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    That’s the ticket! Mob justice! Time to show that the general public and more importantly neighborhoods aren’t going to take this tyrannical crap!

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    So they build an infrastructure, hire a lot of people, get the legal cover they need, deport millions…

    Then they have this whole process ready to go with no immigrants left to deport.

    Do you think it all gets shut down? Detention centers closed, ICE agents fired, etc?

    Or will they feed the new machine with other groups? LGBT? Muslims? Political opponents?

    Just food for thought.

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      In a different part of the world, about 90 years ago, dealing with undesirable people started with prototyping the framework on the weakest individuals.

      People with mental disabilities would be shipped to the other end of the country, and there be gassed. Those gassings were in some cases proof of concept for the use of various gasses later on.

      I do see the similarities. But I don’t believe that the US administration is actively exterminating immigrants. But “at least they’re not genocidal” is a pretty low fucking bar to clear. And I’m not sure that we’ve seen it all yet.

      If I was living in the US, I’d get out ASAP. I mean sell my house, even at loss, and GTFO. If being latino with a knuckle tattoo will get you shipped to an El Salvadorian torture prison, what will happen when you post a comment about Trumpaloompa?

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        Hitler’s original plan was to deport all the Jews. Extermination then came as a matter of practicability. Don’t let it fool you, this absolutely checks out, they’re laying the groundwork for genocide.

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          Many of them literally called it the German equivalent of ‘fake news’ after Hitler spent many years persecuting the independent press, which he and Himmler would smear with the derogative term ‘Lügenpresse’.

          One of the many reasons that Eisenhower forced Germans from towns nearby to tour the camps, and had army documenters and media film the camps to later force adult German citizens to watch while under occupation. Many of them simply chose to believe the obvious lies, and ignore all the evidence they’d seen - it was easier than the awful truth.

          https://archivesfoundation.org/newsletter/see-for-yourself/

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    And is the mayor’s office and the district attorney’s office inundated with calls from their constituents demanding accountability for the behaviour of the local police here? Are there locally elected officials being shouted at by their constituents into taking action to thwart, delay, frustrate ICE operations?

    “A republic IF YOU CAN KEEP IT”

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    With how many people open carry this is dangerous. If they continue to literally KIDNAP people on the streets, somebody will get shot eventually.

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      people have been saying this for weeks. 0 incidents so far.

      Seems like gun owners are A-OK with this going on.

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      I just moved out of mass a year ago I used to live 15 mins from Worcester where this happened. Just last year they passed a bunch of crazy gun laws so if u didn’t already have firearms your not getting much in that state these days …

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    These ice agents deserve to be targeted. Yes, I am advocating violence against agents like this.

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      I fully agree. With the lack of respect for the law I don’t understand why there aren’t uprisings and riots in the streets by now!

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        Americans are being scarily apathetic to full takeover of fascism happening there. The constitution is already nullified if judges, mayor’s and those decrying fascism and authoritarianism are being locked away… the night is dark. They should be going by now but alas.

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      They’re not federal agents. At best they’ve been deputized. Even that’s probably overstating their legal status.

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        thats why they are wearing mask, so its harder to retaliate against them, people should consider pulling thier masks off.

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    “We don’t have to show you anything,” one agent reportedly shot back when asked for ID or a warrant.

    “The crowd was unruly,” police said in a statement, claiming several individuals “put their hands on federal agents and Worcester officers.”

    There’s no reason to believe that they’re federal agents if they refuse to show ID. And there’s no law against putting your hands on gang members kidnapping one of your neighbors while impersonating federal agents. These dipshits are out of control and fucking stupid.

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        But that’s interesting in of itself. They’re not going after gang members or violent offenders, they’re going for non violent/dangerous people.

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          I was in several protests that were violently suppressed by police in the US, using tear gas, flash bangs, beatings etc. After threats and fascist violence, groups of armed leftists joined in more frequently. For whatever reason I can’t recall the police attacking while they were there. Like the IDF killing children, they only want defenseless victims.

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        Extremely surprising that it didn’t happen yet.

