badgenome said:
Neither does this! Oh, snap! If you're going to complain about a law, it helps to be aware of what it actually says and does. I guess "the other side = Nazis" isn't just for teabaggers anymore... not that it ever was. |
I have to disagree with this badgenome, to a certain extent. The law doesn't say "Pull over dark skinned people and harass them" but you can bet your ass that will happen even more than it does now. I'm a white dude who dresses professionally and obeys laws almost too much (hell, I don't even jaywalk!) so everything is just hunky-dory for me, but the police already use ethnic profiling, I have a black friend who dresses and acts much the same as me and getting pulled over is a regular thing for him, he didn't even realize it wasn't normal for everyone until I remarked on it. This law gives the police unmitigated authority to do WHATEVER THEY WANT FOR ANY REASON AT ALL, I know that's not the intent, but it will be the effect. And since the people are here illegally, they have no recourse if they are harrassed or even beaten. If we want to stop immigration by threat of imminent violence, this is a great way to go.
