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Old 04-26-2010, 07:18 PM
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IDK about the "kick ass" part, but I was told this when I complained about the bill. "What are you complaining about, it's not like they are gonna stop you!"

I understand what the governor was trying to accomplish with this bill, but the outcome (like DrPhil said) will just be wrong.

I like how people are saying this WON'T turn into racial profiling because illegal Hispanics aren't the only "illegals"--you got people from the Asian countries, as well as European ones. Yeah, like the cops will really stop a white man and say "let me see your papers, I think you might be here illegally."
the overwhelming majority of illegal aliens are of hispanic descent. 10 million of the 12 million illegals are hispanic. are the hispanic cops going to be practicing racial profiling?
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Old 04-26-2010, 07:30 PM
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are the hispanic cops going to be practicing racial profiling?
Yes.

Just like Black police officers engaged in racial profiling and DWB, even if they engaged in it reluctantly. It was partly a means of earning their stripes and, for some, it was a means of distinguishing themselves as different than "dem n------s."

Racial profiling is a practice like institutional discrimination. You don't have to be white (or not a member the targeted group) to engage in such discriminatory practices.

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Old 04-26-2010, 07:35 PM
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the overwhelming majority of illegal aliens are of hispanic descent. 10 million of the 12 million illegals are hispanic.
Oh yeah and this was used as a justification for racial profiling targeting Blacks.

Although whites commit most of the crimes in America, Blacks are disproportionately represented in crime. Therefore, law enforcement and many citizens felt that reducing crime (particularly the "street crimes" that people feared the most) could be accomplished if they targeted certain areas of the city and certain groups of people. Many people felt that high crime rates committed by such an underrepresented group was indicative of criminal predisposition and therefore warranted such tactics. It's also easier to target a minority group than target a majority group. Woohoo!!!!
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