
Stephen Lemons: Remember Brisenia and Raul Flores
The New Times columnist is noting that amid all the political points being made over the killing of border rancher Robert Krentz, perhaps by a drug smuggler from Mexico, the right has forgotten other border violence coming from its side:
But such hatred, xenophobia and immigrant-bashing has a price: a price paid last May by nine year-old Brisenia Flores and her father, Raul, allegedly murdered by minutewoman Shawna Forde and two of her cohorts, Albert Gaxiola and Jason “Gunny” Bush.
The murders took place as part of a home-invasion robbery in Arivaca, Arizona, about 11 miles north of the border. Forde was the leader of the aptly acronym-ed M.A.D., or Minuteman American Defense, and was well-known in wingnut and nativist circles.
6:55 AM
PHXations, January 20, 2010
Stephen Lemons has been covering the disputes over who caused a spate of violence at the immigration march on Saturday. A mounted police officer got involved with a crowd of self-styled anarchists who had attached themselves to the march. The cop ended up hitting the crowd with pepper spray, with predictable results. Lemons has been looking at video of what happened, noting along the way that he hadn’t seen anything that backed up the anarchists’ contention of being aggressively attacked by cops. In fact, today he notes some photos that seems to show a black-clad protestor hitting a cop’s horse.
… As part of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts’s ongoing Rewind Remix Replay exhibition, which explores the design of electronic musical instruments and sound systems, there’s a DJ night at the museum Thursday, Jan. 21. Featured: Mark Chan and World Famous Rani “G.” It starts at 7 p.m. and its free. Details here.
7:00 AM
Local twitterer says he wants to shoot President Obama
The Feathered Bastard has the story:
Lemons says the guy’s real name seem to be Eric L. Arteaga. who he says is a Scottsdale musician.
6:00 AM