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You know that and I know that-----------just that too many of the illegal alien apologists are hiding something hence their outrage (and fear) of being Profiled.
You have an interesting way of thought processing.
Yes. In the town I grew up, there was a serial killer of woman and the police stopped and questioned my father. He thought it was good actually because he was worried about his own daughters.
Again, that was for a specific crime.
What if they stopped your father and questioned him, because he looked like someone who would be a serial killer?
Again, that was for a specific crime.
What if they stopped your father and questioned him, because he looked like someone who would be a serial killer?
Not a good analogy. There are millions of illegals...most of them, in the US Southwest, from Mexico and nearby Central America. Whether we like to admit it or not, that is a 'distinction', not shared by folks from elsewhere in the world. We're talking about 'profiling' here, not arresting, convicting, or abusing...just profiling. It must NOT be much of an exact science, either, because although my wife and my kids fit the 'ethnic profile' pretty well, they've never been "pulled over" in any kind of immigration 'sweep'...which leads me to believe there must be factors beyond race or ethnicity going on in this 'profiling'.
The 'serial killer' and 'child molester' analogies don't hold water. Those are very SERIOUS, but very rare, crimes. You don't seek out these serious offenders by profiling large numbers of people. If there were hundreds of thousands of serial killers running around, most of them Norwegians and a few others Dutch, and 90% of them men, then there's no doubt at all that ALL white males would be closely "looked at"..probably questioned..and profiled....EVEN IF a small percentage of 'killers' were non-Whites, or females. In actual fact, though, there is NO such 'huge number' of killers....but there IS a huge number of illegals. SOME of them fit a 'profile', and SOMETIMES that 'profile' is used to seek them out...not ALWAYS (if it were ALWAYS, my family would be profiled)...but sometimes.
Illegal immigration is not like violent crime...but it certainly occurs in large numbers. Many times, there are both legal and illegal residents in the same family, living under one roof. ONE way to deal with these folks (who, of course, don't want to be found) is to FIND them. One way to find them is to profile. (You could, of course, send out a questionnaire...but that would have poor results).
ANOTHER way to deal with these (illegal) folks is to simply declare 'hands off' and to write off the problem as 'impossible to enforce', because it upsets people too much.
NEITHER of these methods pleases everyone, and BOTH of these methods (find them, or ignore them) cause HOWLS of protest. Take your choice...somebody is going to be upset either way.
Again, that was for a specific crime.
What if they stopped your father and questioned him, because he looked like someone who would be a serial killer?
Or what if they stopped and questioned him because the community he lives in has a long history of supporting serial killers? One can not deny that :
1. Hispanics make up 80% of all illegals.
2. That the hispanic community as a whole is supportive of illegals.
Or what if they stopped and questioned him because the community he lives in has a long history of supporting serial killers? One can not deny that :
1. Hispanics make up 80% of all illegals.
2. That the hispanic community as a whole is supportive of illegals.
To hell with all the Hispanic-Americans who have done so much for this country. And you guys wonder why so many Hispanics are resentful. People who think like you are the reason. It's soft-racism. And I know you'll deny it all night, but that's what it is. You may not even know that is, but that's what it is.
By the way, are you also all for profiling African-Americans who commit the majority of crimes in the U.S.? Or is that different...?
To hell with all the Hispanic-Americans who have done so much for this country. And you guys wonder why so many Hispanics are resentful. People who think like you are the reason. It's soft-racism. And I know you'll deny it all night, but that's what it is. You may not even know that is, but that's what it is.
By the way, are you also all for profiling African-Americans who commit the majority of crimes in the U.S.? Or is that different...?
Welcome to the real world.
Not so terribly long ago; the Irish were hassled without mercy by LE, the KKK, etc.---------never mind that most Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh, Spanish, etc. people look alike. They are almost always White.
My point being is that groups of people with known reps for being troublemakers will be hassled. I am not saying it is right but it is understandable.
Or what if they stopped and questioned him because the community he lives in has a long history of supporting serial killers? One can not deny that :
1. Hispanics make up 80% of all illegals.
2. That the hispanic community as a whole is supportive of illegals.
To hell with all the Hispanic-Americans who have done so much for this country. And you guys wonder why so many Hispanics are resentful. People who think like you are the reason. It's soft-racism. And I know you'll deny it all night, but that's what it is. You may not even know that is, but that's what it is.
