I am pretty sure police brutality is illegal in Seattle, but tell that to the Latino young man who had his beating (at the hands of police) caught on tape in a stunningly under-reported story.DOOCY: Let's talk a little bit about some big doings at the joint session of Congress yesterday. Felipe Calderón, the president of Mexico went to the well of the House, stood there in front of everybody, told a gigantic lie and the Democrats in the House and the Congress gave him a standing ovation. Watch this.
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CALDERÓN: I strongly disagree with the recently adopted law in Arizona. It is a law -
[Applause]
It is a law that not only ignores a reality that cannot be erased by decree, but also introduce[s] a terrible idea, using racial profiling as the basis for law enforcement. And that is why I agree -- I agree with the president who say[s] the new law carries a great amount of risk.
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DOOCY: The specific part that was a gigantic lie is that he said that the Arizona law introduces the terrible idea of racial profiling as the basis of law enforcement. That simply is not true. It is forbidden in Arizona law.
I wonder if Steve Doocy was still comfortable when the officer told the young man: "You got me? I'm going to beat the f***ing Mexican piss out of you homey. You feel me?"
Oh, there is nothing racial there, right Steve? You feel me?
So, while Doocy is attacking the president of Mexico, he and his cronies at Fox News continue to ignore the realities of racial profiling that strikes fear in many minorities.
Steve Doocy is dangerously out of touch.
Media Matters for America:
http://mediamatters.org/research/201005210026
