Speeding is a misdemeanor. If you are caught, does that make you a "criminal?"?
Am I a criminal?
Entering the US without proper authorization and without proper documentation is a misdemeanor. It is a law that is, frankly NOT enforced. When an immigration judge deports (or "removes") a person, this has nothing to do with the misdemeanor of entering "illegally." The immigration judge only decides if a person can stay or go.
Try to be objective for at least 10 seconds and REALLY think about your answer. Is a person who violates a minor law that is never enforced truly a "criminal?" If so, then I think every single person who reads this and answers it, is also a CRIMINAL!
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Speeding is NOT a misdemeanor unless it is 'wanton reckless' like 100 miles an hour in a residential zone, where it damned sure OUGHT to be a misdemeanor. Or worse.
It is an 'infraction'. There is a difference.
I agree there should be some 'de minimus' violations that don't in single occurances ban legalization in any proper screening (but this bill doesn't solve the problem going forward so I reject it in any event). However, that should be a specific list of offenses, not the entire category of 'misdemeanors' partiularly when felonies are COMMONLY plea bargained down to misdemeanors. Studies have shown that those with criminal records who are also here illegally disproportionately are recidivist, and in the practical world, it generally takes more than one incidence of crime to result in a conviction.
Three misdemeanors, even ONE DUI, and 'aggravated' felonies as the screening standard is far too lenient. They are using the standard used against those LEGALLY here, who are having an authorization removed to be deported to decide an initial screening of those who came illegally, and that is simply the wrong standard. For example, if you try to get in legally and have an MS13 background and tattoos, you won't get in. In the proposed bill, you can have that and just sign a paper saying you won't be in a gang any more and you'll be 'screened in'. That is insane, particularly when you learn what they do for initiation in that gang. You shouldn't have to prove a criminal case to say you won't let them live here.
we all commit infractions and "crimes" to some extent or another, driving after drinking, even if never caught, even if only one.. could have been a D.U.I.
If not criminals officially, certainly this forum is plagued with hyprocrites.
If the police are involved you just might have broken a law. If you have to go to court and/or pay a fine you might have broken the law. If you break a law you might be a criminal. If you do not think you are a criminal well thats just plain wrong. It really isn't about who is a criminal it should be a question of who isn't.
Well if you are then I am as well. guess I will have to give back my walk on water shoes. the crossing is a CIVIL misdemeanor... you will never get any of them to admit they are less than perfect and the biggest issue is skin color... good question.. a star for you.
When crooks are in charge what does it matter? Whatever benefits their cause(wallets) and votes, we don't seem to matter that much do we? A young punk driving a 5.0 mustang races a middle aged woman in an SUV - who do you think the cop will pull over and ticket? But have immigrants illegally entering and staying to work and actually file a tax return? Who does that benefit?
Yes, you were breaking the law and you were a criminal for it. Now think about this objectively, if you were caught experimenting with herbal substances would accept your punishment. If you got a speeding ticket, or got caught running the stop sign, would you be angry about having to pay the consequences? Why should someone illegally crossing the border be free of the consequences of their actions. Because they did it for their family? What about the millions of other crimes committed for the betterment of family? Where is the free drunk drivers day? Where is the speeding tickets are oppression movement? Why aren't we trying to protect those poor thieves who only stole because they were oppressed by the man? Oh yeah because they are criminals.
Speeding is not a misdemeanor; it is an infraction. You are not a criminal; you are a violator of the speed limit statute.
There are two types of crimes:
1. Malum in se: The phrase is used to refer to conduct thought to be inherently wrong by nature, independently of regulations governing the conduct, like murder, rape, et al; crimes deemed odius under English Common Law.
2. Malum Prohibitum: refers to conduct that constitutes a crime only by virtue of statute, as opposed to conduct evil in and of itself, or malum in se.
The infraction of speeding is Malum Prohibitum conduct; thus, not criminal in nature, but violative of statute.
Unlawful entry and unlawful presense in the US are not charged as crimes, unless you had been deported on a prior occassion. Basically, you are placed in a holding facility until your court date comes up.
Sometimes, the immigrant is given voluntary departure as an option, and the immigrant is just driven and released at the border.
Not a criminal; just violative of the immigration statute and USC Codes.
