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  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    I am truly sorry you had to go through that obviously racially motivated situation. I am saddened to think my country which was built on immigration and since it has become such a consumer driven nation, even more so is so myopic in its policies.

    I thankfully have never seen anything like this, but can't believe this is happening anywhere.
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    kyle, call from a payphone, definitely a good idea! lest i get deported :eek: lol

    touchofgray - i didn't even think about the patriot act, that's a good point. or bad point, however one looks at it!

    dawn - wow that's happening in seattle too? sad indeed.

    justam - i know, can you believe that? it was definitely invasive.

    danimal - being carded for a bar is a different thing as that is a question if you are old enough to drink. not that you belong in this country.

    black diamond - i agree, it's sad, i feel disappointed really. of course if people want to build their shrines to consumerism (homes) then they have no problem hiring illegals to do cheap labor....as soon as they're done though, ship 'em back i guess.

    and revisiting the constitution, i was right, it was the 4th amendment. i'm tempted to make a copy of it from the original, make it real huge, and paste it on teh police dept. doors. i need a ski mask...if only i skied. or even get anywhere near snow lol
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    nevermind.
  • Drowned Out
    Drowned Out Posts: 6,056
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    kyle, call from a payphone, definitely a good idea! lest i get deported :eek: lol
    :D
    (in cheech voice)
    Green card? I'm from East LA!

    danimal - strange analogy...entering a private establishment with legal age restrictions vs. driving down the street in your hometown....hmmmm
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Drowned Out wrote:
    :D
    (in cheech voice)
    Green card? I'm from East LA!

    danimal - strange analogy...entering a private establishment with legal age restrictions vs. driving down the street in your hometown....hmmmm
    haha

    yeah i was going to go to the city council meeting next tuesday but decided against it, just cuz i might get hassled. if my parents didn't live in town i'd be more compelled to, but the fact they still live there...i dunno, probably best to just send a letter.

    i'm still pissed off. and not a single word in any of the newspapers. is this the accepted standard practice now??
  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    A few years ago back when I was still in school, me and few buddies from the basketball team were out driving. We were pulled over in my buddies mustang. I was in the back along with Tony, Tyler was up front and Chris was driving.

    So we have no reason why we're pulled over, the cop asks for Chris' license, insurance and registration. He leaves. About 10 minutes roll by and another cop pulls up. We're just sitting there like, what the fuck? Then the cop comes back up, asks for Tyler and Tony's ID's as well, asks the three of them to get out of the car, looks over at me and says, "how you doing?" tips his head and walks away. Holds on to everyone's stuff for about 20 minutes, and then walks back up says we're good to go, and that chris should think about getting his tail light checked out, "it seemed like it was dimming out."

    Oh yeah, Chris, Tony, and Tyler are black. I'm not. Go figure. :rolleyes:
  • xSmackSoundx
    xSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    I was expecting a better story :(
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    A few years ago back when I was still in school, me and few buddies from the basketball team were out driving. We were pulled over in my buddies mustang. I was in the back along with Tony, Tyler was up front and Chris was driving.

    So we have no reason why we're pulled over, the cop asks for Chris' license, insurance and registration. He leaves. About 10 minutes roll by and another cop pulls up. We're just sitting there like, what the fuck? Then the cop comes back up, asks for Tyler and Tony's ID's as well, asks the three of them to get out of the car, looks over at me and says, "how you doing?" tips his head and walks away. Holds on to everyone's stuff for about 20 minutes, and then walks back up says we're good to go, and that chris should think about getting his tail light checked out, "it seemed like it was dimming out."

    Oh yeah, Chris, Tony, and Tyler are black. I'm not. Go figure. :rolleyes:
    i remember you sharing that before. just disgusting stuff, really.

    xsmack, yeah, i wish it was a happier story :(
  • dawng
    dawng Posts: 644
    Yep - and the fact that they're targeting a ferry to the San Juan islands means some folks aren't going to be able to even get to the mainland!

    http://wearechangeseattle.org/2008/04/22/border-patrol-spot-checks-on-ferries-provoke-outrage-in-san-juan-islands/

    And why isn't there more talk about this??? (in major media...)
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    *dawn* wrote:
    Yep - and the fact that they're targeting a ferry to the San Juan islands means some folks aren't going to be able to even get to the mainland!

    http://wearechangeseattle.org/2008/04/22/border-patrol-spot-checks-on-ferries-provoke-outrage-in-san-juan-islands/

    And why isn't there more talk about this??? (in major media...)
    excellent point. like i said, i looked in all the newspapers online to see if they mentioned what happened yesterday....nothing.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    *dawn* wrote:

    And why isn't there more talk about this??? (in major media...)

    That's something I'm wondering about too.

    I've been thinking about chiqui's story a lot and wondering why this didn't make it into the SF chronicle as a letter to the editor at least!!! :eek:
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    justam wrote:
    That's something I'm wondering about too.

    I've been thinking about chiqui's story a lot and wondering why this didn't make it into the SF chronicle as a letter to the editor at least!!! :eek:
    i wrote a letter to the mayor last night and drafted off it for letters to the editor for a few papers, including the SF chronicle. i'm letting it sit though, the first draft might be too angry to do any good lol
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i wrote a letter to the mayor last night and drafted off it for letters to the editor for a few papers, including the SF chronicle. i'm letting it sit though, the first draft might be too angry to do any good lol


    feel like posting it?
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i wrote a letter to the mayor last night and drafted off it for letters to the editor for a few papers, including the SF chronicle. i'm letting it sit though, the first draft might be too angry to do any good lol

    :)

    Angry is appropriate though isn't it?
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  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i remember you sharing that before. just disgusting stuff, really.

    xsmack, yeah, i wish it was a happier story :(

    Yes, I have shared that story a few times around here when the issue comes up. It's just the most clearcut story I have of the issue that I was actually apart of firsthand.

    Yeah it really was disgusting. I've had a few issues where I've been apart of things like that. But never any that were just downright clear cut like that situation.
  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    cutback wrote:
    feel like posting it?
    i'll post it when i get home, maybe haha and yeah angry is appropriate, just trying to temper it so it's not just pure emotion. i tend to go that route :o lol plus there's the whole catching flies with honey versus vinegar approach....who knows, maybe i'll make it even more pissy when i get home haha
  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i'll post it when i get home, maybe haha and yeah angry is appropriate, just trying to temper it so it's not just pure emotion. i tend to go that route :o lol plus there's the whole catching flies with honey versus vinegar approach....who knows, maybe i'll make it even more pissy when i get home haha

    The chronicle might like that approach of your first draft.

    However, the mayor, and some other papers might like it to be a bit more general before they care about it.
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i'll post it when i get home, maybe haha and yeah angry is appropriate, just trying to temper it so it's not just pure emotion. i tend to go that route :o lol plus there's the whole catching flies with honey versus vinegar approach....who knows, maybe i'll make it even more pissy when i get home haha

    Yes. There is an art to expressing your anger without going over the whole waterfall of too much information. :D
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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    merlin, very true, they are different letters for sure. i just poured everything in to the draft, i figure i can then work on it to make it more tight and concise.

    justam yeah, i wanna keep it from being a rambling mess haha in the very first draft i called the hispanic city council members traitors....thought afterwards hmmm, maybe that's a leeeetle much haha
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    merlin, very true, they are different letters for sure. i just poured everything in to the draft, i figure i can then work on it to make it more tight and concise.

    justam yeah, i wanna keep it from being a rambling mess haha in the very first draft i called the hispanic city council members traitors....thought afterwards hmmm, maybe that's a leeeetle much haha

    :)
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