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> Would your citizen rights disappear and then you could have no way to defend your position? They would be delayed. They can/will detain you for made-up reas
by csa 2y ago
> Would your citizen rights disappear and then you could have no way to defend your position?
They would be delayed.
They can/will detain you for made-up reasons if they want to.
Simple example:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna195406 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna195406
Folks I know who are concerned about this:
- folks of Latino heritage
- folks with African (black and Arab) or Asian (East, South… really all of it) heritage
- naturalized citizens
- Muslims
- anyone who may share a name with a criminal immigrant by coincidence —- I have a super Anglo name, but I was almost locked up once by police for sharing a name with a guy with a long rap sheet
Eventually your rights will come around, but they can put those on hold for way longer than one may want.
Another simple example — an acquaintance of mine was arrested for dui on a Friday night. He was “lost” in the system for four days, and that was with people at the jail ready to pay bail the next morning. It turns out that he was to be released without bail after he sobered up, but… whoopsie. He has no recourse, and those four days in jail were not good for his mental health.