nsr, I never stated here that I was treated “unreasonably.” However, if I gave the “appearance” of being “Hispanic” yet was born in the US but had a bit of an “accent,” I might think otherwise.
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To paraphrase, what you’re saying is that you think is that you would be treated biased and discriminated against even though you’ve never been if you were Hispanic or looked Hispanic or sounded Hispanic.
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Yes, because I have talked to several Americans who took the same route and who DID look/sound Hispanic and heard directly from them how they were treated. It has nothing to do with “projection.” And I have seen the difference sitting in my own vehicle in the daytime waiting to approach and watching/listening how a vehicle in the next bay is handled. The drivers/occupants of the vehicles ARE NOT ALL treated in the same manner, yet are all approaching from the same direction.
FWIW, I have driven this route dozens of times.
You seem to be very supportive of law enforcement tactics, nsr. This is neither good nor bad, it’s just your view.
I think these “checkpoints” were put in place because the area is thought or known to be, like you said, a “drug-trafficking corridor.” They’re also probably in place to detain illegal aliens.
Vehicles that have already crossed into the US from MX have already gone thru the paces at the Int’l border where they crossed and northbound comm’l vehicles possibly searched by the time they get on I-8/I-10. The checkpoints (above) are just a “second layer” of bureaucracy designed to catch drug traffickers and illegal aliens who may have managed to come across the border outside of the legal crossings (or are heading into MX with “ill-intent”). That’s my take on it.
