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Uhm, how is that "worst" case scenario? LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 27/04/2010 01:28:28 PM
Worst case scenario: Officer stops a legal Mexican Immigrant with either a valid green card or a valid citzenship. Gentleman either does not have green card on his person, but somewhere in his vehicle (such as the glove box). Racist cop in a bad mood refuses to let him do so, accuses him of going for a gun, tasers him, arrests him and hauls him off, and hopefully someone bothers to either let him get his ID or check the system before he gets too far along legal procedures.

While that sounds ridiculous, it's hardly like such a thing hasn't happened plenty of times before.
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The Arizona immigration bill thingy BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 12:57:20 AM 2266 Views
what do you expect from one of the last states to accept MLK day? Aisha - 26/04/2010 01:19:03 AM 1347 Views
Yes, well, at least you are in the 27% of Americans that have a Passport. BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 01:48:44 AM 1139 Views
Such a wrongheaded law. LiterateDog - 26/04/2010 02:25:10 AM 1033 Views
A lot of stuff makes me go "whuh?" legally. Ghavrel - 26/04/2010 03:38:12 AM 912 Views
Sounds like apartheid in SA... Napoleon62 - 26/04/2010 02:36:52 AM 1077 Views
As bad as the law is, that's an ignorant statement. *NM* LiterateDog - 26/04/2010 02:38:16 AM 510 Views
Re: Sounds like apartheid in SA... BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 05:13:17 AM 1188 Views
It shows that Arizona is already lost Roland00 - 26/04/2010 03:09:24 AM 1069 Views
It will only take a few times getting their asses sued off for detaining U.S. citizens against... everynametaken - 26/04/2010 05:54:49 AM 1109 Views
Yeah, I can't wait 'til a Latino state representative is arrested for looking illegal. Ghavrel - 26/04/2010 07:26:13 AM 1013 Views
or even better, a celebrity. I choose Antonia Banderas (when he has the funky beard hobo look) *NM* Aisha - 26/04/2010 12:32:18 PM 561 Views
Looks like no one knows how bad it is along the border Dark Knight - 26/04/2010 06:19:24 AM 1020 Views
Oh please! The immigration and drug problems don't justify bad legislation. everynametaken - 26/04/2010 07:02:54 AM 1028 Views
I do. Brian - 26/04/2010 07:11:10 AM 1202 Views
Re: I do. everynametaken - 26/04/2010 07:45:21 AM 1039 Views
Yeah, I saw an interview with a former U.S. Drug Czar Brian - 26/04/2010 06:35:10 PM 1006 Views
Okay, I grew up in Arizona. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 12:41:21 PM 1227 Views
Re: Looks like no one knows how bad it is along the border BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 03:58:37 PM 1095 Views
looks like somebody doesn't quite get the point moondog - 29/04/2010 06:18:58 AM 1685 Views
Some thoughts Amys - 26/04/2010 06:42:02 AM 1150 Views
I wouldn't worry to much laws like that random thoughts - 26/04/2010 03:03:16 PM 1011 Views
patriot act gives that to any federal law enforcement officer moondog - 29/04/2010 06:13:38 AM 1113 Views
Re: Some thoughts BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 04:04:55 PM 1002 Views
It's not just outrageous; it's plain stupid. The latter is almost as offensive as the former. Ghavrel - 26/04/2010 07:30:30 AM 1034 Views
Sounds more like a bill to convince people they are doing something than to do something snoopcester - 26/04/2010 12:43:19 PM 1011 Views
What I find interesting about all this... Legolas - 26/04/2010 01:06:08 PM 1121 Views
well you see, that IS part of the problem LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 01:13:19 PM 1104 Views
It is interesting to see how it contrasts with your take on it, being from a country with them snoopcester - 26/04/2010 02:11:18 PM 1074 Views
Re: What I find interesting about all this... BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 03:52:09 PM 1084 Views
Perhaps I'm wrong, but... Elaine - 26/04/2010 01:49:13 PM 1002 Views
I don't know about the green cards LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 03:05:49 PM 1034 Views
That last point doesn't really make any sense. Legolas - 26/04/2010 03:20:19 PM 1029 Views
my point was that the punishments for the similar crimes are so different. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 04:23:08 PM 970 Views
Hey, I think it's an appalling law. Elaine - 27/04/2010 02:24:30 PM 1116 Views
Re: Perhaps I'm wrong, but... BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 03:41:47 PM 945 Views
The law will be overturned but it may help to get the federal government off their collective ass random thoughts - 26/04/2010 02:59:11 PM 1075 Views
The law will most likely not be overturned. LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 03:13:24 PM 1014 Views
I meant by the courts random thoughts - 27/04/2010 03:49:11 PM 925 Views
ah well. that'd be nice, then. *NM* LadyLorraine - 27/04/2010 05:14:31 PM 470 Views
The law will be overturned but it may help to get the federal government off their collective ass *NM* Aisha - 26/04/2010 03:20:45 PM 525 Views
