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| Oakland cops halt checks for DUIs - Activists say roadblocks unfair to unlicensed immigrants |
| 2004-09-27 |
| All I can say is....Crap Oakland police officers have stopped setting up roadblocks to check whether drivers are under the influence because of a rash of complaints from the Latino community and City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente. 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. Illegal immigrants. Unlicensed Drivers. No Insurance, for sure. Otherwise obeying the law. Guess we get to pick and choose, and anyone who criticizes or judges is a racist, right? "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." The complaints and pressure from De La Fuente, who represents the largely Latino Glenview-Fruitvale district and plans to run for mayor in 2006, prompted police Chief Richard Word to order his officers to hold off on any more DUI checkpoints while new guidelines are drafted. Chief Dick Word = spineless butt-weasel |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #8 Seems to me that some research into the law may find a Federal law not being enforced somewhere, which may affect Federal funding to Oakland. Hit them in their pocketbook and they will come around......well it is Oakland, so I will say maybe they will come around. For instance, you do not have seatbelt laws, you do not get Federal highway funding. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-27 8:08:04 PM |
| #7 Let me see if I got this straight:the C of Police for Oakland has been ordered to break the law(not enforceing the law is in itself a violation of the law,aidding and abetting)and he(CofP)agreed,what a wussy. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-09-27 8:01:11 PM |
| #6 This is Oakland Ca. The Mayor is Jerry "moonbeam" Brown. The place needs to be bulldozed. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-27 7:25:10 PM |
| #5 But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law. 1) There is no such thing as illegal immigrants - these ALIENS have not be granted immigrant status. 2) By definition ILLEGAL ALIENS are not law abiding. If they were law abiding they would not be on US soil. Anyone fool enough to vote for some idiot (De La Fuente) who would put people at risk in order to pander to groups who should not be voting any-farking-way becaue they are illegal aliens deserves what they get. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-09-27 7:22:20 PM |
| #4 But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law. "But Your Honor! While it is true that my client stabbed the prostitute and put her in the trunk, he was obeying all the traffic rules when police stopped him after seeing the blood on the bumper." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-09-27 7:06:04 PM |
| #3 ... drug hot spots and stopping sideshows." Great, more police at the carnies bugging the midget and bearded lady. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-27 6:49:49 PM |
| #2 But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law. Uhhh, no. For beginners, an illegal alien's very presence on U.S. soil is proof that a law has been broken. Driving without a license is the second offense. Try again, Ms. MacDonald. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-09-27 6:12:42 PM |
| #1 I'll tell you what's unfair.....last year I had one of these illegal ALIENS total my car with me in it....and I had just mailed the last payment 2 weeks prior....I'm crapping you negative. Thank god for airbags. Of course, no license, no insurance, nothing....and everyone's rates go up as a result. Bet the union put pressure on ol' butt weasel Word to tow the Dhimmicrat pol line. Dhimmicrats can kiss my @$$! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-09-27 6:03:40 PM |