I would have to say knowing what I know about the immigration process and also deportation laws no they aren't a criminal.here's the Laws definition of criminal
criminal
1) n. a popular term for anyone who has committed a crime, whether convicted of the offense or not. More properly it should apply only to those actually convicted of a crime. Repeat offenders are sometimes called habitual criminals
Well it says more properly it should apply to those actually convicted of a crime.If they haven't been convicted in the Immigration courts and Homeland Security won't prosecute or even bother to get them from a jail to start deportation I'm going to assume they can't be termed CRIMINALS.
criminal
crim·i·nal [ krímmin'l ]
noun (plural crim·i·nals)
Definition:
somebody acting illegally: somebody who has committed a crime
adjective
Definition:
1. punishable as crime: punishable as a crime under the law
2. prosecuting criminals: relating to or involved in the prosecution and punishment of people accused of committing crimes
3. relating to criminals: relating to or done by criminals
4. morally wrong: morally wrong, whether illegal or not
5. unacceptable: shameful, unwise, or regrettable ( informal )
a criminal waste of resources
[15th century. Directly or via French < late Latin criminalis "of crime" < Latin crimin- (see crime)]
crim·i·nal·ly adverb
violation
vi·o·la·tion [ v ə láysh'n ] (plural vi·o·la·tions)
noun
Definition:
1. act of violating: the act or an example of violating somebody or something
2. crime or infringement of rule: a crime or infringement of a law or rules, especially one less serious than a misdemeanor or a foul in sports
violate
vi·o·late [ v ə làyt ] (past and past participle vi·o·lat·ed, present participle vi·o·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular vi·o·lates)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. disregard something: to act contrary to something such as a law, contract, or agreement, especially in a way that produces significant effects
2. disturb something: to disturb or interrupt something in a rude or violent way
3. defile something: to treat something sacred with a lack of respect
4. rape somebody: to rape or sexually assault somebody ( formal )
[15th century. < Latin violatus, past participle of violare "treat with violence, injure"]
vi·o·la·ble adjective
vi·o·la·tive adjective
vi·o·la·tor noun
unlawful
un·law·ful [ un láwf'l ]
adjective
Definition:
1. illegal: not permitted by the law
2. immoral or unethical: contrary to religious precepts, ethical standards, or the conventions of society
un·law·ful·ly adverb
un·law·ful·ness noun
Word Key: Synonyms
unlawful, illegal, illicit, wrongful, nonlegal
CORE MEANING: not in accordance with laws or rules
unlawful not permitted by the law;
Possessing a knife was not per se an unlawful act.
This amendment makes it unlawful for employers to have different compulsory retirement ages for men and women.
illegal contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law;
drug smuggling and other illegal activities
Under the new law, refugees whose appeals failed would be declared illegal immigrants.
illicit not permitted by the law and considered morally wrong or unacceptable;
illicit weapons and drugs
The divorce papers cited her numerous illicit affairs.
wrongful not fair, just, or legal, but not punishable by criminal law;
the wrongful use of confidential information
awarded damages for wrongful arrest
nonlegal not established under the law, or by common law or legislation;
nonlegal secular holidays
illegal
il·le·gal [ i lg'l ]
adjective
Definition:
1. against law: contravening a specific law, especially a criminal law
2. against rules: not allowed by the rules of something such as a game
3. not permitted by computer: not permitted in a computer program
noun (plural il·le·gals)
Definition:
illegal immigrant: somebody who has entered a country illegally
il·le·gal·ly adverb
Any more questions??
Acriminal act is punishable by imprisonment of even death.
There are so many criminal acts that a person may commit
to deserve a punishment.Treason, rape, murder, homeside
and other acts detrimental to the safety and life of another
person is criminal. As to your question, DUI is not a felony,
but a misdemeanor, submit to a fine or a jail time but the
doer is not categorized as a criminal. As with your entering
without the proper documentation, immigration department
has the right to deport any illegal immigrant without
violating any human rights law for it only exercised what is
right. And to suggest that any person can be classified
as a criminal by merely answering this question is not
justifiable because it is not considered a criminal act to
respond to a question.
Try to be objective for at least 10 seconds and REALLY think about your answer. Is a person who violates a minor law that is never enforced truly a "criminal?" If so, then I think every single person who reads this and answers it, is also a CRIMINAL! ... What!?!?!?!
