(10-02-2019, 05:06 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(10-02-2019, 08:29 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: And in NYC, if one utters the words “illegal alien” in a disparaging tone, they can be fined $250,000.

I'm going to guess that anyone fined for violating that "law" would win big in court.  You know.. First Amendment and all of that.  It doesn't surprise me that a liberal city would try to put something like that in place.  Liberals think that the term "illegal alien" is "offensive", yet the term is used in laws much like people that are here with green cards are labeled as "resident aliens", and it even says so on their ID.

(10-02-2019, 10:49 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: The article states "The Fairfax County Police Department enacted a 2007 policy that prohibits officers from confirming a person's immigration status and detaining them solely based on civil violations of immigration law."

Yes, it's pretty sad when the Police Officer doesn't even know their own Policies  !!!  He's lucky he wasn't fired for violating the Fairfax County Policy Department Policy.

Except for the fact that the illegal alien had a federal warrant for failure to appear in court (yet another violation of our nation's law) for a deportation hearing for entering the country illegally.  Not to mention the fact that the illegal alien did not have a driver's license or insurance which is a violation of state law, and was a party in a traffic accident.

It's pretty sad when a police officer is reprimanded for actually enforcing the law.  Department Policies do not trump federal and state law.

It's also pretty sad when your police department has become so liberal that they actually have a policy in place that prevents officers from assisting in enforcing federal law and contacting the proper authorities when a fugitive is apprehended.

They don't, but Federal law doesn't say that every law enforcement officer everywhere has to enforce any particular law.
Just like when the security guard at Target is told not to chase shoplifters.  Yes, shoplifting is against the law.  Yes, you are there to protect and serve Target.  No, you don't need to enforce that particular law.
You might not like it, you might find it to be double-minded, but it's none of your business and none of mine.
I don't hire target security guards.
I don't hire Fairfax county Police officers.
As long as I feel safe visiting either place, I have no cause to complain about either.

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