By the way, are you also all for profiling African-Americans who commit the majority of crimes in the U.S.? Or is that different...?
"Soft racism"? Not true....if it's racism to profile a group for the actions of a few, then that's racism....nothing "soft" about it. If 30% of that group is 'guilty', then perhaps the 'racism' gives way to 'simple fact of life'. But giving a racial group a 'hard time' isn't soft racism...it's RACISM.
What is 'soft racism'? That's giving a group not a 'hard time', but a 'pass'. It's saying "I realize that you're breaking the law...but 'you people' can't be held responsible. You come from places where you've never HAD a respectable law to respect, so I don't EXPECT you to understand our laws here".
Soft racism is EXCUSING an ethnic group for actions, attitudes, or habits that would be INEXCUSABLE in the general population.
Soft racism is making exceptions for people who "just don't know any better"...who "aren't LIKE us", and who therefore aren't expected to "look at things" the way "we" (?) do..(whoever 'we' may be).
Soft racism is excusing people for illegal behavior, because they were "lured" into it....because, as not-fully-autonomous, thinking adults, such 'simple' folk "can't HELP breaking the law"....and the fault is with US (the 'sophisticated' populace of the US), because we "let" them get away with it for years. 'Soft racism' is holding adults to the behavioral standards of children, due to their ethnicity.
THAT is what's meant by 'soft racism'....(in the old days, the term was called 'condescenscion'....treating people EXTRA NICE, or with EXTRA LENIENCY...or not expecting them to be 'responsible'..because of their race or ethnicity).
Hope this clears things up.
And yes, as you say, there are PLENTY of hard-working, clean-living Hispanic Americans who are totally FED UP with this ridiculous subject, and are just as 'sick and tired' of the RACISM as they are of the illegals..and who have a keen ability to differentiate between the 'racists', the 'soft racists', and those who operate from common sense and logic. Many of us could profit by their example.
Once again, you are having a very hard time making a distinction between cops looking for the perp in a SPECIFIC crime, and cops harassing someone because he looks like someone who would commit a crime, based on racial or ethnic features.
Why's that so hard to comprehend?
Okay - when applying for financial aid to go to college, you check the box next to "white" and you are profiled. It will be decided that you don't need financial aid, but if you check the box "hispanic" you'll be far more likely to have an all expenses paid college education.
"Soft racism"? Not true....if it's racism to profile a group for the actions of a few, then that's racism....nothing "soft" about it. If 30% of that group is 'guilty', then perhaps the 'racism' gives way to 'simple fact of life'. But giving a racial group a 'hard time' isn't soft racism...it's RACISM.
What is 'soft racism'? That's giving a group not a 'hard time', but a 'pass'. It's saying "I realize that you're breaking the law...but 'you people' can't be held responsible. You come from places where you've never HAD a respectable law to respect, so I don't EXPECT you to understand our laws here".
Soft racism is EXCUSING an ethnic group for actions, attitudes, or habits that would be INEXCUSABLE in the general population.
Soft racism is making exceptions for people who "just don't know any better"...who "aren't LIKE us", and who therefore aren't expected to "look at things" the way "we" (?) do..(whoever 'we' may be).
Soft racism is excusing people for illegal behavior, because they were "lured" into it....because, as not-fully-autonomous, thinking adults, such 'simple' folk "can't HELP breaking the law"....and the fault is with US (the 'sophisticated' populace of the US), because we "let" them get away with it for years. 'Soft racism' is holding adults to the behavioral standards of children, due to their ethnicity.
THAT is what's meant by 'soft racism'....(in the old days, the term was called 'condescenscion'....treating people EXTRA NICE, or with EXTRA LENIENCY...or not expecting them to be 'responsible'..because of their race or ethnicity).
Hope this clears things up.
And yes, as you say, there are PLENTY of hard-working, clean-living Hispanic Americans who are totally FED UP with this ridiculous subject, and are just as 'sick and tired' of the RACISM as they are of the illegals..and who have a keen ability to differentiate between the 'racists', the 'soft racists', and those who operate from common sense and logic. Many of us could profit by their example.
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You have an interesting way of thought processing.