I suspect your "experimentation" is ongoing. If so... yes, you are a criminal.
Yes, you are a criminal, and you deserve to be severly punished.
Good question. It led me to do a little quick research (or does "quick" connotate being lazy)? Anyway,here's just one story of a so called "lazy,stupid,criminal" that goes to show that shortcutting to be of service isn't always bad. Other then the fact that it only reveals the humiliating dysfunctional operations of non-interested,naive, untrained people within a group,company,industry,city,st... federal system. That is "quick" to blame those non-threating individuals!
Illegal Immigrant Uses Fake ID To Join Police
Demonstrating a need for more efficient background checks of law enforcement officers, an illegal immigrant who used the fake identity of an American citizen has served on a major city’s police force for five years.
Even scarier is that it took an anonymous tip for officials in the Milwaukee Police Department to discover that an illegal alien easily passed its supposedly rigorous background screening years ago. The Mexican man, Oscar Ayala-Cornejo, assumed the identity of a deceased cousin named Jose Morales about a decade ago.
Incredibly, Milwaukee Police Chief Nannette Hegerty maintains that her department conducted a thorough background check on the illegal immigrant and there was no way to know that he was using someone else’s identity. “No matter what kind of background we did, we wouldn’t have been able to find it, which is unfortunate,” the chief said.
To assure the 1.5 million residents who rely on her department’s services, the chief hesitantly added that she doesn’t believe there any other illegal immigrants in the ranks and therefore doesn’t see a need to change the existing background check procedure.
Federal authorities say that the officer took on the identity of his dead cousin as a teenager. The cousin was an American citizen who died of cancer in the late 1980s. To join the force, the impersonator gave police officials a fake birth certificate and school records. At least seven relatives, including his mother and sister, have admitted the deceit to federal authorities.
Now one of Milwaukee’s finest faces prison, a hefty fine and possible deportation. In the meantime, he has been put on paid leave even though he committed severe fraud to obtain his publicly funded job.
So even to fight crime requires procedures for 5-year vet., where it only took hours to massacare the people (immigrants included)
on 9-11.
I wonder if the dept. will even recognize him for those that he might have arrested that could have done serious harm to others!
Of course we at least know that he will be on paid leave. Which really is an indication that he did contribute to the dept.
And last but not least.
Should abortions be considered murder?
What about naptism?
Litering?
Unpaid student loans?
I can go on all morning because there are too many contradictive issues constantly...
Yes, you are a criminal, just like all the illegals are.
1. Illegal entry into the United States - Misdemeanor - deportable offense.
2. Failure to register as a foreign national - misdemeanor - deportable offense.
3. Fraudulently applying for a state driver's license with counterfeit ID - misdemeanor
4. Applying for work or working in the United States without a work visa - Misdemeanor - Deportable Offense.
5. Fraudulently operating an unregistered business under a false name - misdemeanor - Deportable Offense
6. Fraudulently applying for and accepting welfare using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time- Deportation
7. Fraudulently applying for and accepting food stamps using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
8. Fraudulently applying for and accepting another's assistance using counterfeit ID - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation.
9. Fraudulently applying for work using counterfeit or stolen Social Security Number - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
10. Fraudulently claiming excessive deductions for Federal Income Taxes to avoid paying any taxes - Felony - Jail Time - Deportation
11. Registering to vote in states with Motor Voter programs and voting without being a US Citizen - Felony (Perjury)- Deportation
12. Buying counterfeit auto license tabs instead of paying the sate - Misdemeanor
13. Buying phony auto insurance from Mexican operatives so automobile with counterfeit tabs can be registered - Misdemeanor
14. Claiming poverty in a household with high income (for you less than informed - illegal households can easily make as much $100,000 a year tax free) so children can apply for free lunches at school - misdemeanor
15. Claiming poverty to get free medical care from free clinics - Felony - Fraud (hundreds in LA alone) and using first class hospital emergency rooms as family doctors for non-emergency medical - ALL ILLEGALS HAVE 100% MEDICAL COVERAGE AT NO COST TO THEM - PERIOD - Misdemeanor - Deportation.
16. Traffic citations and accidents - Illegals have no real name or address - if they are get a citation or are involved in an accident - they just disappear and surface again with a new counterfeit license and address- and good luck with your insurance company - misdemeanor - Deportation
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