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'''Joe Arpaio''' is the current [[conservative]] [[sheriff]] of Maricopa County, [[Arizona]]. He is famous for being very tough on crime and illegal immigration. He has been attacked by the [[ACLU]] and the [[SPLC]] viciously because of his strong anti-illegal immigration stance. Arpaio became Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992, and has been re-elected five times. In August, 1993, he started the nation’s largest "tent city" for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. <ref>[http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetModule&mn=sheriff_bio - Maricopa County Sheriff's Office]</ref>
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In 2012, he and a group of volunteer investigators, working on their own dime, furnished convincing proof that [[Barack Hussein Obama]] deliberately forged his birth records in order to take the presidency. <ref>http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/</ref>
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He is a frequent target of unsuccessful power grabs by federal officials uncomfortable with his belief in local law enforcement power.  
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'''Joseph Michael Arpaio''' (born June 14, 1932) was the [[sheriff]] of Maricopa County, [[Arizona]] from 1993 to 2017.  As sheriff, he was known for being very [[conservative]], as well as tough on crime and on [[illegal immigration]]. Left-wing organizations such as the [[ACLU]], [[SPLC]], and the [[Obama Administration]] [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]],<ref name=doj>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/justice-department-sues-sheriff-joe-arpaio-civil-rights/story?id=16321622|title=Justice Department Sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Civil Rights Case|date=May 10, 2012 |accessdate=Sept. 11, 2017}}</ref> among others, attacked his strong anti-illegal immigration stance. Arpaio became Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992 and was re-elected six times. As sheriff, Arpaio headed up the law enforcement agency for the unincorporated area surrounding Phoenix, an area of 9,226 square miles.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=https://www.mcso.org/Home|title=Welcome to the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office|accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref>
  
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== Official Biography ==
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In 2012, he and a group of volunteer investigators claimed to have evidence suggesting that [[Barack Obama]] deliberately forged his birth records in order to be eligible to run for President.<ref>http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/</ref>
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"You probably know him as “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” a name given to him years ago by the media. It’s a name he certainly has earned as head of the nation’s third largest Sheriff’s Office which employs over 3000 people. But even before he became Sheriff in 1993, Joe Arpaio was one tough lawman. After serving in the [[U.S. Army]] from 1950 to 1953, and as a [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Las Vegas]], NV, police officer for almost five years, Arpaio went on to build a federal law enforcement career and a reputation for fighting crime and drug trafficking around the world.
 
  
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He began his career as a federal narcotics agent, establishing a stellar record in infiltrating drug organizations from Turkey to the Middle East to Mexico, Central, and South America to cities around the U.S. His expertise and success led him to top management positions around the world with the U.S. [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA). He concluded his remarkable 32-year federal career as head of the DEA for Arizona.
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Arpaio has been politically active both in Arizona and beyond.  For example, in 2010, Arpaio campaigned in Kansas for [[Kris Kobach]] in his bid for Secretary of State.<ref>[http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/14/1403117/arizona-sheriff-arpaio-stumps.html "Arizona sheriff Arpaio stumps for Kobach"], ''Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com'', July 14, 2010.</ref>  Arpaio endorsed Donald Trump for President in January 2016.<ref name=politico>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/25/trump-pardons-former-sheriff-arpaio-242053?lo=ap_c1|title=Trump pardons former Sheriff Arpaio|date=Aug 25, 2017|accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref>
  
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In 1992 Arpaio successfully campaigned to become the Sheriff of Maricopa County. Since then he has been reelected to an unprecedented five 4-year terms. During his tenure as Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arpaio has consistently earned extraordinarily high public approval ratings.
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Arpaio was defeated for re-election for a seventh term in November 2016.<ref>Guarino, Ben (November 9, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/11/09/ariz-sheriff-joe-arpaio-ousted-by-voters-ending-the-24-year-run-of-americas-toughest-sheriff/ Arizona’s Joe Arpaio ousted by voters, ending the 24-year run of ‘America’s toughest sheriff’]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved November 16, 2016.</ref> He did not regret his crackdowns on [[illegal immigration]].<ref>[http://fortune.com/2016/11/13/arpaio-immigration-crackdowns/ Defeated Sheriff Arpaio Has No Regrets About Immigration Crackdowns]. ''Fortune''. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.</ref> The Democrat who succeeded him said he would not continue some of Arpaio's most successful policies, including patrols for illegal immigrants, because the sheriff's office had been enjoined by court orders.<ref name=cbs16>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-replacement-paul-penzone-tough-odd-choices/ Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio replacement Paul Penzone facing tough and odd choices]. ''CBS News'' (from ''AP''). November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.</ref>
  
