Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was recently convicted of contempt of court for willfully disobeying a federal court order to cease dragnet stops of Latino drivers without probable cause. President Trump's pardon of Arpaio sends a clear message to every brass-knuckle racist cop in the United States. It says, “don't worry about the Constitution or the courts. You just do what you think you have to do to keep those people under control. That's your real job. I understand you, I respect what you're doing, and I've got your back.”