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Well that didn't take long, how long before this is found to be lies top to bottom?
'Weaponized their vehicle' seems to be ICE's favorite excuse per some stat I saw earlier in the day...
Doesn't matter what you do, they'll claim you were a threat...
The only exception is carrying a big fuck off rifle yourself, because then you're actually a threat.
I've never seen a video or heard of an event where American law enforcement murdered a civilian while sympathetic protesters carrying rifles were within line of sight.
We all know they're cowards. We'd be stupid not to do the one thing that prevents overreach.
Bunch of tootsie pops running around talking about an owl infestation, you only get licked a couple times till you get cracked
It makes sense, no different from if they were arresting people in kitchens and claiming they had a knife
If I were better with AI I’d add ICE uniforms and masks.
I feel like they inherently lose any legitimacy when using emotive language like "vicious" in official statements from a public body
They lost legitimacy about 12 months ago when the CROTUS (child rapist of the united states) installed loyalists despite their lack of experience or truthfulness.
Yup, it's an immediate red flag that you're dealing with propaganda rather than actual reporting. So gross to see official US government statements being written like a 4chan post. So it goes with fascists.
The base isn't going to rile itsself. Well, I guess they do, but you get where I'm going with this.
this is contributing to the false narrative that ICE is legitimate. they aren’t. they should have never been established and must be abolished. not only that but their current iteration is acting on illegal orders by a fascist dictator president. even if what they’re saying is true it doesn’t justify their actions because they shouldn’t fucking be there in the first place.
It's wild how many people legitimately don't know it didn't exist 25 years ago...
Like, obviously we don't need it, it's practically brand new for a federal agency. The only reason it's as big as it is, is we e been rotating between neoliberals and republicans for 30 years, while both groups moved right.
It's an entire agency that is 90% staffed with tactical units enforcing MISDEMEANOR civil infractions that the supreme court gave unlimited authority because their scope of work was narrow to the limit where normal people shouldn't ever encounter them.
I mean, TECHNICALLY correct. Prior to 2003 ICE was called INS. They were around since 1933:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/immigration_and_naturalization_service_(ins)
"fearing for his life", unfortunately they're all about to understand what that really means if things get more out of hand across the country
We can hope.
Anything I don't like is "Tren de aragua" related
They fear not getting a chance to kill a minority.
Its not a lie, there's a formal point system to determine whether someone is associated with Tren de Aragua. 8 points means they're definitely a part of the gang.
It's 3 points for being in the US without documentation, 6 points for associating with any known members and 2 points for any social media posts containing "associated references".
Practically every Venezuelan is part of the gang according to the DoJ. So it's not a lie, just guilt by association.
It is a lie, it's just a lie built on a system designed to lie. No rational person who is genuinely seeking to understand whether or not someone is a member of that gang would read that list and agree with it.
I mean, we've seen how their "proof" "works" with MS13 as well:
https://gizmodo.com/trump-really-believes-his-fake-ms-13-tattoo-photo-is-real-2000596365
When are they going to arrest the kiddie rapist and human trafficker in the White House?
Not while he's in office, they already established that...
Nor will they ever. If we ever get to a Nazi-purging stage Trump will be long gone by then.
It’s always some excuse
could be true, could be false. ICE has lost all credibility and blatantly makes shit up. Is this a time when they are being honest or is this more made up shit? who knows, but probably more bullshit
Our mayor nailed it in his statement:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/2-shot-federal-agents-portland-sources/story?id=129038573
"Portland Mayor Keith Wilson told reporters, "We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.""
love this