The law will be overturned but it may help to get the federal government off their collective ass *NM* beckstcw - 26/04/2010 06:53:32 PM 453 Views
The law will be overturned but it may help to get the federal government off their collective ass *NM* everynametaken - 26/04/2010 08:33:04 PM 490 Views
The federal government will be collective ass but it may help to get the law off their overturned *NM* beckstcw - 27/04/2010 05:33:42 AM 480 Views
Their collective ass will be overturned but it may help to get the law off the federal government *NM* BlackAdder - 27/04/2010 09:18:02 AM 457 Views
It's interesting how this sort of mirrors the Belgian issues. Legolas - 26/04/2010 03:34:59 PM 1003 Views
the "overrunning" of culture and language is exaggerated, imo LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 04:34:56 PM 1025 Views
I think the primary problem - in both cases - is language, yes. Legolas - 26/04/2010 04:54:55 PM 1044 Views
*shrug* I don't know. I just think that people are way too uptight about the issue LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 05:02:30 PM 972 Views
I agree with you Brian - 26/04/2010 05:26:47 PM 996 Views
that is also true LadyLorraine - 26/04/2010 05:44:40 PM 942 Views
There is a difference between assimilating and being assimilated random thoughts - 27/04/2010 04:09:19 PM 1005 Views
the differences really are not that minor random thoughts - 28/04/2010 06:49:33 PM 1068 Views
hmm, see LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 07:10:42 PM 921 Views
I am from San Antonio I have always been able to buy burritos from my neighbors random thoughts - 28/04/2010 08:28:45 PM 944 Views
mmmm Tamale. LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 08:53:13 PM 979 Views
When I say relatively minor, it's because I'm thinking of those *other* assimilation problems here Legolas - 28/04/2010 10:30:04 PM 1235 Views
It should rattle anyone who lives in a democracy and who likes their way of life random thoughts - 28/04/2010 11:15:18 PM 1092 Views
a minor point.... moondog - 29/04/2010 06:30:22 AM 1037 Views
More power to the government! and We took that land fair and square! *NM* heartbreak - 26/04/2010 04:43:15 PM 437 Views
I'm going to take a common sense approach on this for a minute Isaac - 26/04/2010 09:05:21 PM 1236 Views
Re: I'm going to take a common sense approach on this for a minute BlackAdder - 26/04/2010 11:48:14 PM 1365 Views
you are correct moondog - 29/04/2010 06:39:29 AM 1384 Views
Uhm, how is that "worst" case scenario? LadyLorraine - 27/04/2010 01:28:28 PM 1001 Views
Worst reasonable case scenario Isaac - 28/04/2010 06:48:29 PM 967 Views
Will the will of the people of Arizona be respected? dart_board - 27/04/2010 12:12:46 AM 1136 Views
That's funny... LadyLorraine - 27/04/2010 01:57:14 AM 1326 Views
echo chamber much? random thoughts - 27/04/2010 04:14:53 PM 1081 Views
there's also 53% of us who think this will lead to violating civil rights. LadyLorraine - 27/04/2010 05:19:29 PM 946 Views
Re: there's also 53% of us who think this will lead to violating civil rights. dart_board - 28/04/2010 12:40:42 PM 1002 Views
Those incidents are horrible LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 01:07:39 PM 977 Views
Re: That's funny... dart_board - 28/04/2010 12:30:41 PM 1021 Views
And this law will not give them what they want LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 01:12:50 PM 1020 Views
Also, the potential economic consequences of the law could be severe for Arizona. Libby - 27/04/2010 01:03:54 AM 1050 Views
now that's just crazy talk. LadyLorraine - 27/04/2010 01:58:42 AM 964 Views
activist group liberal group claims it will cost money, what a shocker *NM* random thoughts - 27/04/2010 04:23:11 PM 433 Views
It will cost money Libby - 27/04/2010 09:16:31 PM 1010 Views
but all of that ignores the long term savings random thoughts - 28/04/2010 03:24:50 PM 953 Views
it's less a matter of american tourism LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 04:06:50 PM 1004 Views
if they law is enforced it will decrease the number of illegals who go to Arizona random thoughts - 28/04/2010 06:35:26 PM 1062 Views
I will admit LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 07:01:55 PM 983 Views
there have always been bad cops and there always will be random thoughts - 28/04/2010 08:53:50 PM 946 Views
I don't see any real long term savings coming from this. Libby - 28/04/2010 10:17:26 PM 1063 Views
70% of the people in Arizona support the new law and 30% of the state is Hispanic random thoughts - 28/04/2010 10:51:08 PM 1202 Views
real science? LadyLorraine - 28/04/2010 11:06:13 PM 989 Views
I linked to it further up the thread and you responded random thoughts - 28/04/2010 11:19:51 PM 980 Views
ah, I think I missed it for some reason LadyLorraine - 29/04/2010 12:18:13 AM 1030 Views
who has time to read all of this crap *NM* random thoughts - 29/04/2010 04:26:11 AM 421 Views
I'm familiar with the Rasmussen poll Libby - 28/04/2010 11:31:30 PM 1292 Views
Here's Judge Napolitano's response to this AgentOrange - 27/04/2010 02:19:49 PM 989 Views
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