Why does Law Enforcement let illegal immigrants go free that have broken the Law?

[Blackwater]

Last week-end my wife was driving on a dirt road in Gaston. She noticed a vehicle in the rear approaching at a high rate of speed. She pulled her car off the road and stopped. The approaching vehicle still hit her, sideswiping her car and catching the back bumper on her front bumper. Her car was drug 50 feet and back onto the dirt road. Her front bumper was tore off and when it did, the other vehicle was going so fast, it hit a bank and rolled in the air twice. It landed upside down and skidded on the top another 30 feet. Three mexicans kicked the windows out and crawled out of their vehicle, another one was caught up in his seatbelt hanging upside down. The Three that got out were bleeding. The Fire Dept showed up and talked to the Mexicans and the Mexicans decided to flee the scene so they ran through the woods. An Amublance arrived and got my wife and her sister in the Ambulance and rushed them to the hospital. Finally the Highway Patrol arrived. Empty beer cans were inside and all around the outside of their vehicle. The officer gave the one Mexican(which happened to be the owner of the vehicle) a Sobriety Test. The officer attempted to handcuff the Mexican which claimed he could not speak English. The officer twisted the Mexicans left arm and held him against his patrol car to handcuff him. By that time around 20 spectators were witnessing the event. About 15 minutes later, the officer released the Mexican and placed NO charges against him. the officer did not call for backup, nor did he try to apprehend the fleeing Drunk Mexicans. The officer later arrived at the Emergency Room at the Hospital. I was with my wife in a treatment room. The officer said he let the Drunk Mexican go because he was afraid the State would get sued for Discrimination. What kind of Justice is this? My wifes car was totaled and her and her sister(both in their 60s) suffered multiple physical injurys. Wrecker Companys in Lexington County get most of their Towing calls due to "hit and run from illegal mexicans". If any Law Enforcement reads this post, please address this issue and get the protocol changed. It is killing people on our roads. One recent Death at the intersection of Meadowfield and #6-"Hit and Run by an illegal Mexican". You know it is happening!!!!!!!!

[anti-babble]

Blackwater, You need to be more specific about the name of the dirt road and the date and time that this occured. Also, when was the wreck at SC 6 and Meadowfield Rd. I know that there was a fatality there but the Hispanic also died.

[BTDT]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is instructing immigration agents to go after employers who knowingly hire and exploit illegal workers.
According to a copy of the guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, this policy will impose fines and criminal charges for breaking the law.
The policy is considered a "renewed department-wide focus" on criminal aliens and employers who break the U.S. immigration laws, but the policy is not markedly different from the Bush <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_2_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%">administrationhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/mag-glass_10x10.gif</NOBR> (http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=73184&catid=142#) policies which also targeted employers. The Barack Obama policy, however, stresses that humanitarian guidelines will be followed more broadly than in the previous administration.
While the priority is to go after employers, the policy states that agents will continue to arrest illegal workers.
Should the employers get arrested also?

If they knowingly hire them, ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=73184&catid=142

[Just Another]

Let me just say first if the Trooper arrived on scene an had 2 fight the mexican in order 2 place handcuffs on him I don't believe the Trooper would have just let him go! At bare minimum the Trooper could have taken mexican in 4 public drunk and open container and I believe he would have if cuffs were already on. Trooper probably couldn't prove he was driving but I can promise u that if it went down they way u say the mexican would have taken a ride. Now how do u expect Troopers 2 go chasing 3 mexicans that probably had a good 30 min headstart and find them? Problem is these people are illegal an there is no way 2 keep track of them! When law enforcement does take them 2 jail they pay fine never 2 be seen again!

[swampfox]

If you have the trooper's name or badge number or car number you should report him. If he really told you that it was BS.

Over the last several years I have witnessed TWO accidents almost in front of my house in which the drivers immediately got out and threw their beers into the woods. In both cases when the cop arrived I showed him where the guys (good old white boys) threw their beers. In neither case did the officer even attempt a field sobriety test.

You could call your elected representative, but my experience has been that they won't do squat, no doubt for the same reason that they won't pass any truly meaningful drunk driving laws which is that they and their friends do it themselves.

At the very least this incident should be given to the media (you may have to go through several before somebody is interested) and to MADD, who knows what can and can't be done. And give the officer's name.

[Just Another]

Well Swampie it is people like u that make it hard 4 officers 2 do their job 4 the little money they make! U always want 2 critize an think u know the law! People like u are always screaming call the media this officer didn't do things the way I THINK they should be done! Well if the officer didn't think or have reason 2 believe they are under the influence then why give field sobriety? Oh because YOU thought they were! Sorry I forgot YOU are the one that has all the experience! Well it is not illegal 2 drink a beer then drive! It is illegal 2 operate a motor vehicle in this state if your faculties are materially and appreciably imparied. U can read that law 56-5-2930. Just because they hid their beer doesn't mean they are drunk! They just didn't want an open container ticket. So the next time you find yourself in need of "the officer that doesn't do their job" how bout think twice before you call them an try taking care of your problem yourself! Then you will not be so quick 2 talk smack!

[Gator]

[quote=swampfox;103942]If you have the trooper's name or badge number or car number you should report him.

I can hardly wait for the day when the officers out their get sick of people calling the media with their name and badge number to report some trumpt up charge or what they think this officer did wrong. I want to see the front page of the paper say "Officer wrongly accused sues for release of false information to the media" Maybe then people will stop being arm chair SLED agents.

[ZooFuzz]

If you have the trooper's name or badge number or car number you should report him. If he really told you that it was BS.

Over the last several years I have witnessed TWO accidents almost in front of my house in which the drivers immediately got out and threw their beers into the woods. In both cases when the cop arrived I showed him where the guys (good old white boys) threw their beers. In neither case did the officer even attempt a field sobriety test.

You could call your elected representative, but my experience has been that they won't do squat, no doubt for the same reason that they won't pass any truly meaningful drunk driving laws which is that they and their friends do it themselves.

At the very least this incident should be given to the media (you may have to go through several before somebody is interested) and to MADD, who knows what can and can't be done. And give the officer's name.


I had no idea that you were a current or retired LEO. Until you spend time in the CJA and work as an Trooper/Deputy/Officer, don't judge people on how they perform their duties. I sure that Trp. had his reasons why he didn't perform a field sobriety. Just because you pretend to know everything, doesn't mean that you do. If you really did know old Troopers from the old days are either retired, fired or moved on. Traffic law, also known as Title 56 changes and updates every year.

[swampfox]

You must not have read what happened in Blackwater's story. Check it out and let us know why the officer was right.

I have a huge respect and support for police officers, and I understand a lot of the pressures they are under. But letting go a drunk driver who had just caused a serious accident because he was worried about the state getting sued for discrimination is something that cannot be let go.

Good cops know that the thin blue line is wrong. Bad ones swear by it.

And Zoo is right. Just because a person is obviously drunk and has just caused an accident is no reason to pursue the matter as we are led to believe that the law requires, as does common sense and the safety of the public.

Good cops know that the thin blue line is wrong. Bad ones swear by it. I had several conversations about this with the former captain at our local substation. We agreed.