Ariz. sheriff: I'll jail immigration protesters

[Wry Catcher]

Lots of noise on this thread, even some who know and may practice law seem to miss the issue of jurisdiction.
Protesting is legal. If a protester violates a law they are subject to arrest. Arestees are guaranteed specific rights which cannot be abused under the color of authority.
All the bloviation aside the sheriff may notify federal authorities in the event a protester has violated a law and is determined to be in the U.S. illegally. That's it.
A complaint or information must be filed by the prosecutor within 72 hours of the arrest and reasonable bail set. Notwithstanding the actions of the Bush Administration this remains the United States of America:
"Habeas Corpus is an ancient common law prerogative writ - a legal procedure to which you have an undeniable right. It is an extraordinary remedy at law. Upon proper application, or even on naked knowledge alone, a court is empowered, and is duty bound, to issue the Extraordinary Writ of Habeas Corpus commanding one who is restraining liberty to forthwith produce before the court the person who is in custody and to show cause why the liberty of that person is being restrained. Absent a sufficient showing for a proper restraint of liberty, the court is duty bound to order the restraint eliminated and the person discharged. Habeas Corpus is fundamental to American and all other English common law derivative systems of jurisprudence. It is the ultimate lawful and peaceable remedy for adjudicating the providence of liberty’s restraint."
Funny how the RW hopes to see "busted heads" on this thread but demand liberty for themselves on others. Never underestimate the stupidity of the RWers, what can be done to others can be done to them, an observation they are too stupid to understand.

That is like defending a man's right to jump off a building then defending the man's family's right to sue the building's owner for not stopping him when he jumped.

It called "Mexican logic"!

Evidence provided by bullfighter as to why one must never underestimate the stupidity of RWers. Thanks Bullfighter.

 

[Toome]

When is protest a good thing and when is it a bad thing? If this same sheriff were to say that he's going to jail the health care protesters, would he still be such a hero?

Protest can't be a matter of convenience. If we are to cherish our freedom of speech and right to speak out against things we disagree with, then we have to accept that right even when it comes to hearing from those who advocate the thing we personally hate most. That's true freedom of speech.

As for forms of civil disobedience, that's another thing. The sit-in protests of the 60's are one form, the refusal to pay income tax is another and chaining oneself to the White House fence is still another. Each one violates a law and brings with it a form of penalty from a fine to time in jail. From this perspective, if the sheriff means that he won't tolerate civil disobedience that disrupts order or threatens lives or damages property, then he's absolutely right.

However, since he singled out immigration protesters and didn't say anything about Tea Party protesters, I tend to think that this guy is biased. He's either a racist or he's an idiot that doesn't understand the ramifications of statements made that go well beyond the local population and draw all sorts of attention across the country and all over the internet.

Welcome to the 21st century, sheriff.