"Motorists cited for criminal traffic violations will have to give their thumbprint to Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies or go to jail." ... "This will be mandatory. No exceptions," Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Wednesday. "If they don't want to give the print, they're going directly to jail. Period." ... "Arpaio launched the new policy Wednesday across the Valley, expanding and toughening a pilot program in which motorists pulled over for routine traffic stops were asked to voluntarily provide a thumbprint." ... "But Arpaio said about 67 percent of motorists declined to voluntarily give their thumbprints."

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...tickets20.html

opinions? I do not know Arpaio's political affiliation, so let's try to keep this from being a partisan matter and rather just focus on the program at hand.