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Crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor on par with reckless driving. We do not arrest entire families because their father was reckless driving.
by empath75 7y ago
Crossing the border illegally is a misdemeanor on par with reckless driving. We do not arrest entire families because their father was reckless driving.
- DuskStar 7y agoDo we arrest children who are caught reckless driving, though? I bet we do. Unless you're saying that after the father crosses illegally into the US, ICE invades his home country and kidnaps his family?
- empath75 7y agoYou’re saying that a 3 year old is breaking the law. Don’t be stupid.
- DuskStar 7y agoI mean, mechanically... They kinda are? We don't prosecute most toddlers lawbreaking, but that's more due to mental requirements for culpability than 'it's not a crime if a toddler does it' or other such shit. Also, back to the drunk/reckless driving analogy - I wonder what the police do when someone gets arrested doing that with their kids in the back?
- prepend 7y agoI had a single parent friend who had ver kids put into foster care because ve was arrested for reckless driving. I don’t think illegal entry is the same as reckless driving, but I think in a situation where both parents were driving a car 120mph with two kids in the back seat, the cops would try to find family to take the kids or put them in foster care. I think in this situation, the problem is compounded because likely friends and family are less likely to come to jail for fear of being arrested due to status. I think a worthy cause would be some sort of big foster care movement where children are kept in super nice homes while parents are arrested and detained.