On May 6, 2010, at 12:02 AM, Michael Oke, II wrote:
> AB 1070 does not now, nor did it ever, allow the police to stop a person
> just because they "looked Mexican". It does permit them to assess the
> immigration status of someone that they come lawfully into contact with.
Of course, exactly what constitutes "lawfully coming into contact with"
is the issue. That is, as it always has been, completely at the officer's
discretion. While most officers are good and decent, only the willfully
ignorant would not see this as an invitation to the few who think they know
what's best. You know, those who claim to have a paranormal sensory ability to
distinguish criminals from the law-abiding, and take it upon themselves to act
on that.
> Keep in mind that, under Federal law, a non-citizen legally in the
> U.S. must carry their paperwork with them at all time, whether that be a
> green card, a visa or other as permitted by law.
True, so I guess that if someone is stopped by an officer and cannot
show such paperwork, they must be citizens, since you've just stated that all
non-citizens would have papers with them.
I don't always carry ID. I shouldn't have to always carry ID. No one
should. But under this law, if an officer decides to lawfully come into contact
with me at one of those times, I can be arrested. If that's the world you want
to live in, so be it, but that's not America.
-- Ed Leafe
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