In crazy Arizona news of the day, armed militias have begun patrolling the perimeter of Phoenix’s public schools at the behest of the city’s infamous sheriff Joe Arpaio.  

“I have the authority to mobilize private citizens and fight crime in this county,” Arpaio said two weeks after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. He also declared he has the power to deploy these patrols without the permission from school districts, teachers or parents.