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Sheriff to Shaq: Gimme That Badge Back!

Posted Jun 24th 2008 4:45PM by TMZ Staff

The Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona thinks Shaq-Fu better shut up! And now he's pulled the NBA baller's special deputy's badge because of his rapping rant against Kobe Bryant.

Last January, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio made the Phoenix Suns star a special deputy, and then promoted him to a ceremonious colonel earlier this month. "I want his two badges back," Arpaio told the AP, "Because if any one of my deputies did something like this, they're fired. I don't condone this type of racial conduct."

Arpaio, known as "America's Toughest Sheriff," is best known for forcing inmates to wear pink undies and work on a chain gang.

O'Neal also served as a reserve officer with Miami Beach PD while playing for the Miami Heat.

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Tags: basketball, deputy, maricopa county, MaricopaCounty, NBA, Phoenix Suns, PhoenixSuns, shaq, Shaquille Oneal, ShaquilleOneal, sheriff joe arpaio, SheriffJoeArpaio

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31. SHAQ OUGHT TO KICK HIS BUTT

Posted at 1:54AM on Jun 25th 2008 by SHAQ PUT THE SMACK DOWN ON SHERIFF

32. SORRY I CAN'T SPELL WORTH A CRAP TOO MUCH CRACK.

Posted at 2:17AM on Jun 25th 2008 by FOXXYMAX

33. GET BACK ARPAIO BEFORE I KICK YOU IN THE BUTT.

Posted at 2:19AM on Jun 25th 2008 by SHAQ TO SHERIFF

34. I am going to have all of you in my jail.

Posted at 2:20AM on Jun 25th 2008 by Sheriff Arpaio

35. HARVEY LEVIN -*** "Opps You Did IT Again"*** Because you plastered his casual rap all over the airwaves...and turned something that wasn't supposed to be a COMMERCIAL BROADCAST INTO AN EXAGGERATE NEWS STORY...he got kicked off a voluntary police force.

You think you doing good by letting everyone know EVERYTHING but it back fires most of the time and it's the celebs images that get hurt and the young fans that get discouraged when they see/hear their heros making dumb but casual comments while in a bar etc.

The only one that's making out here is YOU HARVEY LEVIN as your making money and laughing ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK because it doesn't matter to you when you turn a casual comment or rap into a STATEMENT and news story.
Little kids can't tell the difference. Hey thanks for shooting down their dreams at your profit.

EVERYONE should read up on who Harvey Levin is on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Levin
I am not sure how accurate this info is but it sounds close. LOL

Posted at 2:53AM on Jun 25th 2008 by TMZ = The Moron Zombies of Harvey Levin

36. BS-I hope this is not a move to the left for the sheriff.

Posted at 12:04PM on Jun 25th 2008 by Shark

37. What? What racial comment? Since when is inviting a man to eat your out your buttocks a racial comment? Did I miss something?

Posted at 1:03PM on Jun 25th 2008 by Jackiemichele

38. Sherrff Joe is the Poo! I'm glad he stood up and said something. I could give a ratsazz about Kobe or Shaq...but that rap was just lame and that right there was video of a man WAY TOO SELF IMPRESSED to be carrying a gun in my neighborhood...I hope he doesn't ever make it to the police academy!

Posted at 4:09PM on Jun 25th 2008 by WATCH IT AGAIN DUMMY

39. Shaq is pathetic. I guess there is nothing racial saying a white boy tryin to be more ni**er than me. I guess thats ok as long as we don't reverse a few words.Good thing the suns picked him up or they may have not won the championship. Shaq,Al and Jesse are all racists and Joe is an idiot. Shaq wanted to be just like Joe and he has shown it. Maybe Joe should put him in a tent in the heat and feed him crap that would make him stop just like he has wiped out crime in Phoenix oops I forgot if Joe wiped out crime he wouldn't have a job.Kobe sucks too

Posted at 2:36AM on Jun 26th 2008 by nufan

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