Oakland's Whining Illegals
The Oakland Tribune reports that authorities are now not going to use sobriety checkpoints because it seems they are nabbing too many... Illegal aliens. And that's just not fair.
"The checkpoints, which allow officers to demand licenses and proof of insurance, are an effective way to get drunken drivers off Oakland's streets, city leaders agree. But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law.
"These checkpoints make people's lives miserable, not make them safer," said Jesus Rodriguez of Oakland Community Organizations, which filed most of the complaints about the checkpoints. "I've watched while the police have towed away cars (full) of groceries, leaving children crying on the sidewalk.""
Ok, so let me see if I have this straight:
You come into this nation illegally -- willfully breaking the law to get here -- and then drive around and feel cheated when you're caught? I'm supposed to feel sorry for your smuggled child despite the fact that you obviously don't care enough to instill values like honor and respect for the law and authority into your child? I don't think I will since there are loads of people who are here legally trying to make sure they do all they are supposed to in order to get citizenship. Things like getting and holding a job, obeying the laws, and at least partially integrating themselves into society.
So now when Oakland police bust you for being here illegally, driving illegally, and doing everything you do illegally since you are not supposed to be here, you complain to the very establishment who's laws you only feel like obeying when you want to? If I do not have insurance I can expect all sorts of headaches if I were to be stopped and I am a perfectly legal citizen. You want something (else) special? It would see so:
"The new checkpoint guidelines, which are not final, may call for police to notify Latino community organizations of the time and location of coming checkpoints. The checkpoints will be held after the evening rush-hour commute and rotated throughout the city, officials said.
"It's simple common sense," De La Fuente said. "You don't want to stop people going to or from work. If there are kids in the car, give someone an opportunity to call someone to pick up their kids rather than create chaos.""
So now get this, both drunks and illegals can find out ahead of time where the checkpoint is in order to avoid it. This is not simple, nor common sense, this is someone who obviously has more of a connection with helping illegals than following the laws of the land in which he lives.
The police checkpoints do not create the chaos, the people who are breaking the laws create the chaos. This is another example of liberals blaming something or someone other than the problem.
"While officers have some discretion, the cars of unlicensed drivers are usually towed. To get their cars back, owners must pay $125, plus any storage fees. That is a significant burden to many illegal immigrants, Rodriguez said."
Cry me a river. They certainly should not be here if they don't have $125 plus other fees. We have enough poor people without work who are citizens that we certainly do not need to add people here illegally to leech of the system.
Luckily there is someone who is looking out for the citizens, "I don't care if they are illegal immigrants," Reid said. "They should not be driving on our streets without a license, without insurance. I expect the Oakland Police Department to do its job and get them off the street."
Perhaps it is true that our current laws and our current situation make it hard - if not impossible - to enforce, but what needs to be addressed is how to fix the system, not ignore the laws and even claim that other laws should not apply since they are illegally here. Common sense, is it?
"The checkpoints, which allow officers to demand licenses and proof of insurance, are an effective way to get drunken drivers off Oakland's streets, city leaders agree. But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law.
"These checkpoints make people's lives miserable, not make them safer," said Jesus Rodriguez of Oakland Community Organizations, which filed most of the complaints about the checkpoints. "I've watched while the police have towed away cars (full) of groceries, leaving children crying on the sidewalk.""
Ok, so let me see if I have this straight:
You come into this nation illegally -- willfully breaking the law to get here -- and then drive around and feel cheated when you're caught? I'm supposed to feel sorry for your smuggled child despite the fact that you obviously don't care enough to instill values like honor and respect for the law and authority into your child? I don't think I will since there are loads of people who are here legally trying to make sure they do all they are supposed to in order to get citizenship. Things like getting and holding a job, obeying the laws, and at least partially integrating themselves into society.
So now when Oakland police bust you for being here illegally, driving illegally, and doing everything you do illegally since you are not supposed to be here, you complain to the very establishment who's laws you only feel like obeying when you want to? If I do not have insurance I can expect all sorts of headaches if I were to be stopped and I am a perfectly legal citizen. You want something (else) special? It would see so:
"The new checkpoint guidelines, which are not final, may call for police to notify Latino community organizations of the time and location of coming checkpoints. The checkpoints will be held after the evening rush-hour commute and rotated throughout the city, officials said.
"It's simple common sense," De La Fuente said. "You don't want to stop people going to or from work. If there are kids in the car, give someone an opportunity to call someone to pick up their kids rather than create chaos.""
So now get this, both drunks and illegals can find out ahead of time where the checkpoint is in order to avoid it. This is not simple, nor common sense, this is someone who obviously has more of a connection with helping illegals than following the laws of the land in which he lives.
The police checkpoints do not create the chaos, the people who are breaking the laws create the chaos. This is another example of liberals blaming something or someone other than the problem.
"While officers have some discretion, the cars of unlicensed drivers are usually towed. To get their cars back, owners must pay $125, plus any storage fees. That is a significant burden to many illegal immigrants, Rodriguez said."
Cry me a river. They certainly should not be here if they don't have $125 plus other fees. We have enough poor people without work who are citizens that we certainly do not need to add people here illegally to leech of the system.
Luckily there is someone who is looking out for the citizens, "I don't care if they are illegal immigrants," Reid said. "They should not be driving on our streets without a license, without insurance. I expect the Oakland Police Department to do its job and get them off the street."
Perhaps it is true that our current laws and our current situation make it hard - if not impossible - to enforce, but what needs to be addressed is how to fix the system, not ignore the laws and even claim that other laws should not apply since they are illegally here. Common sense, is it?
posted by Edward W. Prather at 19:19
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