You gave the law dictionary definition of that -- not the contexts that apply to reasonable suspicion of one's immigration status.
I've given you numerous examples of behaviors/crimes which may be associated with illegals who are breaking the law
No, you haven't. You've given examples of people breaking the law and getting stopped for that. Police have to examine the identity of people arrested for commiting crimes and the ones you listed are perpetrated by all sorts of people. What makes any given drug dealer in Arizona suspected of being an illegal alien?
This law is not written like seat belt laws that only apply if a cop stops you for speeding and notices your seat belt is not fastened. It is written to say that a cop may have reasonable suspicion that a person is illegal under any circumstance. You've repeatedly given examples of criminal behavior that would get a person arrested anyway, making the bill utterly unnecessary. I've provided one example of non-criminal behavior that might arose suspicion. A cop enters a restaurant and half the bus boys run out the back door -- now what other circumstances might rise to the level of reasonable suspicion?
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Date: 29/4/10 22:09 (UTC)You gave the law dictionary definition of that -- not the contexts that apply to reasonable suspicion of one's immigration status.
I've given you numerous examples of behaviors/crimes which may be associated with illegals who are breaking the law
No, you haven't. You've given examples of people breaking the law and getting stopped for that. Police have to examine the identity of people arrested for commiting crimes and the ones you listed are perpetrated by all sorts of people. What makes any given drug dealer in Arizona suspected of being an illegal alien?
This law is not written like seat belt laws that only apply if a cop stops you for speeding and notices your seat belt is not fastened. It is written to say that a cop may have reasonable suspicion that a person is illegal under any circumstance. You've repeatedly given examples of criminal behavior that would get a person arrested anyway, making the bill utterly unnecessary. I've provided one example of non-criminal behavior that might arose suspicion. A cop enters a restaurant and half the bus boys run out the back door -- now what other circumstances might rise to the level of reasonable suspicion?