        Liberals in America should be arming themselves and stockpiling ammo.

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          Without civil asset forfeiture and wasteful budgets, would be hard to militarize as much as many US departments

          They’ve been playing Military Police for years now. Good news of course is the dozens of joints they’ve taken off our streets!

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        “You die first, get it? Your friends might get me in a rush, but not before I make your head into a canoe, you understand me?”

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      There’s no reason to believe that they’re federal agents if they refuse to show ID.

      This is what I don’t understand. What’s then to prevent literally anyone else claiming to be from some other agency to intervene and say they can’t take the person away? And then claim they don’t need to show ID?

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    Man I hope that when this is over, these thugs are hunted to the end of their existence and imprisoned, no matter their age. They should be treated like we treat Nazis of old. “Just following orders” shouldn’t fly.

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      They should be treated like we treat Nazis of old.

      Hide them in Argentina while giving them top positions at NASA and the CIA?

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    Maybe installing a government run by neo-Nazis was a bad idea?

    Why aren’t Americans shooting at ICE agents. It’s that what the 2nd amendment was for?

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      Right, but if you start shooting, then you’re 100% dead, and for what? A 10pm news blip? Defend yourself, but dont commit suicide for nothing. Organize and resist.

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        You’re going to “organize and resist” while the USA quietly slips into an authoritative regime.

        Then it will be too late.

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          Dying for nothing doesn’t help the cause either. What do you suggest? Start killing ICE agents on site? How long do you really think you would last?

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            Dying for nothing doesn’t help the cause either.

            Is it for nothing?

            The USA is a failing country right now. It won’t be coming back from this without intervention.

            Protests will not fix the problem because the people in charge don’t care about the laws. They’re on course to start rounding up people they don’t like and shipping them off to black sites. They’re already talking about arresting democrats.

            The USA is currently fucked and unless you can ramp up your actions against the current regime, it’s lost.

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            Where are all those brave Americans chastising the cowardly Russians for not standing up to Putin’s bullshit? What happened? I thought you were all armed to the teeth, and brave as fuck? But now somehow everyone suddenly has become so damn sensible in assessing the threats to themselves personally. I wonder what changed. No longer gong ho about revolution when it comes with personal costs, are we? Who would’ve thought…

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              But someone did try to take out Trump, unlike cowardly Russians who can’t even stand.

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        I don’t think that’s correct. Plenty of us on the left have firearms, we just don’t make it our entire personality.

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          Do you have a source for that? I’ve been digging around some looking for information but other than the national exit polls (which removed the question more than a decade ago I guess?) I can’t find any credible studies on it. It would be reassuring (well, kind of…) were you right, but anecdotal evidence and all that

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            I don’t have a source, just personal experience. We’ve started a shooting club for fun. When we started it in 2019 it was 5 of us like minded folks. We now have many members, club purchased land with ranges, and 3 of the members opened their own gun store.

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              I mean, that sounds awesome! Wish there was something like it in my area. It’s an inherent sampling bias to reference a liberal gun club for gun ownership rates among liberals, but that’s really cool you guys are getting so much community engagement!

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        You are wholefully incorrect. There is a lot of people on both sides that own guns. America has more guns then it has people. Sooooo no.

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        What a cop out. Every citizen has the same access. For years you have had very good reason to arm and train yourselves. Your country is where it is because you all refuse to fight for it. Rather blame everything you can.

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            While California does have a lot more regulation around guns, I don’t think it’s necessary prohibitive. As much as the right claims it is.

            We’ve got a written test, takes all of 20 minutes, not difficult if you have common sense and all the questions are online.

            Then you have to demonstrate to the salesman that you can safely operate the firearm (load and unload). I’d hope someone purchasing a firearm would be capable of this.

            Finally there’s the 10 day cooldown period. So you can’t walk out same day with the gun. I do think this one is kinda annoying. It totally makes sense for your first gun, but why do I have to wait every time?

