Okay, I’m paraphrasing a bit. But here she is:
Arizona Governor says "F*ck the police."
Think about it. If you’re a police officer, you are constantly making difficult judgments. Yes, you have to enforce the law, but you only have a certain amount of time, and every infraction you address means a dozen others that will escape notice. Of course the department helps you set your priorities. But even with whatever the latest guidelines might be, you still have to choose. Many choices will be wrong, but you learn. If your superiors are supportive, they help you develop. Most have been in your shoes, and they can give you training and guidance on how to tell when something is worth pursuing.
What if someone decided to add a whole bunch of second-guessers. If you make a decision, anyone can second-guess it. You can be sued if you get it wrong. And what is the guidance on which you have to make these decisions? ”reasonably suspect of being undocumented”. How to do you reasonably suspect something like that? Get it wrong and get sued by an illiterate tea-bagger. Then, just because, left-wing groups will sue you if you don’t apply whatever standard was established in the last suit to non-hispanic residents.
So, though it may suck to be an immigrant, legal or not, in this Arizona, it’s going to really suck to be a cop.