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“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force (www.propublica.org)

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A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say they feel targeted just going about their lives.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

It's working as planned then. A white supremacist government ordering a military invasion of places where non-white people live.

[–] SylviaPlathm@feddit.online 1 points 1 day ago

But this is often one of the police s effective tactics, saving them a great deal of time