Your first sentence is a good comment. Your second sentence is just one example out of many that could be brought to bear on the subject. Your last sentence is an allusion to what can happen when a weak constitution and corrupt judiciary allows a president to issue carte blanche to his security forces. Thankfully, that's not the case here.

As I read his bio, Joe Arpaio gave faithful service to his country from 1950 to 2016. He served in multiple military and law enforcement departments. Again as I read his bio, (and this is just my opinion) later in life he pushed against the boundaries of what was lawful enforcement. But let's be clear here- he wasn't running a Philippine hit squad. His worst offence was ignoring a court order to stop his police department's racial profiling of suspects.

Can you explain why, on the compassionate grounds you believe in, Mr. Arpaio is unworthy of a presidential pardon?