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> To many, it’s admirable to do what you say and say what you do. If there’s a law, enforce it. If you don’t want to enforce it, change the law. If you can’t ch
by jonfw 4y ago
> To many, it’s admirable to do what you say and say what you do. If there’s a law, enforce it. If you don’t want to enforce it, change the law. If you can’t change the law by convincing enough people, tough luck - it’s what democracy and rule of law nominally means.
In the US- law enforcement have quite a bit of authority to exercise discretion. Since we say (and courts have supported) that officers have discretion- part of doing what we say is choosing not to enforce laws sometimes.
I'm not making any arguments about immigration one way or the other, but the law does not excuse anybody from considering the ethics of their actions
- aksss 4y agoEnforcement and prosecutorial discretion are ideally the exception rather than the rule, I think. Principally because discretionary enforcement is too often abused as selective enforcement. Structurally (systemically?), I don't think it's good to have laws on the books that, with a wink and a nod, nobody "really" believes. But to my original point - none of this critique comes from hate or ignorance.