Arpaio’s sheriff’s office treated our family with dignity, respect

to send the message to his hate-group followers that acts of sexual abuse and profiling are OK in his book.

— Guy Trujillo, Scottsdale

Arpaio pardon is one of the most egregious in American history

After my mentally-ill brother was arrested for injuring a police officer during a welfare check, he was held in the Maricopa County Jail in downtown Phoenix.

Hoping that the judge would sentence him to mental-health intervention, I sat in the family waiting-room of the jail. The room was clean, with adequate seating and a courtroom video monitor.

I waited there with people of diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. We all had one thing in common: we cared deeply about the fate of a loved one who was in trouble with the law.

Thanks to the policies and programs of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the staff treated us with dignity and respect. His no-nonsense approach to law enforcement reduced crime and provided discipline, justice and protection for incarcerated individuals. Thanks to a worthy public servant, who should have been commended rather than convicted. — Cynthia L. Hallen, Springville, Utah

Benson’s cartoon of ex-sheriff is work of twisted and empty soul

The first thing that came to mind when I saw Benson’s ugly drawing of a two-headed skunk was, “... and he thinks the president is unstable.”

It doesn’t take a creative artist’s mind to come up with something like that. It takes a twisted and empty soul that is spiritually bankrupt. The proof of my statement is that Steve will look at the adjectives in my last sentence and consider it a compliment.

— Gladys Booker, Phoenix