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    Immigrant activists say roadblocks discriminate against those without licenses

    By Heather MacDonald, STAFF WRITER

    OAKLAND -- Oakland police officers have stopped setting up roadblocks to check whether drivers are under the influence because of a rash of complaints from the Latino community and City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente.

    The checkpoints, which allow officers to demand licenses and proof of insurance, are an effective way to get drunken drivers off Oakland's streets, city leaders agree. But the checks also have ensnared dozens of illegal immigrants who are not licensed to drive yet otherwise obey the law.

    "These checkpoints make people's lives miserable, not make them safer," said Jesus Rodriguez of Oakland Community Organizations, which filed most of the complaints about the checkpoints. "I've watched while the police have towed away cars (full) of groceries, leaving children crying on the sidewalk."

    The complaints and pressure from De La Fuente, who represents the largely Latino Glenview-Fruitvale district and plans to run for mayor in 2006, prompted police Chief Richard L. Word to order his officers to hold off on any more DUI checkpoints while new guidelines are drafted.

    "The checkpoints are a great tool for law enforcement," Word said. "We'll develop a better focus on drug hot spots and stopping sideshows."

    However, the month-long moratorium on checkpoints has outraged Councilmember Larry Reid (Elmhurst-East Oakland), who calls the change a threat to public safety.

    "It is absolutely insane to stop these checkpoints," Reid said. "I would not want to explain to a mother why we stopped doing these checkpoints when we know they work and her son or daughter was killed."

    Reid also criticized elected officials for "micromanaging" the police department, although he did not single out De La Fuente for blame. Reid and De La Fuente are usually on the same side of issues before the council and recently worked together to propose a measure to raise taxes to hire more police officers.

    The new checkpoint guidelines, which are not final, may call for police to notify Latino community organizations of the time and location of coming checkpoints. The checkpoints will be held after the evening rush-hour commute and rotated throughout the city, officials said.

    "It's simple common sense," De La Fuente said. "You don't want to stop people going to or from work. If there are kids in the car, give someone an opportunity to call someone to pick up their kids rather than create chaos."

    Legislation that would have allowed illegal immigrants who submit to background checks to apply for a California driver's license was vetoed this week by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Both Word and De La Fuente supported the legislation.

    While officers have some discretion, the cars of unlicensed drivers are usually towed. To get their cars back, owners must pay $125, plus any storage fees. That is a significant burden to many illegal immigrants, Rodriguez said.

    Reid said he has little sympathy with Rodriguez's position.

    "I don't care if they are illegal immigrants," Reid said.

    "They should not be driving on our streets without a license, without insurance. I expect the Oakland Police Department to do its job and get them off the street."

    The council is expected to take up the issue at its Oct. 19 meeting.


    Are they really serious?

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    Default Re:This is just too funny IMHO

    and in case that didnt make you laugh a little....

    A blind man enters a Ladies Bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a drink. After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?

    The bar immediately falls absolutely quiet. In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, before you tell that joke, sir, I think it is just
    fair - given that you are blind - that you should know five things :-

    1. The bartender is a blonde girl.
    2. The bouncer is a blonde girl.
    3. I'm a 6 feet tall, 120 kg blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
    4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and is a professional weightlifter.
    5. The lady to your right is blonde and is a professional wrestler.

    Now think about it seriously, Mister - do you still wanna tell that joke? The blind man thinks for a second, shakes his head, and declares,


    Nah ...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times.

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    Default Re:This is just too funny IMHO

    Uuuuuuuuugggghhh! If you don't have a driver license and get stopped in a checkpoint, you suffer the same consequences, whether your name is Juan or John! Aarrgg!!! So now in CA the illegals get to not only enjoy the same welfare benefits as a citizen, but they get to circumvent the traffic laws too??? And to top it off, the checkpoints were started in answer to calls by members of the local latino community, and now the latinos who get caught driving without a license want to scream discrimination???

    Yet another example of how CA is fucked.

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    and in case you were laughing too hard...this is just sad

    Stephine Jackson, 15, was taken to the burn unit at University of California Medical Center with burns on her face, neck, stomach and side.

    According to police, the fight took place Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in the 3800 block of 50th Street in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego. Jackson's 20-year-old sister, Amber, allegedly boiled cooking oil, poured it into a cup and went to her sister's room. She knocked on the door, and when her sister answered, she said, “So you think you are pretty? It won’t last,� according to police.

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