[zeugma]

I'd further follow up to answer your question about slavery 'reparations' to say the two situations are not similar in several ways. The main difference is that in this instance, you have actual living victims who were specifically wronged by the government. Those victims should be compensated. That is hugely different from saying that the great, great, great grandchildren of slaves, who were never actually slaves themselves are somehow owed moneys from the great, great, great grandchildren of people who may or may not have had anything at all to do with slavery.

Personally, I'd rather see those who took part in this travesty get sentenced to the terms they saddled the victims with. That would be justice, and might help prevent things like this from happening again in the future. The problem with that is that the government adheres to the concept of 'sovereign immunity' which would largely protect any of those who are actually responsible. Because of this, you pretty much have to take it out on government itself, and the taxpayers that fund it.

[The Antiyuppie]

“The problem with that is that the government adheres to the concept of ‘sovereign immunity’ which would largely protect any of those who are actually responsible. Because of this, you pretty much have to take it out on government itself, and the taxpayers that fund it. “

I’d like to see some limitations on soverign immunity. When a government official _knowingly and willingly_ fails to uphold the law they should not be protected by it when there are negative consequences and damages. That would put a very quick end to sanctuary cities.