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With over four decades experience in law enforcement, Arpaio knows what the public wants, “The public is my boss,” he says, “so I serve the public.” He has served them well by establishing several unique programs.
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In January 2018, Arpaio announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. As in previous years, Arpaio was fiercely attacked by the Left due to his strong pro-American stances on illegal immigration.<ref>Adelmann, Bob (January 11, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/27941-sheriff-joe-incurs-wrath-of-liberals-in-announcing-for-jeff-flake-s-senate-seat Sheriff Joe Incurs Wrath of Liberals in Announcing for Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 12, 2018.</ref>
  
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Arpaio has over 10,000 inmates in his jail system. In August, 1993, he started the nation’s largest Tent City for convicted inmates. Two thousand convicted men and women serve their sentences in a canvas incarceration compound. It is a remarkable success story that has attracted the attention of government officials, presidential candidates, and media worldwide.
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==Controversies and opposition==
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[[File:Joe Arpaio by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|250px|Arpaio speaking at a Trump rally, June 2016]]
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Arpaio was a frequent target of [[liberal]]s who opposed his tough-on-crime policies.
  
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Of equal success and notoriety are his chain gangs, which contribute thousands of dollars of free labor to the community. The male chain gang, and the world’s first-ever female and juvenile chain gangs, clean streets, paint over graffiti, and bury the indigent in the county cemetery.
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In August 1993, Arpaio started the nation's largest "tent city" for convicted inmates. The facility held two thousand convicted men and women in canvas tents, something which was criticized by liberals for not having air conditioning in over 100° heat<ref name=cbs16/> and for having inmates subjected to the elements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcso.org/Home/Jailsa|title=Jails|accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref> Those conditions resulted in inmate lawsuits, and Arpaio's Democrat succesor is closing down the facility which he estimates will save $4.5 million per year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tent-city-arizona-crews-dismantling-jail-yards-sheriff-paul-penzone/|title=Crews begin dismantling Joe Arpaio's controversial "Tent City" complex in Arizona|date=May 24, 2017|work=CBS News|accessdate=May 26, 2017}}</ref>
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Also impressive are the Sheriff’s get tough policies. For example, he banned smoking, coffee, movies, pornographic magazines, and unrestricted TV in all jails. He has the cheapest meals in the U.S. too. The average meal costs about 15 cents, and inmates are fed only twice daily, to cut the labor costs of meal delivery. He even stopped serving them salt and pepper to save tax payers $20,000 a year.
 
  
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Another program Arpaio is very well-known for is the pink under shorts he makes all inmates wear. Years ago, when the Sheriff learned that inmates were stealing jailhouse white boxers, Arpaio had all inmate underwear dyed pink for better inventory control. The same is true for the Sheriff’s handcuffs. When they started disappearing, he ordered pink handcuffs as a replacement. And later, when the Sheriff learned the calming, psychological effects of the color pink—sheets, towels, socks— everything inmates wear, except for the old-fashioned black and white striped uniform, were dyed pink.
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Arpaio drew criticism for his handling of sexual offenses, with at least 400 cases, including several involving child sexual abuse, being 'inadequately investigated' if investigated at all. Some have connected this apparent negligence with the fact that in many cases the victims were illegal immigrants.<ref>http://news.yahoo.com/critics-tough-sheriff-botched-sex-crime-cases-185852410.html</ref> During the years 2004 to 2009, Maricopa County paid $14.5 million in claims regarding the sheriff's office, and another $6.4 million for claims against the jail health service for failure to diagnose, deliberate indifference and suicides.<ref name=claims/>
  
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Arpaio has started another controversial program, the website [http://www.MCSO.org WWW.MCSO.org], so that all those arrested (about 300 per day) are recorded on the Sheriff’s website as they are booked and processed into jail. Just under a million hits daily come into the website, making it one of the most visible law enforcement sites on the World Wide Web.
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In 1999, undercover deputies arrested 18-year old James Saville for plotting to kill Arpaio with a pipe bomb.  On July 9, 2003, a Maricopa County Superior Court jury acquitted Saville, finding that the bomb plot was an elaborate publicity stunt to boost Arpaio's reelection bid.<ref>Bommersbach, Jana. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100823214228/http://www.janabommersbach.com/pm-fea-feb05.php Will Sheriff Joe Stop at Nothing?] ''PHOENIX Magazine'', February 2005.</ref> In 2004, Saville sued both Arpaio and Maricopa County for wrongful arrest and entrapment, seeking $10 million in damages. In 2008, the suit was settled by Maricopa County paying Saville $1.6 million.<ref name=claims>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/23/20100523maricopa-county-taxpayers-claims.html |title=Claims vs. county cost taxpayers $71 mil |newspaper=The Arizona Republic |date=May 23, 2010 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dickerson |first=John |url=http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2008/10/arpaios_phony_murder_plot_cost.php |title=A Phony Murder Plot Against Joe Arpaio Winds Up Costing Taxpayers $1.1 Million |publisher=Phoenix New Times |date=October 28, 2008 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Dougherty, John |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2004-06-24/news/in-the-crosshairs/ |title=In the Crosshairs |newspaper=Phoenix New Times |date=June 24, 2004 |accessdate=Aug 26, 2017}}</ref>
  
