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Originally Posted by Meloman
The catch 22 is do you think it's really fair that while on vacation you might get stopped dozens of times to show id while doing nothing wrong? At what point does it go from protecting the law to harassment? Same goes for a natural born citizen of Mexican decent. Is it really fair that in the course of 1 day you might get stopped 10 times just to constantly prove your legal? I'm sure at some point it would get very annoying.
I'm not saying I'm for or against this law. I'm just saying I can find issues on both sides.
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They aren't going to be pulling people over because they are Hispanic. In California and Arizona, and other states, that's a huge percentage of the population. They physically can't do that. It's like trying to pull over everyone for speeding.
But if your in an area where day laborers hang out looking for work, yeah, they should be able to roll up and ask for ID. It's no different than pulling over a car that's circled the block in an area well known for hookers.
When I was a kid I swore up and down that cops targeted "us kids" and pulled us over constantly. Now that I'm an adult I see why - They weren't pulling me over because I was a kid, they were pulling me over because I was driving like a fucking idiot and I just too stupid to see it. It's not much different with this law. They aren't going to be pulling people over because they are Hispanic, but instead because there are a number of things that look suspicious.