Comments on: My Angry Letter to Encourage Change http://velvetbanana.com/my-angry-letter-to-encourage-change/ A Pro Feminism & Equal Rights Blog Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:25:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jo http://velvetbanana.com/my-angry-letter-to-encourage-change/comment-page-1/#comment-39 jo Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:30:18 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/?p=34#comment-39 george. this is a great letter! i have one suggestion for revision. it's a little unclear to me why you keep your car washed - this may be the privilege of a person who is not in danger of being profiled by arpaio's men, so i recognize my position here. what is the advantage of having a clean car? can you make that point more forceful by saying so? is the 'illegal immigrant' driving a dirty car? and (okay, i have to suggestions), you might consider quoting a story from the arizona republic or other credible source that describes joe's tactics. or maybe one of his notoriously thoughtless responses to such critiques. jo george.
this is a great letter!
i have one suggestion for revision.
it’s a little unclear to me why you keep your car washed – this may be the privilege of a person who is not in danger of being profiled by arpaio’s men, so i recognize my position here.
what is the advantage of having a clean car? can you make that point more forceful by saying so? is the ‘illegal immigrant’ driving a dirty car?
and (okay, i have to suggestions), you might consider quoting a story from the arizona republic or other credible source that describes joe’s tactics. or maybe one of his notoriously thoughtless responses to such critiques.
jo

]]> By: Dee http://velvetbanana.com/my-angry-letter-to-encourage-change/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Dee Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:44:39 +0000 http://velvetbanana.com/?p=34#comment-38 George, This is an excellent letter. I hope the Governor listens. I have been following all of the incidents of racial profiling and the antics of Sheriff Arpaio over the last few months and have reported about him on my Blog. We citizen Latinos should stand up for ourselves and make our voices heard! You are doing a great job! Here is my blog address. Please feel free to visit me at any time. http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/ If its ok with you I would like to post your letter on my blog as another example of the impacts of these restrictionist laws, sweeps on Latino citizens. Dee dee_perezscott@yahoo.com George,
This is an excellent letter. I hope the Governor listens.
I have been following all of the incidents of racial profiling and the antics of Sheriff Arpaio over the last few months and have reported about him on my Blog.
We citizen Latinos should stand up for ourselves and make our voices heard! You are doing a great job!
Here is my blog address. Please feel free to visit me at any time.
http://immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com/

If its ok with you I would like to post your letter on my blog as another example of the impacts of these restrictionist laws, sweeps on Latino citizens.

Dee
dee_perezscott@yahoo.com

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