Comments on: California: The Boycott State http://hackerhaus.com/2010/05/17/california-the-boycott-state/ one man's ramblings about stuff Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hackerhaus http://hackerhaus.com/2010/05/17/california-the-boycott-state/comment-page-1/#comment-72 hackerhaus Tue, 18 May 2010 06:49:28 +0000 http://hackerhaus.com/?p=697#comment-72 Actually, if you go back and re-read S.B. 1070, I think you'll find that both determination of status and handling of the arrestee fall on the Federal government. Not only that, but the law does not allow police to go out and arrest someone because they look suspicious. Just like in California law, probable cause must first be established.<br><br>The Arizona law expressly forbids racial profiling, something the California law does not.<br><br>Beyond that, I think the hairs are getting a bit too thin to split cleanly. The entire point of this essay is to show that California municipalities are taking actions against Arizona despite having very similar laws on their own books. Actually, if you go back and re-read S.B. 1070, I think you'll find that both determination of status and handling of the arrestee fall on the Federal government. Not only that, but the law does not allow police to go out and arrest someone because they look suspicious. Just like in California law, probable cause must first be established.

The Arizona law expressly forbids racial profiling, something the California law does not.

Beyond that, I think the hairs are getting a bit too thin to split cleanly. The entire point of this essay is to show that California municipalities are taking actions against Arizona despite having very similar laws on their own books.

]]> By: Chris Wickersham http://hackerhaus.com/2010/05/17/california-the-boycott-state/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Chris Wickersham Tue, 18 May 2010 03:10:09 +0000 http://hackerhaus.com/?p=697#comment-71 Just to be fair to both sides, this statute refers to someone that has already been arrested which is different than the Arizona bill. It also states that local law enforcement needs to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws, not actually enforce the federal laws which is the substantive issue being debated in Arizona. If Arizona had passed a law that was carefully worded as this one appears to be, I believe we could have saved ourselves an awful lot of time and money. Just to be fair to both sides, this statute refers to someone that has already been arrested which is different than the Arizona bill. It also states that local law enforcement needs to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration laws, not actually enforce the federal laws which is the substantive issue being debated in Arizona. If Arizona had passed a law that was carefully worded as this one appears to be, I believe we could have saved ourselves an awful lot of time and money.

]]> By: CM http://hackerhaus.com/2010/05/17/california-the-boycott-state/comment-page-1/#comment-70 CM Tue, 18 May 2010 00:35:23 +0000 http://hackerhaus.com/?p=697#comment-70 Very interthing.. thanks! *dugg* Very interthing.. thanks! *dugg*

]]> By: Chuck Reynolds http://hackerhaus.com/2010/05/17/california-the-boycott-state/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Chuck Reynolds Mon, 17 May 2010 23:09:42 +0000 http://hackerhaus.com/?p=697#comment-69 Agreed and very well said sir. *claps* Agreed and very well said sir. *claps*

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