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Pilgrim
on January 9, 2007 at 09:53 am
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The ACLU is at it again. They’re suing the Rhode Island State Police for detaining illegal immigrants - in this case Guatamalens - after a traffic stop. This from the Rhode Island News:
ACLU sues state police
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, January 9, 2007
By Karen Lee Ziner
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the state police, alleging racial profiling and violation of the constitutional rights of 14 Guatemalan nationals during a July traffic stop that led to their detention by immigration officials.
Steven Brown, director of the Rhode Island affiliate, yesterday noted the unusual nature of the lawsuit filed by ACLU volunteer attorney V. Edward Formisano.
“It’s very rare for individuals like these plaintiffs to be willing to step forward and challenge questionable police practices that they’ve been subject to,” said Brown.
“The citizenship status of the plaintiffs is really irrelevant to this lawsuit. These were individuals who were in a van that was stopped for a minor traffic violation. The question is whether police have a right to detain individuals for no other reason than the way they look …”
Said Brown, “The law generally prohibits racial profiling on the highways. It prohibits stopping or searching vehicles based on the person’s race or ethnicity, all of which we think were present in this case. It also specifically bars police officers from detaining individuals in cars longer than necessary to address the initial traffic violation. From our perspective, that restriction was clearly violated in this case.”
Drudge has the whole thing.
Can somebody tell me what in the name of the wide wide world of sports is wrong with these people?
They actually came right out and said that this was a violation of the Constitutional rights of these illegals. Here we go again. What are these people smoking?
The ACLU is a seriously deluded anti-American organization. Somewhere along the line they have decided that they have met the enemy and he is us, and they have embarked on a Quiotic quest to tilt at every American windmill they can. It looks like they won’t rest until they’ve torn the very fabric of this country to shreds.
Their claim to be a defender of the Constitution is pure bunk. They don’t want to defend it, they want to alter it to fit their idea of how things should be on the Disney Planet.
This is a dangerous organization that bullies schools, cities, religions, and anyone else that doesn’t agree with their politically correct agenda. If you’re offended by something call the ACLU.
I’m sure they’ll sympathize.
ACLU sues state police
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, January 9, 2007
By Karen Lee Ziner
Journal Staff Writer
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the state police, alleging racial profiling and violation of the constitutional rights of 14 Guatemalan nationals during a July traffic stop that led to their detention by immigration officials.
Steven Brown, director of the Rhode Island affiliate, yesterday noted the unusual nature of the lawsuit filed by ACLU volunteer attorney V. Edward Formisano.
“It’s very rare for individuals like these plaintiffs to be willing to step forward and challenge questionable police practices that they’ve been subject to,” said Brown.
“The citizenship status of the plaintiffs is really irrelevant to this lawsuit. These were individuals who were in a van that was stopped for a minor traffic violation. The question is whether police have a right to detain individuals for no other reason than the way they look …”
Said Brown, “The law generally prohibits racial profiling on the highways. It prohibits stopping or searching vehicles based on the person’s race or ethnicity, all of which we think were present in this case. It also specifically bars police officers from detaining individuals in cars longer than necessary to address the initial traffic violation. From our perspective, that restriction was clearly violated in this case.”
Drudge has the whole thing.
Can somebody tell me what in the name of the wide wide world of sports is wrong with these people?
They actually came right out and said that this was a violation of the Constitutional rights of these illegals. Here we go again. What are these people smoking?
The ACLU is a seriously deluded anti-American organization. Somewhere along the line they have decided that they have met the enemy and he is us, and they have embarked on a Quiotic quest to tilt at every American windmill they can. It looks like they won’t rest until they’ve torn the very fabric of this country to shreds.
Their claim to be a defender of the Constitution is pure bunk. They don’t want to defend it, they want to alter it to fit their idea of how things should be on the Disney Planet.
This is a dangerous organization that bullies schools, cities, religions, and anyone else that doesn’t agree with their politically correct agenda. If you’re offended by something call the ACLU.
I’m sure they’ll sympathize.
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