Papers please?

Apr 24, 2010 12:25

Watching the news today … because that's fun.
In the 24 news hour repeating rotations is the thing about the new Arizona law where people have to have ID at all times to prove they're citizens.
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rick_day April 24 2010, 23:32:14 UTC
agreed. Wish I had more to add but you pretty much covered the reason I think is really bad law.

To be honest, I have not read the thing, I'm not sure what all it bars (which is what most law does by definition).

B well.

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ascii_70_85 April 25 2010, 01:37:20 UTC
There's always more to say.
I tried to be brief, as sad as that might be amidst my meandering. I've hence edited this and that for funsies.

Most laws are bad if not per their content, as a function of the system that implements them.

I haven't read it either.
I don't exactly see the point.
A) I'm lazy.
B) Being of the unanointed i.e. non-lawyers. I am unable to read legalese.
C) even so as per the nature of legalese, whatever it purports to say is open to interpretation, and can be distorted, misunderstood, if not out right ignored.
D) I imagined it had special protections for police officers so they have new additional rights which they can use against common people without reprisal. Common people have fewer rights.
E) … and what do I get for my bother? I can call myself an "informed citizen". Now I know I oppose this law, and it is bad for certain ( ... )

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