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Awesome, I guess. I really don't see a problem with this.
by lerie82 9y ago
Awesome, I guess. I really don't see a problem with this.
- kstrauser 9y agoLittle Joey Sanchez was born in Iowa to 3rd generation native-born American citizens. Why should Joey be subject to any more scrutiny than his neighbor, Tom Smith, just because his last name is less Anglo? I’d be livid if I got hassled everywhere I went simply because German last names are out of vogue this year. You can bet Joey feels the same.
- fishcolorbrick 9y agoThe problem is that mixing business and law enforcement, so that quotidian commercial transactions become opportunities for criminal investigation, can and historically has lead to unintended consequences. Quoting from a below comment: > Replacing "undocumented immigrant" with "jew" or "same-sex couple" or "interracial couple" or "movie torrent pirate"... surely one of those substitutions triggers a reaction in even the most law-and-order out there. > And most of those categories have been illegal in some states in the US's history.