Firstly, I commend all Community Citizens participating in this discussion because it is seriously civil. I'm sort of amazed by that. And hopeful. I actually got through all six pages without needing to flush out my brain.
Sorry, that was supposed to be a complement, but I screwed up. Still, very interesting points made in this discussion. Amazing how this Internet thing is making information so quickly available, isn't it?
Two things came to me, though.
One is the consequence that could result from family or even close friends being put in harm's way because identification of an LEO was way too easy and then more than a few LEO's lost loved ones or close friends due to those into professional anarchy and then nobody wanted the job of LEO and suddenly there are too few LEOs out-and-about and bad stuff happens. Sure, this could be decades in the making, but that could be the result of a chain of events nobody saw coming. Or didn't care, if they did. Just a thought. And maybe real robocops could be used when that human type trouble becomes reality.
The second thought that came to me was who is going to enforce the California law, if it passes though all the processes required and is signed into law? Are we going to see local/state LEOs trying to arrest federal LEOs? Can anyone imagine just what the consequences could be if there is an actual firefight between local LEOs and federal types?
And, a side question, do so many of you really think that a nation that doesn't enforce its immigration laws can continue in existence for maybe a decade or two once anyone is allowed into that nation, no matter criminal, professional spy type, and so on? I mean, just throw open the border and all is fine and dandy and strangle the LEO force so nobody wants that job; and that nation is going to survive as a single and solid entity? I have a gut feeling that sort of situation is bad for the kids and their kids and maybe one more generation, although that "one more generation" is a bit of a stretch.
Personally, I know for a fact this democracy governing style is very difficult, as I have seen firsthand a nation work its way into being an *almost* democracy. I've seen total chaos in another. I see what we have here in Japan. And, of course, I did my part (still am) for my own nation, the USA - - - but I think with this new tech stuff we have that can be a danger to some folks trying to also do their jobs to protect all you folks - - - well, maybe some very new ideas are needed from some new and very clever folks. Quite frankly, I don't think you folks there in California have those "new and very clever folks" at the top of the chain of command in some of your governing institutions. Not at present. Maybe waiting in the wings?
BUT, if you really support anyone being allowed into your communities without any checking of who they are; well, you are in the right state, yes? If I were about 40 years younger I'd be opening a new security/protection company in that state. That's going to soon be big business, if it isn't already. But only for a short time, as the big money will leave the state. Then all you middle-class folks will be footing the state's bills.
Good gosh, sorry this post got so long. Jiji yak-yak-yak stuff. But it's kind of nice to be here at my own work station for at least another day or two before I have to go back to the other job at that work station, which is no comfort at all.
