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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

This is already illegal.

Racial profiling is considered illegal in the United States as it violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, which guarantees all individuals protection from discrimination based on race or ethnicity.

Also, if there is no suspicion of a crime, it is illegal to detain someone. Otherwise that's kidnapping.

These issues have been litigated many times.

[–] Fit_Series_573@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

How is this even up for debate? It's like we went 100+ years in the past 🤦‍♂️

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"SCOUTS reconsiders lynching"

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 day ago

Don't forget his title: uncle

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 5 points 20 hours ago

Next up....Are Asian women people? What constitutes a voting person?

[–] frenchfryenjoyer 9 points 23 hours ago

There really needs to be a community called "jesusfuckingchristAmerica"

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

Can't wait to share this with my Latino friends who voted for Trump.

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

SCOTUS to mandate cross burning

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I wonder which way they will go...

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How is this even a question?

[–] modus@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For the same reason old white men can debate their authority over woman's body. Murica.

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hey now, don't forget Clarence Thomas. He's worked very hard to be as evil as possible. Sometimes old black men can be racist in their own way.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago

Racism doesn’t have a specific color. Anyone can be racist.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

We don't claim uncle ruckus

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Seeing how many black men voted for trump i think they're quite comfortable being racist. Super homophobic too

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago (3 children)

So, where will that leave Puerto Rican people? Puerto Rico is part of the Untied States but the people look foreign

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 4 points 20 hours ago

2/3s vote! Because brown.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Sometimes, I don't even know why the state option is popular in Puerto Rico. It definitely is; they've had two official but non-binding referendum on this in the recent past, and the statehood option was a clear winner. Won by good margins over both maintaining current status or going independent.

Ultimately, I think it should be up to the people of PR to decide what they want to do, but geeze, this isn't a great time to join the Union.

[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be fair, they're already part of the Union whether they want to or not, it's more a matter of if they get to have political representation or not.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are you saying they are experiencing taxation without representation?

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

As are Guam and American Samoa (they don’t have birthright citizenship)

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[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Come one man, you know where because it's already happening.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Puerto Rican? Mexican.

Mediterranean? Mexican.

Native American? Mexican.

We have the whitest populace cause of jail.

Dude, as an Asian American I've had quite a few times I've been called a Mexican.

[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

We know how this is going to go with the court's record lately. It is just Trump's lapdogs jumping when he tells them too.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Finally, ICE (and friends) can get new uniforms designed by Hugo Boss.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 14 points 1 day ago

There's a tree somewhere that needs fertilizing.

[–] whoisthedoktor@lemmy.wtf 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dear Supreme Court: you don't need to. They can't.

Dear Congress: impeach Trump. If someone blocks you, impeach them.

Dear MAGA idiots: shut up and grow up.

[–] havocpants@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Yeah, feels a bit too late for that. This isn't going to stop until the non-fascist Americans drag them out into the streets and dispense justice. People are going to die and the good guys are going to need to organise a whole lot first.

[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 244 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Let me skip to the future decision for you: yes 6-3

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 128 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Majority opinion written by Clarence Thomas.

[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 1 day ago (5 children)
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 6 points 1 day ago

Uncle Ruckus, no relation

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[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 159 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me???

What the fuck America? Honestly. What the actual fuck has happened to your nation.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 77 points 1 day ago

Exactly what it looks like. Fascism is raping its corpse.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Billionaires with unchecked power.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We've been here before. Looking Jewish, sounding Jewish, being where Jews might live or be, doing jobs that Jews might do.

[–] Waldelfe@feddit.org 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Translation: From the face speaks the race's soul

(Left boy) Seven year old german boy

(Right boy) Seven year old jew-boy

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago

Oh joy.

This court. Deciding if cops can openly be racist.

I wonder how they will rule. Lmao.

[–] carlossurf@lemmy.ca 1 points 21 hours ago

Lol the world is fucked

[–] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guys, that is a reeaaaallly slippery slope. Don't. Just don't.

-A concerned German-

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 13 points 1 day ago

The slope is vertical. We might catch ourselves before we crater, but I don’t have much hope.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 104 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just when you think, it couldn't possibly get any more absurd.

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 77 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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