“If immigrants suddenly disappeared and the country became immigrant-free (and illegal-immigrant free), crime rates would likely increase.” From “How Immigration Crackdowns Backfire” by Steve Chapman in Reason.com“ That’s not to say Arizonans don’t have a right to be upset when Mexicans trespass across private land on a regular basis. But you could solve that problem…
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Nothing about this law is good. It is even worse that I first thought. When I wrote the previous post, I didn’t realize that individual police officers are being required to enforce that law. That certainly makes no friends in police circles. It is stupid to limit police discretion. Police are supposed to demand proof…
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Officer with good aim, lucky to be alive.
I try and face most issues objectively. But not this one. I am pro-immigrant. My mom is an immigrant (from Germany) and my father’s parents were immigrants (Greeks from the Ottoman Empire on an Italian passport from what is now Albania). New York was founded on illegal immigrants (hell, America was founded on illegal immigrants).…
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Or in this case Coca Colla.
The Baltimore Sun has a video. It’s always a bit sad to see people cheer the destruction of a city block. Of course this block was already destroyed. Now it’s just a matter of tearing down empty shells of brick. Everything of value has been stripped. Now it’s just a place for trash, wild animals,…
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The career of Gates should not be celebrated. My sincere condolences to his family and those who loved him. Seriously. But LA Police Chief Daryl Gates didn’t like to give breaks to other people. So why should I give him one? Gates is still popular among conservative law-and-order types. Drugs on a block? Send in…
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Forgive me if I don’t send flowers to his funeral. What an SOB.