Los Angeles no longer wants to impound the vehicles of people who are caught driving without a license. They don\u2019t explicitly say so, but the overwhelming majority of people cruising the streets of L.A. without licenses are illegal aliens, and it has long been the city\u2019s policy not to do anything that might inconvenience illegal aliens.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Times columnist Jim Newton<\/a> thinks the policy being promoted by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is a great idea. \u201cBeck\u2019s approach strikes me as humane and sensible,\u201d he wrote. Two days later, Newton followed up with a second column<\/a> disdainful of those who wrote to disagree with him and describing driving without a license as a \u201ctrivial offense.\u201d <\/p>\n For L.A. County resident Don Rosenberg, driving without a license is anything but trivial and Beck\u2019s policy is anything but \u201chumane and sensible.\u201d Rosenberg\u2019s son was killed by an unlicensed driver, and a repeat offender at that. His poignant response<\/a> should be read by everyone \u2013 especially Chief Beck \u2013 who believes that we need to bend the rules to accommodate illegal aliens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Los Angeles no longer wants to impound the vehicles of people who are caught driving without a license. They don\u2019t explicitly say so, but the overwhelming majority of people cruising the streets of L.A. without licenses are illegal aliens, and it has long been the city\u2019s policy not to do anything that might inconvenience illegal<\/p>\n