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Treason and Illegal Aliens: The Sickness Continues
On Mar 23, 1:32*pm, Strabo > wrote:
> Police to ignore California impound law amid concern of fairness to > illegal immigrants > > By William Lajeunesse > > Published March 22, 2012 > > | FoxNews.com > > The Los Angeles Police Department will soon start ignoring California > state law, which requires police to impound the vehicles of unlicensed > drivers for 30 days. > > The majority of unlicensed motorists in Los Angeles are immigrants who > are in the country illegally and have low-income jobs. The LAPD says the > state's impound law is unfair because it limits their ability to get to > their jobs and imposes a steep fine to get their car back. > > As long as drivers can produce some form of I.D., proof of insurance and > vehicle registration, they'll be allowed to keep their car. Police Chief > Charlie Beck insists that it's simply leveling the playing field. > > "It's about fairness. It's about equal application of the law," Beck > told a Los Angeles TV station earlier this month. > > Opponents of Beck's decision are furious and refer to studies showing > unlicensed drivers are among the most dangerous on the road. Indeed, a > 2011 AAA study titled "Unlicensed to Kill" finds they are five times > more likely to be involved in fatal crashes and more likely to flee the > scene of a crime. > > The decision has angered Don Rosenberg, a resident of Los Angeles > County, who lost his 25-year old son, Drew, in a 2010 accident caused by > an unlicensed driver in San Francisco, a city with lax impound policies. > The driver, who tried fleeing the scene, had previously been pulled over > but was allowed to retrieve his car after a short time, months before > the accident. > > "It doesn't matter to me who killed my son-- what their nationality was. > It was the fact that if the law were followed, he'd be alive today," > Rosenberg told Fox News. > > Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley wrote Chief Beck, saying his > policy would be "invalid" in light of state law, which states a vehicle > "shall be impounded." But supporters of Beck's decision say, regardless > of the law, he's doing the right thing for illegal immigrants who cannot > yet obtain driver's licenses here. > > "A low-income person doesn't have the ability to pay the fees after 30 > days to get their car back," said Cardinal Roger Mahony, former > Archbishop of Los Angeles and an immigration activist. "Basically, we're > just creating more punitive problems for them." > > The L.A. Police Commission voted in favor of the new policy 4-1 last > month. The LAPD says officers will begin implementing it in a matter of > weeks. The city attorney has also sided with Beck's decision. > > Immigrant advocates say the controversy highlights the need to provide > provisional driver's licenses for illegal immigrants. > > Don Rosenberg says he'd favor that, as long as the police enforce state > law by impounding unlicensed drivers' cars when pulled over. But he > believes that the city is pandering to the Latino community and doesn't > hold out hope that the policy will change anytime soon. > > "It's more important that people who are in the country illegally get to > drive than it is that people who are here get to live," he said. Social chaos fueled by a stagnating economy may be the avenue to rid America of all illegal aliens. Yes, Europeans and Asians included. http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/ The Occidental Observer (really worth visiting) |
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Treason and Illegal Aliens: The Sickness Continues
On Mar 23, 2:52*pm, walt tonne > wrote:
> On Mar 23, 1:32*pm, Strabo > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Police to ignore California impound law amid concern of fairness to > > illegal immigrants > > > By William Lajeunesse > > > Published March 22, 2012 > > > | FoxNews.com > > > The Los Angeles Police Department will soon start ignoring California > > state law, which requires police to impound the vehicles of unlicensed > > drivers for 30 days. > > > The majority of unlicensed motorists in Los Angeles are immigrants who > > are in the country illegally and have low-income jobs. The LAPD says the > > state's impound law is unfair because it limits their ability to get to > > their jobs and imposes a steep fine to get their car back. > > > As long as drivers can produce some form of I.D., proof of insurance and > > vehicle registration, they'll be allowed to keep their car. Police Chief > > Charlie Beck insists that it's simply leveling the playing field. > > > "It's about fairness. It's about equal application of the law," Beck > > told a Los Angeles TV station earlier this month. > > > Opponents of Beck's decision are furious and refer to studies showing > > unlicensed drivers are among the most dangerous on the road. Indeed, a > > 2011 AAA study titled "Unlicensed to Kill" finds they are five times > > more likely to be involved in fatal crashes and more likely to flee the > > scene of a crime. > > > The decision has angered Don Rosenberg, a resident of Los Angeles > > County, who lost his 25-year old son, Drew, in a 2010 accident caused by > > an unlicensed driver in San Francisco, a city with lax impound policies.. > > The driver, who tried fleeing the scene, had previously been pulled over > > but was allowed to retrieve his car after a short time, months before > > the accident. > > > "It doesn't matter to me who killed my son-- what their nationality was.. > > It was the fact that if the law were followed, he'd be alive today," > > Rosenberg told Fox News. > > > Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley wrote Chief Beck, saying his > > policy would be "invalid" in light of state law, which states a vehicle > > "shall be impounded." But supporters of Beck's decision say, regardless > > of the law, he's doing the right thing for illegal immigrants who cannot > > yet obtain driver's licenses here. > > > "A low-income person doesn't have the ability to pay the fees after 30 > > days to get their car back," said Cardinal Roger Mahony, former > > Archbishop of Los Angeles and an immigration activist. "Basically, we're > > just creating more punitive problems for them." > > > The L.A. Police Commission voted in favor of the new policy 4-1 last > > month. The LAPD says officers will begin implementing it in a matter of > > weeks. The city attorney has also sided with Beck's decision. > > > Immigrant advocates say the controversy highlights the need to provide > > provisional driver's licenses for illegal immigrants. > > > Don Rosenberg says he'd favor that, as long as the police enforce state > > law by impounding unlicensed drivers' cars when pulled over. But he > > believes that the city is pandering to the Latino community and doesn't > > hold out hope that the policy will change anytime soon. > > > "It's more important that people who are in the country illegally get to > > drive than it is that people who are here get to live," he said. > > Social chaos fueled by a stagnating economy may be the avenue to > rid America of all illegal aliens. Yes, Europeans and Asians included. > > http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/*The Occidental Observer (really > worth visiting) I know of a group that thinks the same thing of you, DCI |
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