The French Philosopher/ Writer Voltaire once coined the phrase: “Common sense is not so common.” Truer words were never spoken.
ICE helped underscore Voltaire’s famous quote last week inside the Hidalgo County Courthouse by taking a woman into custody who was in this country illegally. The arrest took place in a courthouse corridor in close proximity to the courtroom door. Don’t know if the arrest was the call of an ICE agent(s) or needed approval by an ICE supervisor. Either way, common sense was nowhere to be found. Common sense would have dictated: Let’s wait until the woman has left the ...