Mayor Phil Gordon: Joe Arpaio Agrees to No Chain Gangs at All-Star Game
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| Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon says chain gangs at the MLB All-Star Game would be "unconscionable." |
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, you may recall, said last month he planned to roll out the chain gang in response to anti-SB 1070 protesters expected at the game.
Now, it appears, he's backing down.
Gordon appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More this morning and told host Michel Martin: "Our chief of police spoke to the assistant sheriff last night and the sheriff through his assistant chief acknowledged what he will do, if he does anything with chain gangs, will be do it away from the heart of the baseball game and downtown and do his own thing away where it will be safe and really not take away from the great All-Star game that is here."
Listen to Gordon call the sheriff's chain gangs "unconscionable" here.
Last month, Arpaio said "If [protesters] can be [at the game], why can't my female chain gang be there as a public service?"
Read about Arpaio's All-Star chain gang/publicity stunt here.
Arpaio announced earlier today that he would be making a "major announcement" concerning the use of his DUI/illegal immigration chain gang during the All-Star Game later this afternoon.
Is Arpaio backing down to Gordon? Check back to Valley Fever following his "major announcement" to find out.
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