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Human Being or Illegal Immigrant?

That seems to be the question that anti-immigrant racists ask themselves when dealing with people who abuse “illegals.” Take this story:

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A bailiff who forgot about a woman locked in a courthouse holding cell and left her there for four days without food, water or access to a bathroom has been suspended for 30 days but will keep his job, officials said Wednesday.

If it’s your job to care for a human being and you leave them locked in a cell for four days without food, water or access to the bathroom, you should face more serious consequences than a 30-day suspension. Unless, I suppose, your charge is less than human — and in this case, she’s being treated that way because she’s here illegally.

I’ll just second what Vox says. Consequences would be much more serious if this had happened to a nice white lady. And “immigrants are only people if they have the documents to prove it in today’s America, I guess.”


15 thoughts on Human Being or Illegal Immigrant?

  1. I think that deputy should spend four of those 30 days in a cell with no food, water or toilet.

  2. Frankly, I think the consequences would have been more had she been an animal! This is ridiculous! Honestly, had someone at the animal shelter done that with a dog, he’d lose his job.

  3. Well, let’s try and think this one through. Surely our hostess has seen enough ChainedHeat movies, so if this had happened to a poorer, not-so-nice “white lady” I’m sure very little would have been done about it. And, unlike what will probably happen in the current case, no far-left “human rights” groups, race-based advocacy groups, or foreign governments would rush to her side, with some of those having a financial stake in the matter whether due to money that was earned illegally (in the case of Mexico) or grants from far-left foundations and the Feds in the other cases.

    On the other hand, a rich “white lady” would have a much easier time, but then too would Michelle Obama. So, I think we can give some negative points for anti-white race baiting, and all in an attempt to, what exactly? Help corrupt corporations and governments make more money?

  4. He was on the job for two months and made a huge mistake. But do you really think it’s only his fault and not a systemic thing? I don’t.

    His supervisor deserves the punishment. There were multiple points of failure here, not just one forgetful bailiff. Listen to the reaction: they want to install lights and cameras to make sure it doesn’t happen again. But technology won’t solve this problem. The roots are deeper. Better training, more supervision, and more respect for all humans will do a better job to prevent it from happening again, not severe punishment and video cameras.

  5. Jill, this actually happened in the city I reside in right now: Fayetteville, not Little Rock. She was arrested in Springdale and was transferred to Washington County Jail in Fayetteville.

    She was arrested for selling pirated DVD’s/CD’s at a flea market. Ooooh! Throw the book at her. She doesn’t speak English so well and has several children who were born here in the States. Wanna know what kind of deal they’re trying to work with her? “If you agree not to sue, we’ll drop the criminal charges.”

    Oh, fuck that. It’s already been established that you don’t have to have citizenship to sue inside the U.S. She’s acquired an attorney–hopefully a good one–and there’s a large Hispanic community here in NW Arkansas that’s backing her. She’ll probably get deported, but maybe she can take a couple million back with her. She’s lucky to be alive, if you ask me. Four days without food or water? What if she was taking prescriptions for a life-threatening illness? I can’t believe this guy still has a job.

  6. I don’t care how new you are to your job how the hell do you forget a human being that is in your charge? He should be locked up for cruel and unusual punishment.

  7. Honestly, had someone at the animal shelter done that with a dog, he’d lose his job.

    You’re so right. And that’s so sick.

  8. Agreed on everything, although I will ask that when you say “I’ll second what Vox says” that you add the “ex Machina.” For half a second, I thought you were agreeing with Vox Day on something, and while I found it unlikely, it scared me. 😛

  9. Consequences would be much more serious if this had happened to a nice white lady.

    I wouldn’t be so sure of that. Negligence, incompetence, and abuse are endemic in the field of law enforcement and the first response of every department is to circle the wagons. It doesn’t really matter who the victim was, the first thing the police and supervisors think about is how to protect the cop/bailiff/guard who fucked up. I’m not saying that the poor, women, and people of color don’t face more abuse (they certainly do), but whenever something happens the official response is generally the same. Justice for none, protect the monsters in uniform.

    Its easy to buy into the marketing, to believe that the friendly neighborhood officer is your friend, that they are heroes, that the wrongs are committed by a few bad apples who are not generally representative, to somehow believe that the system works for some people at some level sometimes. It is comforting because it allows you to believe that there is hope, that it can be fixed, that the level of care and service seen by those with privilege can someday be the same as those without. But thats a defense and it comes from a position of privilege. It simply isn’t true. Cases like this pop up all the time, usually with poor people of color but sometimes with rich white men, and the response is always the same. No matter how terrible the act, no matter how blatant the abuse, the semi-literate troglodyte in a paramilitary uniform is given the benefit of the doubt and things are done to protect them that would land any citizen in jail.

    This piece of human garbage doesn’t deserve a 30 day suspension, he deserves a short drop and a sudden stop. Unfortunately, we aren’t in a place yet in this country where were sick enough of being abused to take advantage of the fact that we outnumber them hundred to one, so all I can do is hope this woman manages to get a decent settlement and pray to whatever gods will listen that the bailiff in question dies in a prison riot.

  10. Jeff, I thought that too until I clicked on the link. For a minute I was wondering if Vox Day grew a soul…but no. All is normal in internet world.

  11. haha, the lonewacko showed up to comment here?

    oh man, this guy gets around to commenting ANYWHERE someone talks about mexican folks. it’s his own little internet crusade.

  12. Years ago, I read about a similar case in D.C. A young woman who happened to be in the early stages of pregnancy was sentenced on a Friday to 4 hours in a cell in the courthouse building for a misdemeanor (interfering with a rescue — her brother was being attended by EMT’s, IIRC). The personnel responsible for her left her in the cell unattended OVER THE WEEKEND. Her cell had a toilet which she also used for drinking water. I think the woman’s family tried to contact the jail because they were wondering where she was Friday evening, but they got nowhere.

    I’m pretty sure she got a settlement from the D.C. government (I would HOPE she got a settlement from the D.C. government.) I don’t remember what ultimately happened with the jail personnel, but that’s the type of thing people get fired for in D.C.

  13. I agree with the comment about a shelter worker being fired – or perhaps more accurately, an animal control officer with a dog picked up for biting someone. Even if the dog was extremely viscious (and sometimes it is required to keep very aggressive dogs for court purposes) it still deserves food, water, and the right not to sit in it’s own shit. That is something most ACOs don’t forget, and it’s sad to see it could be otherwise for a fucking human being

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