>>>In nearby Trenton, which has a large minority population and a crime problem, the mayor and city council- all members of minority groups- are the most vocal advocates of a strong police presence in high crime areas but they come down hard on any indication of selective policing.
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>The irony is that selective policing is legal at the border and in fact within 100 miles of the US border, though few realize it, and that power is rarely utilized.
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The question at hand is not whether there is selective policing. Of course there is.
Anyone who doesn't try to predict problems or opportunities is whacky.
The question, to put it in a less heated context, is whether you and I should spend five seconds considering whether Jane Fonda's presence in Hanoi is a more important subject of discussion than the taste of the ale we are sampling.