Posted on 04/08/2009 7:10:29 AM PDT by batter
There may be retribution for police not enforcing Utah's new immigration law.
Senate Bill 81 makes it more difficult for illegal immigrants to get a job and to utilize some government services. But the responsibility of enforcement falls on police.
Detective Dennis McGowan says Salt Lake police won't be enforcing it as it is written because it implies a form of racial profiling.
Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, was the House sponsor of the bill. He says he's angry, it's appalling and he will look at ways to make the Salt Lake City Police Department uphold the law.
"If they don't want to obey the law then I guess we're going to have to in some way have some retribution against them for not enforcing the law. So that would be my statement, and I would work hard to do that," he said.
McGowan said Tuesday, "Everyone is entitled to access to law enforcement and to have the peace of mind in doing so."
"[Senate] Bill 81 implies a form of racial profiling that's in sharp contrast to the basic principles, beliefs and core values of the Salt Lake City Police Department, and therefore we will not participate," he said.
Other police agencies have come out against SB 81. Even some lawmakers acknowledge it's not the best solution. It goes into effect July 1.
There's concern among some community leaders that many Latinos will simply leave the state.
There's concern among some community leaders that many Latinos will simply leave the state.
I don't care who they are, if they are here illegally, I say: Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Immediate termination. Turn in your badge.
Salt Lake cops pick and choose the laws they prefer to enforce? We used to have a name for that here in Texas…
Disco Cops.
“There’s concern among some community leaders that many Latinos will simply leave the state.”
And the downside of that would be? Lowered social services costs? Less crime? More opportunities for Utahans to get entry level jobs?
Or can they run all plates they see?
If SLC wants the illegals, let the city take them all in. Noel should draft a bill requiring SLC to pay for all the social services and law enforcement by itself. They want the problem, let them have it and be responsible for it.
I think they already do that as SOP when they pull someone over anyway. The problem with plates is that it doesn’t tell you a whole lot about the driver and occupants (let alone if they are legally here or not).
Hey SLC cops . . . DO YOUR FREAKING JOB!
Why would American citizens or legal residents want to leave?
This IS race baiting garbage. To try to mix Americans and legal residents of hispanic descent with illegal f'n aliens of hispanic descent is a low trick.
Illegals and their anchor babies need to leave NOW. They are criminals and parasites. That most are of "hispanic descent" is irrelevant to the discussion.
“They want the problem, let them have it and be responsible for it.”
And if any other community suffers from the presence of illegals, send the bill to SLC. As a matter of fact, that ought to be the law across the land, as pertains to ANY sanctuary city.
"Father Martin Diaz of St. Theresa Catholic Church in Midvale..." is the spokesman and appears to be representing the Catholic Diocese of SLC:
"The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City says they will be posting information about the law on their Web site, www.dioslc.org."
Wow, what happened to these f$%^heads just enforcing the law like they are supposed to do? Oh wait, they will refuse to enforce this kind of law over racial profiling. Will we see the same level of outrage and refusal to implement if a law is passed overturning explicit rights in the Constitution?
I won't hold my breath.
"[Senate] Bill 81 implies a form of racial profiling that's in sharp contrast to the basic principles, beliefs and core values of the Salt Lake City Police Department, and therefore we will not participate," he said.
McGowan should be removed from his position immediately. His job is to enforce all laws, not just the ones he agrees with.
“Bill 81 implies a form of racial profiling that’s in sharp contrast to the basic principles, beliefs and core values of the Salt Lake City Police Department, and therefore we will not participate”.
A truly incredible statement. This is police state language. It should frighten anyone, left or right, to have a police agency decide which laws it will openly ignore. This man needs to be relieved by the national guard immediately like you would a corrupt Mexican police agency. Police *do not* get to decide which laws measure up to what they believe and announce which they will ignore.
Incomprehensible.
This pond scum of a cop is announcing that his department has basically installed itself as a Utah supreme court, empowered to review new laws. I assume the “detective” is a PIO mouthpiece for the chief?
Shows their true colors. They really only want to enforce laws that have something in it for them. Money, praise, whatever. Too much trouble to enforce all laws, fairly, and equally. Since they can/have to pick and choose they pick PROFIT.
I’m not surprised in the least.
Even if that were a consideration, the NG is controlled by Governor Huntsman...not a chance.
I’ll bet you that the Detective is head of the local police union and since Obama is a union supporter and supports decrease in ICE Immigration raids, he is supporting that position
dontcha just love gubmint unions?
I think the Mormons’ open arms policy toward illegals is going to come back to haunt them.
First in-state tuition and $85,000,000 per year to support illegals now this.
The illegals can outbreed even the Mormons and they are
mostly Catholics.
Glad I won’t be here to see it!
I wouldn’t blame this on the “Mormons”. The vast majority of the population is opposed to this stuff. The legislators, OTOH, keep this stuff going (with help from the liberal SLC bastion and various interest group$. However, the population also bears some of the blame for being so apathetic that the politicians aren’t held to account...then again that can be said of the nation as well where flash brochures and commercials etc are more important than actual substance.
To be more specific:
Mormon Governor and Mormon politicians (who were just re-elected by the mostly Mormon electorate).
Oh please.
Ping!
Saying what this man said shows that he is in rebellion against the laws of the State of Utah. He has no legitimacy in his job, and in addition to being terminated, should be prosecuted for willful malfeasance.
I’m down here in St. George.
When I was in Ohio, I didn’t see much illegal immigration, so I had no opinion of it, one way or the other. When I moved here 2 1/2 years ago, it was pure culture shock. It was like being dropkicked into Tiujana. I can only imagine how it must be in AZ.
For the record, I did work with folks that I knew to be illegal. They were, almost to a person, hard working & good people. Except for one, they all were trying to gain at least a working knowledge of English. What bothered me so much was the reckless family planning on our dime, that a couple of them utilized. The gal I worked with got pregnant and the taxpayers paid the entire bill. (Remember, you can’t get medical insurance without a working SSN, even if the employer offers it. Insurance Co won’t do it.) But the corker was the HIGH SCHOOL sophomore I worked with. Evidently, he dropped out when in CA. Came to Utah, learned he’d knocked up his 15 year old g/f in CA and the cops came here and arrested him for statutory rape. He went back to CA, served a few months. Came back to Utah, underage mom and baby in tow. My company rehired him and (you guessed it), she got pregnant again within 6 months. They have all since been deported, I think. But it’s hard to get this out of my head: He thought America was a great place because he got to work and send his money home to mom and dad AND we paid the hospital bills for his kids to be born.
And oh yeah, this place is infested with those shopping with their welfare and foodstamp cards.
Meantime, I (and my other American co-workers who earned a living wage and benefits) was laid off 1/23.
The other problem with illegal immigrants is that they are major SSN theft consumers. In Utah, the legislature conducted a limited study (only used data from kids on public assistance) and found thousands of children's SSNs have been compromised. One child had around 25 people using their SSN. Imagine what those figures would translate to in the general population (let alone some of the KSL stories on two and five year olds with bad credit records).
The AG has acknowledged that SSN theft for work makes up about 95% of the identity theft in the State. The majority of that is committed by illegal immigrants, with small amounts committed by fugitives and deadbeats. Unfortunately, Smilin' Jon and enough of our legislators prefer to accommodate the identity thieves and allow business to access a cheap, illegal workforce.
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