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In addition to these tough measures, the Sheriff has launched rehabilitative programs like “Hard Knocks High,” the only accredited high school under a Sheriff in an American jail, and ALPHA, an anti-substance-abuse program that has greatly reduced recidivism.
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Arpaio was convicted in federal court for misdemeanor contempt of court. On August 25, 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] pardoned Arpaio, noting his over 50 years of "exemplary" public service and fighting illegal immigration in the White House statement of the pardon.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Spiering, Charlie (August 25, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/25/donald-trump-pardons-sheriff-joe-arpaio/ Donald Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/25/sheriff-joe-arpaio-wins-pardon-from-trump.html Sheriff Joe Arpaio wins pardon from Trump]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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*[https://www.voanews.com/a/trump-pardons-former-sheriff-arpaio/4001646.html Trump Pardons Ex-Arizona Sheriff Arpaio]. ''Voice of America''. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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*Trott, Bill (August 25, 2017). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-arpaio-idUSKCN1B600O Trump pardons ex-Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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*Boyer, Dave; Dinan, Stephen (August 25, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/25/joe-arpaio-pardoned-donald-trump/ Trump pardons Arpaio, citing his ‘exemplary service’ to the nation]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved August 25, 2017.</ref>
  
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As chief law enforcement officer for the county, Arpaio continues to reduce crime with hard-hitting enforcement methods. His deputies and detectives have solved several high-profile murder cases, including nine child murders. The posse, whose ranks have increased to 3,000 members under Arpaio, is the nation’s largest volunteer posse. Posse men and women help in search and rescue and other traditional police work as well as in special operations like rounding up deadbeat parents, fighting prostitution, patrolling malls during holidays, and investigating animal cruelty complaints. The posse’s contributions are invaluable and essentially free to taxpayers.
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==Personal life==
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Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 50 years and have two children and four grandchildren residing in the Phoenix area. Arpaio's mother was against [[abortion]]; she died giving birth to Joe.<ref>[https://twitter.com/#!/RealSheriffJoe/status/17333422015913984 Twitter feed on abortion]</ref>
  
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No wonder Sheriff Arpaio has been profiled in over 2,000 U.S. and foreign newspapers, magazines, and TV news programs. His leadership and the excellent work of his staff have catapulted the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office into the ranks of elite law enforcement agencies.
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On a personal note, Sheriff Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 51 years and have two children, both residing in the Phoenix area. The Arpaios have four grandchildren. His mother was against [[abortion]], she died giving birth to Joe. <ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/RealSheriffJoe/status/17333422015913984 Twitter feed on abortion]</ref>
 
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Arpaio looks forward to many more years as Sheriff of Maricopa County." <ref>[http://www.mcso.org/index.php?a=GetModule&mn=sheriff_bio Maricopa Sheriff; Sheriff's Biography]</ref>
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:33, January 12, 2021

Joe Arpaio
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Former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona
From: January 1, 1993 – January 1, 2017
Predecessor Tom Agnos
Successor Paul Penzone
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Party Republican
Spouse(s) Ava Arpaio
Military Service
Service/branch United States Army
Service Years 1950 - 1954

Joseph Michael Arpaio (born June 14, 1932) was the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona from 1993 to 2017. As sheriff, he was known for being very conservative, as well as tough on crime and on illegal immigration. Left-wing organizations such as the ACLU, SPLC, and the Obama Administration Justice Department,[1] among others, attacked his strong anti-illegal immigration stance. Arpaio became Sheriff of Maricopa County in 1992 and was re-elected six times. As sheriff, Arpaio headed up the law enforcement agency for the unincorporated area surrounding Phoenix, an area of 9,226 square miles.[2]

In 2012, he and a group of volunteer investigators claimed to have evidence suggesting that Barack Obama deliberately forged his birth records in order to be eligible to run for President.[3]

