Michael Oke, II wrote: >>>>> Do you really think that only Hispanics will be questioned under this >>>>> law? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> No, of course not. Maybe they'll also question anyone with long beard or >>>> a woman with her face covered. >>>> >>>> >>> Would either of those fall under racial profiling? >>> >>> >> Do I really need to tell you? >> > No, I doubt that you understood the question. > Yes, you are probably right. I'll try and better my English.
>>>> You remind me of something similar occurring here. >>>> People would march on the streets protesting for something but they >>>> would wear masks. You know why? Because police would usually take >>>> pictures of them and go get them later. >>>> Rich dudes here wanted a law forbidding hiding your face. But at the >>>> same time they have black tinted glasses in their cars as a means of >>>> avoiding being mugged (you know, the thief can't know how many people or >>>> what kind of people are inside the car). >>>> So you see, if you are poor you may not hide your face, but if you drive >>>> a car you may. >>>> You are in favour of these kind of laws on the assumption that they >>>> won't be used against you. That's all. >>>> >>>> >>> Why would they care if pictures are taken of them? Would the police, >>> should their protestations not sit well with the current politicians, >>> pay them a visit and make them disappear? >>> >>> >> Yes, or just spray their homes with bullets, or get them in the street >> and kick the hell out of them (all this has actually happened, that's >> why the started covering their faces). And they don't really need to >> disgust a politician, too many times it's the police chiefs and >> inspectors that make these decisions on their own and by their own >> standards. >> But why get ahead of the story. Just wait and in a few years you'll be >> experiencing all this first hand. BTW, once the cops get this kind of >> power they start using it for their own reasons and many times middle >> and upper class people also get to suffer them. >> > I'm sure that it has happened there but that doesn't mean that it has, > or will, here. > Yes, I'm sure city officials would never pick some civil rights activists, kill them and sink them in the swamps. That never happened and will never happen again. Probably because of that wonderful system of balances and checks you have. How lucky! >> You know what they say "do as you see". I would do the same, if I were >> living in USA and communicating with ignorant Yanks I'd just use that >> term. But ask them how they call you when they talk amongst themselves. >> They'll say the "yanqui" (pronounced yankee) or the "gringo", and they >> talk of "yanquilandia" (that's yankeeland) or "estados unidos", they'll >> never call it "America", not among themselves (of course, unless they've >> been assimilated). >> > And yet you persist. Ah well. Ignorant yanks huh, does that include > the citizens of Canada as well? > Nope, we are not the ones who call by the same name a subcontinent and a country. Canadians are Canadians to us. > They'll never call the U.S.A. America? Really? I'll have to remember that. > Not usually. Most normally yankees (even if you are a confederate) or gringos. >>> So are, I've had no difficulty communicating with people in American, >>> North American or South America. Are you done with your petty speculation? >>> >>> >> Mmmm......no, not really. >> > Funny, I knew the answer to that question. > > :-) --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
