On 3-5-2010 21:35, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 03 May 2010 00:49:20 -0700, Patrick Elliott wrote:
> 
>>> The law goes further, though, by making it possible for people to sue
>>> law enforcement for *not* enforcing the law - so if someone thinks
>>> their neighbor is an illegal and calls the police, and the police do
>>> nothing about it, then the neighbor can sue the state for failing to
>>> take action (so I understand).
>>>
>>> Jim
>> Yeah. One person put it like this: "Damned if you do, damned if you
>> don't, so you are just damned 'period'."
> 
> Yep.  And a cop of Hispanic descent in Tucson has actually filed a 
> lawsuit over this now.

I think I would too if every time I met a colleague I had to present my 
birth certificate and every time I arrested someone he could escape 
while my back up tried to establish if I was legally in the state. I 
guess it would distract from my work.

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