Arpaio has been politically active both in Arizona and beyond. For example, in 2010, Arpaio campaigned in Kansas for Kris Kobach in his bid for Secretary of State.[4] Arpaio endorsed Donald Trump for President in January 2016.[5]

Arpaio was defeated for re-election for a seventh term in November 2016.[6] He did not regret his crackdowns on illegal immigration.[7] The Democrat who succeeded him said he would not continue some of Arpaio's most successful policies, including patrols for illegal immigrants, because the sheriff's office had been enjoined by court orders.[8]

In January 2018, Arpaio announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. As in previous years, Arpaio was fiercely attacked by the Left due to his strong pro-American stances on illegal immigration.[9]

Controversies and opposition

Arpaio speaking at a Trump rally, June 2016

Arpaio was a frequent target of liberals who opposed his tough-on-crime policies.

In August 1993, Arpaio started the nation's largest "tent city" for convicted inmates. The facility held two thousand convicted men and women in canvas tents, something which was criticized by liberals for not having air conditioning in over 100° heat[8] and for having inmates subjected to the elements.[10] Those conditions resulted in inmate lawsuits, and Arpaio's Democrat succesor is closing down the facility which he estimates will save $4.5 million per year.[11]

Arpaio drew criticism for his handling of sexual offenses, with at least 400 cases, including several involving child sexual abuse, being 'inadequately investigated' if investigated at all. Some have connected this apparent negligence with the fact that in many cases the victims were illegal immigrants.[12] During the years 2004 to 2009, Maricopa County paid $14.5 million in claims regarding the sheriff's office, and another $6.4 million for claims against the jail health service for failure to diagnose, deliberate indifference and suicides.[13]

In 1999, undercover deputies arrested 18-year old James Saville for plotting to kill Arpaio with a pipe bomb. On July 9, 2003, a Maricopa County Superior Court jury acquitted Saville, finding that the bomb plot was an elaborate publicity stunt to boost Arpaio's reelection bid.[14] In 2004, Saville sued both Arpaio and Maricopa County for wrongful arrest and entrapment, seeking $10 million in damages. In 2008, the suit was settled by Maricopa County paying Saville $1.6 million.[13][15][16]

Arpaio was convicted in federal court for misdemeanor contempt of court. On August 25, 2017, President Donald Trump pardoned Arpaio, noting his over 50 years of "exemplary" public service and fighting illegal immigration in the White House statement of the pardon.[17]

Personal life

Arpaio and his wife Ava have been married for over 50 years and have two children and four grandchildren residing in the Phoenix area. Arpaio's mother was against abortion; she died giving birth to Joe.[18]

Quotes

  • "Illegal immigration is a crime, not a negotiation."

References

  1. ↑ "Justice Department Sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Civil Rights Case", May 10, 2012. Retrieved on Sept. 11, 2017. 
  2. ↑ Welcome to the Maricopa County Sheriffs Office. Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/07-03-2012/120708-arizona_sheriff_obama-0/
  4. ↑ "Arizona sheriff Arpaio stumps for Kobach", Wichita Eagle and Kansas.com, July 14, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Trump pardons former Sheriff Arpaio", Aug 25, 2017. Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Guarino, Ben (November 9, 2016). Arizona’s Joe Arpaio ousted by voters, ending the 24-year run of ‘America’s toughest sheriff’. The Washington Post. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ Defeated Sheriff Arpaio Has No Regrets About Immigration Crackdowns. Fortune. November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio replacement Paul Penzone facing tough and odd choices. CBS News (from AP). November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Adelmann, Bob (January 11, 2018). Sheriff Joe Incurs Wrath of Liberals in Announcing for Jeff Flake’s Senate Seat. The New American. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jails". Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017. 
  11. ↑ "Crews begin dismantling Joe Arpaio's controversial "Tent City" complex in Arizona", CBS News, May 24, 2017. Retrieved on May 26, 2017. 
  12. ↑ http://news.yahoo.com/critics-tough-sheriff-botched-sex-crime-cases-185852410.html
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Claims vs. county cost taxpayers $71 mil (May 23, 2010). Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017.
  14. ↑ Bommersbach, Jana. Will Sheriff Joe Stop at Nothing? PHOENIX Magazine, February 2005.
  15. ↑ Dickerson, John (October 28, 2008). A Phony Murder Plot Against Joe Arpaio Winds Up Costing Taxpayers $1.1 Million. Phoenix New Times. Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017.
  16. ↑ Dougherty, John (June 24, 2004). In the Crosshairs. Retrieved on Aug 26, 2017.
  17. ↑ Multiple references:
  18. ↑ Twitter feed on abortion
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