Joe Arpaio, Illegal Immigration Hard-liner, Heckled by Students

Joe Arpio is one of the more infamous figures in the anti-immigrant movement. A sheriff of an Arizona county, he has been a controversial figure not just for his stance on immigration, in which he instructed his deputies to check the immigration status of people they suspect are in the nation illegally, but also for his brand of muckraking politics and allegations of misusing county property.

In a recent question-and-answer session at the Arizona State University he was heckled to the point of leaving by students. While I understand their objections to Arpio's policies, I feel that the heckling was actually counter-productive during a session where he was asked to explain and justify his actions.