illegal immigrants (another poll)

[disappointed 0]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

That sums up my feelings on the issue. I used to be an illegal immigrant myself for 7 years - not by personal choice but still I feel strongly about all the so called "righteous" people who feel compelled to clean this nation of the illegal immigrants - DREAM ON - that is all that I can say on the subject...

LOLA

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

That sums up my feelings on the issue. I used to be an illegal immigrant myself for 7 years - not by personal choice but still I feel strongly about all the so called "righteous" people who feel compelled to clean this nation of the illegal immigrants - DREAM ON - that is all that I can say on the subject...

LOLA

Thanks for sharing, Lola. Don't let the fascists drag you down.

[NavarreMan 10]

The background check we go through at my company would preclude an illegal immigrant from being employed here. That being said, if I knew for sure that we did hire one and somehow they managed to fool the background check, I would definately report this.

I admit that I have hired illegal immigrant help in the past but now that I have discovered what the government requires from me to bring my fiancee here, my view on this subject has solidified and I belive it is our business to help enforce the law in a lawful manner. This would include reporting a shoplifter or calling the highway patrol to report a DUI along with a host of other violations of law.

[Ban Hammer 13,655]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

That sums up my feelings on the issue. I used to be an illegal immigrant myself for 7 years - not by personal choice but still I feel strongly about all the so called "righteous" people who feel compelled to clean this nation of the illegal immigrants - DREAM ON - that is all that I can say on the subject...

LOLA

Thanks for sharing, Lola. Don't let the fascists drag you down.

that's right, and don't call the police when someone is breaking into your neighbor's house. after all, it's not your house right?

[Marilyn. 340]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

That sums up my feelings on the issue. I used to be an illegal immigrant myself for 7 years - not by personal choice but still I feel strongly about all the so called "righteous" people who feel compelled to clean this nation of the illegal immigrants - DREAM ON - that is all that I can say on the subject...

LOLA

Thanks for sharing, Lola. Don't let the fascists drag you down.

that's right, and don't call the police when someone is breaking into your neighbor's house. after all, it's not your house right?

geez, I hate that comparison already...... they aren't really similar situations...

[Ban Hammer 13,655]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

That sums up my feelings on the issue. I used to be an illegal immigrant myself for 7 years - not by personal choice but still I feel strongly about all the so called "righteous" people who feel compelled to clean this nation of the illegal immigrants - DREAM ON - that is all that I can say on the subject...

LOLA

Thanks for sharing, Lola. Don't let the fascists drag you down.

that's right, and don't call the police when someone is breaking into your neighbor's house. after all, it's not your house right?

geez, I hate that comparison already...... they aren't really similar situations...

and i'll just look the other way when someone sideswipes a car and continues driving......

[garya505 2]

Absolutely not, not my business, and I'm not a snitch.

You're not a snitch? How serious would a crime need to be for you to report it?

Vandalism?

Burglary?

Robbery?

Assault?

Rape?

Murder?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

[garya505 2]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

But if you're admitting that its not a crime in the criminal-law designation of the term - then your implied parallels to vandalism and murder don't really apply.

To use Gupt's analogy - would I call the police if I saw a man drinking alcohol in a public place: No. Would I call the police if I saw the same man physically assaulting or robbing someone in that public: Sure.

Edited November 20, 2007 by Number 6

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

But if you're admitting that its not a crime in the criminal-law designation of the term - then your implied parallels to vandalism and murder don't really apply.

To use Gupt's analogy - would I call the police if I saw a man drinking alcohol in a public place: No. Would I call the police if I saw the same man physically assaulting or robbing someone in that public: Sure.

Exactly....and yet, the comparisons keep getting made over and over, like covering the smell of a ####### by dousing it in lysol and calling it sausage.

[Ban Hammer 13,655]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

But if you're admitting that its not a crime in the criminal-law designation of the term - then your implied parallels to vandalism and murder don't really apply.

To use Gupt's analogy - would I call the police if I saw a man drinking alcohol in a public place: No. Would I call the police if I saw the same man physically assaulting or robbing someone in that public: Sure.

Exactly....and yet, the comparisons keep getting made over and over, like covering the smell of a ####### by dousing it in lysol and calling it sausage.

very true. no matter how much many of you try to put lipstick on that pig, it's still a pig. or a lysol smelling #######. your choice.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

[garya505 2]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

But if you're admitting that its not a crime in the criminal-law designation of the term - then your implied parallels to vandalism and murder don't really apply.

To use Gupt's analogy - would I call the police if I saw a man drinking alcohol in a public place: No. Would I call the police if I saw the same man physically assaulting or robbing someone in that public: Sure.

Well, you still don't get it, fine. The question was, what is the "non-snitches" threshold for reporting a crime, not a civil violation. Everyone has one.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Illegal presence is not a crime. It's a civil offense.

An appropriate analogy would be, if I knew someone possessed alcohol in a state park that prohibited it, would I report them? No. I would not.

I didn't say it was crime, I'm only asking the "non-snitch" for a threshold.

But if you're admitting that its not a crime in the criminal-law designation of the term - then your implied parallels to vandalism and murder don't really apply.

To use Gupt's analogy - would I call the police if I saw a man drinking alcohol in a public place: No. Would I call the police if I saw the same man physically assaulting or robbing someone in that public: Sure.

Well, you still don't get it, fine. The question was, what is the "non-snitches" threshold for reporting a crime, not a civil violation. Everyone has one.

Sure they do. But there's a difference between reporting a serious assault or robbery, for instance, v.s. reporting littering and/or illegal drinking. Depends on what side of that spectrum you see illegal immigration. Its an emotionally charged issue, I get that, but does the fact that people are angry about it make it 'worse'? I'm not sure...