popeater.com — But what could have been a maudlin event full of self-congratulation and ego-stroking became uncharacteristically serious. Martin seized his renewed celebrity to rip into Arizona legislators, who signed a new immigration law that allows police to stop anyone they suspect to be an illegal visitor.
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cyberdactylMay 2, 2010
#4 basically reveals your information and/or opinion is about as incorrect as you can get.
notadiggtardMay 2, 2010
Obviously a roadblock license check where everyone is stopped is not profiling and perfectly legal.Happens everywhere.
notadiggtardMay 2, 2010
Makes me really sad to see someone so hopelessly mired in ignorance and hate.(I'm talking about you,whomod).I think you are so far gone as to be unreachable with the truth,so I won't depress myself further by trying.
belebihMay 2, 2010
If you see the video, his wife states that after handing over his ID and SSN he was asked some questions. When he said his mother lives in Mexico they detained him because, according to the officer, it's not a crime for his mother to live in Mexico but it apparently falls under "reasonable suspicion". And after verifying it and asking ICE they didn't deny it and said it was just standard procedure. The thing is that if this happens with Feds like ICE then stuff like this is going to be even more common and widespread when "enforced" by local police because of their lack of resources and training.I'm not saying no law should be enforced. What I am saying is that the focus should be on fixing federal laws and getting the Feds to enforce them properly - proper immigration reform - instead of passing the buck to the local P.D. who already have enough crap to deal with on a daily basis to be forced to do the Feds job for them. To put it another way, if your oldest son doesn't want to do his chores you don't just let him sit on his ass and tell his younger brother to do all the chores for both of them. You go to your oldest son and set him straight until he does what he's supposed to do.
whomodMay 2, 2010
Hate???WTF??!I'm not the one championing discriminatory legislation that singles out one particular group of people and treats them as if they're the outsiders when historically they've clearly been here long before whites ever heard of America.
coestarMay 2, 2010
@DavidNivenNow you are making a different argument. Your original comment argues that a celebrity's opinion doesn't matter. I still don't see why a person's status in society would determine whether their opinion matters or not. I look forward to your answer.Your latest comment argues that celebrities hold press conferences to voice their opinions, which you say is arrogant behavior. This is moot in relation to the article, since Ricky Martin did not call a personal press conference merely to voice his opinion. He took advantage of a public speaking situation provided to him by others, namely those who organize the Billboard Latin Music Awards. This doesn't seem arrogant to me, but that is a matter of opinion. Still, what you arguing is not what happened in this case.Further, even if we all agree that his behavior was arrogant, that doesn't have any bearing on the validity of what anyone says. For example, I listen to Rush Limbaugh on a regular basis. In my opinion, I think he expresses himself in a way that sounds arrogant. However, it isn't relevant to what he is saying, so I don't consider it a factor in weighing the validity of any points he might be arguing. What he says is more important than the way he chooses to say it.
j0phusMay 3, 2010
So what. He isn't looking for a job. In fact he would probably benefit from the decline in salaries he would have to pay his servants.
j0phusMay 3, 2010
My guess is that he sees them as people. Being gay and latin-American make him a double-minority. We are a bit more compassionate to the demonized. I could be wrong though, he could be a gay latin fascist. It's possible.