if the average citizen was caught for every illegal thing he did,?
337044
It's a good question. Thanks to discretion though, it'll never happen. At school the other day, I jaywalked, but the Uinversity Police Officer right there didn't care. When I join the force, if I see somebody going 5 miles over the speed limit, unless they're in front of something like a school, or church, or daycare, I won't stop them, and if I do, I'd just give them a warning. \n\nTo answer your question, you wouldn't necissarily be in jail a lot, you'd just go bankrupt. The crimes committed by average citizens are really on minor law infractions, punishible by fine.
1032643
I could get arrested for this.
1112323
Illegal immigration is not a crime.\n\nHe would serve the same sentence as a citizen. Upon completion, he would be deported.\n\nResponse to comment following this one:\n\nIllegal immigration is a minor offense and is not considered a "crime." It is equivalent to a traffic ticket.
1032169
No if he was in the wrong neighborhood.  Yes if an illegal alien was just trying to get a car.
975204
NONE!! he may have followed bad information provided to him by the Democrats in the previous administration , but he never violated any laws, as in your most apt profile of the Felon who was president before him.
645891
No,  the state AMA would file a complaint and have the person arrested.  You could report the activity to the AMA if there is illegal activities going on
534464
Being illegal gives the police and the whole judicial system a chance to rake in millions more dollars off of incarcerations, etc... bail bonds... paying judges.. paying lawyers, paying police, etc.
388586
It wouldn't work.  The INS does not have enough money to deport all the illegals they catch.
355078
Sounds like you are suggesting we detain people that COULD commit a crime. Sorry still cant do that. In this country CITIZENS are STILL considered INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty.
848904
Would it do any good? You might stop him now but, there'll be 10 to replace him. Is it worth the aggravation and what's your HONEST opinion of illegals, are the questions you have to ask yourself. If you're that determined to turn him in, you'll find a way.
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You would be arrested immediately, anything of any value on you would be taken, you would also be issued a fine (bribe) and if you could not pay it you would be tossed in jail until you could contact someone (friend or family) who would pay your fine.  You would not get a day in Immigration court (like the illegals get in the US and Canada) and then you would be expected to finance your own way out of the country.
950754
no, it would just perpetuate an injustice.  encourage that person to report to the police and tell him what matters most will be that "the truth shall set us free."
184961
He should have everything taken away from him that he won on Steroids.Then he should be Arrested just like Martha Stewart.He's been Lying over and over again."How self centered can someone be?"
149798
It depends on what it was that person was doing...and what branch of the government arrested him..He could be held indefinitely.
886538
I always believed he did it.  The evidence and intent were there.  But the way our justice system works, OJ could walk into a police station and say, "Guess what?!  I did it!" and no one could do a thing.  No double jeopardy.  Once a person is found not guilty, they cannot be tried for the same offense ever again.  Unfortunately, stupidity is not a crime, although it should be.  Then again, if it were, our entire government would be behind bars.
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Jaywalking? Littering? Failure to vote for George W. Bush? Felony murder? Murder with aggravating circumstances? Espionage? Disloyalty?\n\nThus: it all depends. I would turn in any pinko wierdo commie I knew about; others, fellow travelers, would ignore the infraction.\n\nI was at an airport yesterday, and I took a free newspaper (well, not free if you bought it on a newsstand, but free to departing passengers) when I arrived. And some hysterial female employee of British Airways had a go at me and said "those are for departing passengers only!"\n\nToo late: it was crumpled and nobody would want it; and anyway it was evening and they would be thrown out in a couple of hours.\n\nShould I have been prosecuted? Would you prosecute me for theft?\n\nEcchh. Everything is relative.
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That's a hard one... I suppose it would be Dick cuz he shot someone in the face though. The biggest crook of them all  would be Karl Rove.