anyone watching hardball?

[DesertFlower]

i'm yelling at the tv. some guy is saying that the new arizona law is not profiling. the police will not stop you if you look hispanic.

[babylonsister]

1. That guy was full of shit and surprise! it was pretty obvious. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. I loved how he refused to deal with the question.

"No, you don't understand. We are helping hispanics by reducing crime! Honest. Trust me. Really. I mean it. Cross my heart. Here, let me lift my sheet so you can see me crossing my heart. I really really really mean it. Promise."

[DesertFlower]

3. i say "bullshit".

[ChairmanAgnostic]

9. a touch, a palpable touch. . . . . . . . . . Ouch.

[gratuitous]

4. No, but thank you for your service

It seems to be a habit for some people to ask why anyone is watching/listening to some objectionable program or other. But I appreciate folks who watch or listen to what I physically am unable to, and reporting a little bit on what's going on.

As to the matter at hand, let's face it: Given half an opportunity, there is no doubt in my mind that there will be bullies with badges who use the law as a means to settle personal vendettas and scores. The law is also written to encourage citizen lawsuits against governments that seem to be dragging their feet on enforcement, leaving cash-strapped cities and counties with the choice to either bully their citizens or fight an expensive lawsuit (and probably be ordered to bully their citizens anyway) brought by the most punitive and xenophobic elements in their populace.

[griffi94]

5. no no no

they won't stop you just for being hispanic. you'll have to be doing something suspicious, like driving a car. because the car might be stolen. or walking down the sidewalk...because any hispanic walking down the sidewalk is at least thinking about committing a crime. the cops can tell, cause they have super powers.

SAVE ME JEEBUS next they'll be coming after longhaired godless heathens from texas, and then i'm gonna need ya'll to hide me.

[DesertFlower]

6. a few months ago one of sheriff joe's

deputies stopped a woman who was putting gas into her car. they ride around hispanic neighborhoods looking to find the least little thing.

[malaise]

7. That was pure BS

and he knew it.

[spanone]

8. he was basically saying that any mexican you stop will deter crime cause they're all criminals

matthews wasn't having any of it.

[tallahasseedem]

10. His hand gestures...

were pushing me over the edge...very annoying.

[OHdem10]

11. Actually, he is repeating a script it seems. Does he realize how

hollow he sounds???

He says there is a direct relationship between illegals and
crime wave. Tell me who are the police going to be looking
for---Mexican Immigrants. His very argument proves the
result will be racial profiling.