Surprise resident: Don’t fight with ICE officers

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OPINION — Are self-respect and dignity still valid attributes? My husband taught our son that you don’t argue with a cop; he’s just doing his job — and often risking his/her life in the process. You present your case to the judge for a hearing.

ICE officers are just doing their jobs. If they do it incorrectly, a judge should handle it. I have actively protested and marched for many causes — always respectfully and with dignity. Law-abiding people should never fight with officers, verbally or physically. That in itself would preclude these incidents of unintended consequences.

The majority of people overwhelmingly elected the presidential candidate who loudly and repeatedly voiced his intension to rid America of illegal immigrants.

The place to register your viewpoint is at the ballot box, not physically interfering with the law. This constant frenzy at the proposed ICE detention center is a sad portrayal of a person arguing the “dignity” of every person. You can be dignified in validating your cause. The person stopped by an ICE agent can be dignified by acquiescing at their arrest. If they are innocent of breaking the law, they can prove that in court. We are, after all, a nation of laws. At least, we are supposed to be!

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