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“Reasonable suspicion” and “illegality” in the Daily Show

Here’s a send up on the ambiguities of “reasonable suspicion” and “illegality” from the Daily Show from May 2010, apropos of Arizona’s immigration law: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-6-2010/suspicious-behavior-on-cinco-de-mayo

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This clip would be great to pair with discussions from Glenn Beck, who also talks about the Arizona law, but which makes the opposite point, claiming that illegality is obvious commonsense. An example transcript from Glenn Beck can be found here.

The Colbert Report also discussed creating fear through images and would also go well with these two. [Video no longer available].