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Originally Posted by obs20
Okay here's what's racist about it:
A stop is made because a tail light is out. Because the driver has an accent, or is brown, or dresses differently then he is asked for a passport or other documentation in addition to the driver's license to demonstrate that he is here legally. If it isn't produced then he could be detained. This person could be a naturalized citizen but now has to carry identification that other Americans do not. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger said his accent would get him detained in Arizona.
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... and we can agree that is where the law can fail. If, however, the various police agencies in Arizona make it a point to question
everyone with whom they interact,
regardless of perceived race of national origin, and they need to monitor various interactions to verify that they are not stopping a higher percentage of any ethnic population than they are of the populations of other races.
The odds are, however, that either they will stop a smaller percentage of the Caucasian males in the 50-60 y/o bracket, OR —no matter what they do —even if they (they police) are perfect*, they will be vilified by people opposing any attempt to protect the sovereignty of the US.