[SSJup81]

Originally Posted by clintjm

Having to show simple ID to law enforcement is not racists.
It is the WORLD we live in.

You're still missing the point, though. There's nothing wrong with this, the problem is knowing who to check and who not to check without actually profiling. This is an immigrant country. It's loaded with immigrants, natural-born, legal, and illegal. IMO, this law still seems to be targeting anyone who doesn't "look white" and those who are Hispanic, Mexican, or Latin American, and I still find it unfair. They can check people if they're suspicious, okay, but what does one have to do to garner any type of suspicion in the first place? What reason would they give to check people? Unless the person is driving and breaking a rule there and get pulled over, I can understand that, but the fact that that doesn't have to be the case bothers me some.

For the example you gave, I don't see how being asked to see your ID in a country where it's obvious you're a foreigner is comparable to what Arizona wants to do. In the US, you can't really do that because it's loaded with so many people from so many different backgrounds. This law is targeting not just illegal immigrants, but legal ones too, and god forbid if said person forgot to have his id on him at the time (let's say he's in a rush and forgot it) and get arrested for it.