10,000 Protest Against Arpaio and his Masked Goons in Maricopa County

Over ten thousand immigrant rights advocates marched in front of a county jail in Pheonix on Saturday to protest the tactics of Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio and his masked goons. The protest showed showed officials in Washington that Arpaio shouldn't handle immigration enforcement and Congress. The Obama administration needs to come up with a way for immigrant workers to come to the country legally.

Demonstrators came from from all walks of life.

"We really just wanted to say you can't judge people based on the color of their skin," a protester, painted in blue, said just before a march protesting Arpaio started. "Arpaio needs to be ousted,” another protestor said while she marched.

This time advocates for human rights had a little star power to help.
"When Arpaio applies the law in this way, he alienates an entire section of people who will never trust law enforcement and will grow to hate it," world-famous singer Linda Ronstadt said.

Child, 2, Hit By Pepper Spray
People poured water onto the faces of several protesters whose eyes were irritated by the pepper spray thwon by police. A 2-year-old child was hit by some of the pepper spray. The Phoenix Fire Department was called to treat the child, who was expected to be OK. Though the scene of the disturbance was cleared within minutes, the aftermath of the incident was chaotic. Protesters yelled obscenities at police officers in riot gear. One officer shook his pepper spray canister as he ordered people to keep moving. One protester wore goggles, and several others wrapped bandanas around their mouths.