Proposal Would Let Immigrants Apply To Be Police Officers (Major Barf Alert)

nbc4.com ^ | December 10, 2007

[khnyny]

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The agency that oversees training and hiring standards for police departments in Maryland is looking at a proposal that would let noncitizens with green cards become police officers.

The proposal is being championed by Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger. He said it doesn't make sense that legal immigrants can join the U.S. military but can't become law enforcement officers.

The Maryland Police Training Commission could vote on the issue next month.

Critics said it would be difficult to check the backgrounds of noncitizens applying to be officers, and they said the proposal could allow terrorists to infiltrate police agencies.

[khnyny]

I think I've heard it all now, lol.

[TexasRedeye]

Errrr, immigrants with “green cards” are defending all of us in Iraq! About 46,000 of them I think I heard in all the U.S. services throughout the world (including CONUS). So, I guess I have to be on their side on this one.

[OBXWanderer]

The proposal is being championed by Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger.

I guess ole Charlie Moose done moved on.

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Turn out the light, America is over.

[newnhdad]

So in the People’s Republic of Montgomery County, it’s illegal (or near impossible) for a US citizen to possess and carry a pistol but they want to give non-citzens the ability to carry and use semi-automatic weapons?

Welcome to MD, please hand over your guns to the officer in a burka.

[Towed_Jumper]

“Hope you got a $100 to pay off the nice (illegal) immigrant officer.”

It will only cost you $75 if you can complete the “transaction” in Spanish. /s

[Congressman Billybob]

I was born and raised in Maryland. I was Nancy D'Alesandro Pelosi's next door neighbor briefly when her father was the corrupt Mayor of Baltimore. Her brother would later follow his father as a corrupt Mayor (and beat a criminal rap when the chief witness suddenly disappeared).

I thought Maryland politics was about as bad as they could get, back then. Boy was I wrong. The People's Republic of Maryland is going straight down the dumper. I'm glad I now live in North Carolina for the balance of my life. I feel very sorry for people who are still trapped in Maryland.

Congressman Billybob

Latest article, "Does Charles Gibson Want You Shot?"

A Freeper in Congress? Please act now.

[Anti-MSM]

If the applicants are legal immigrants and they are able to perform a thorough background check, I don’t see a problem at all. It’s great for those legal immigrants that want to take on dangerous work and assimilate into our society.

[californio]

There are a lot of police departments that have recruited resident aliens to work. I worked with a couple that had heavy Irish accents. On second thought, quite a few had heavy Spanish accents too.

[khnyny]

If the applicants are legal immigrants and they are able to perform a thorough background check, I don’t see a problem at all. It’s great for those legal immigrants that want to take on dangerous work and assimilate into our society

Sometimes, you really do get what you pay for./s

[EGPWS]

The agency that oversees training and hiring standards for police departments in Maryland is looking at a proposal that would let noncitizens with green cards become police officers.

Elvis has left the building, thank you and good night!

[Diogenesis]

Don’t need no licenses.
Don’t need no insurance.
Don’t have to follow rules.

Makes sense. NOT.

[dbacks]

Great. More Cops that show little respect for the law.

[Mojohemi]

this is actually better than Governor Spitzer!! This is actually a little funny!! We really have some bright folks running the government in some states. I am beginning to understand why the founding fathers did not want the states to be over their heads. Make sense now!

[Mojohemi]

The anglo saxons have lost this country!! Lost, I mean Loss Loss

[G8 Diplomat]

ILLEGAL immgirants as police officers? Criminals are supposed to enforce the law now? What is this world coming to?? What is this COUNTRY coming to??

[AmericanInTokyo]

what dumbsh*ts!

[Balding_Eagle]

Errrr, immigrants with “green cards” are defending all of us in Iraq! ...........So, I guess I have to be on their side on this one.

You don't have to be.

I'm not.

I'm all in favor of green card military, but that requires a much greater level of commitment, and has a much greater level of oversight.

Military yes, police, no way, we have enough corruption now.