            The rest just comes down to model and configuration availability. Restricted to the handgun roster, but there’s still a decent amount available. Restricted to 10 round magazines, I don’t like this one either. And generally restricted to featureless shotguns and rifles.

            But if you wanted to, you could go today and start the purchase of a featureless AR15-style rifle with a detachable 10 round magazine. And you’d pick it up 10 days from now. So I don’t think it’s extremely prohibitive.

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                I’m not aware of any significant local laws in CA. Other than the SF law outlawing sales.

                Which one are you referring to?

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                  The SF law (that’s where I live), various “may issue” concealed carry permit policies, extra taxes, local ordinances banning renters from having firearms in the home or in their car, it’s just a litany of small encroachments that add up to great difficulty.

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    For context, this is in Worcester, MA. Fairly Democrat and progressive area. It’s not like this was happening in Ohio or Nebraska.

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      This is by design. Have it happen in select locations (Colorado, Massachusetts) so the rest of the country can dismiss it as, “well, at least they aren’t here,” or a detached, “they probably deserved it,” while the behavior is normalized. They’ve started in Tennessee now to get red states normalized.

      It’s all a highly illegal long con so people don’t realize the country’s freedoms and laws being slowly eroded until it is too late.

      Stay vigilant.

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        20k new ICE agents on the way too. Now all the gravy SEAL cosplayers can join up and hurt immigrants. Brown Shirts mobilizing. Authoritarian apparatus is gaining momentum.

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    “put their hands on federal agents and Worcester officers.”

    They put their disgusting little hands on the officers, they deserve to be shot!

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    “We don’t have to show you anything,” one agent reportedly shot back when asked for ID or a warrant.

    Actually, yea. You do. Or its just assault and kidnapping. Official paperwork is not privileged or secret. That idiot should be fired along with his chain of command.

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      Helpful neighbor: “No, I’m with ICE and I’m arresting you motherfuckers.”

      *We all get to pretend to be ICE or whatever the fuck if there’s no requirement to prove who you are

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        I’m surprised armed plainclothes and or tactically dressed leftist groups, who’s goal is to specifically protect accused immigrants, haven’t popped up.

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        Yes. Will the court decide in your favor? Who knows, but I’d wager probably not. It’s better to try it and find out then let this happen though, or probably a better idea would be to get out ASAP and try to become a ghost if possible. Eventually this won’t be tolerated, but people need to see others stand up before they will usually.

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        No. They do no matter what. Once they tread on the Fourth the grumblings about resistance, rebellion, or revolt become a legal defense of our Constitutional rights. These people immediately get “promoted” and become a demest8c threat to the Constitution. It would then become open hunting season on ICE, with defending the Constitution becoming the legal defense. The only reason it hasn’t happened yet is because ICE is targeting weak willed areas. They are moving fast and they also happen to be getting a large percentage of illegals with only occasional “mistakes”.

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          There’s a court case right now. He’s suing the ability of federal judges to make essentially precedence matter.

          If he wins this case in the Supreme Court, All executive orders are law until they are challenged in court, and if one person wins a judgment, It will have zero effect on other like cases.

          So the playbook is he writes an executive order that ice doesn’t need to show warrants, ice doesn’t show warrant, each individual that is f***** over by this executive order has to take it to court individually, assuming they’re not already in a South American prison.

          We’re a couple of judgments away from absolute dictatorship.

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            It’s also reported that Trump’s people are working on suspending habeas corpus. This would remove your right to challenge your arbitrary imprisonment in court. So they will be able to disappear anyone, forever, with no reason and no legal recourse. Effectively Trump will then be an absolute dictator.

            https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-stephen-miller-says-trump-administration-is-actively-looking-at-suspending-habeas-corpus

            Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ ⓘ; from Medieval Latin, lit. ‘you should have the body’) is a legal procedure by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual’s custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful. Relief, when available, is generally governed by equitable principles.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus

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              One of the few criticisms of Lincoln is that he suspended Habeas Corpus during the Civil War. I expect that the MAGA Nazis will be invoking Lincoln’s name in this regard. They love to claim that they are the “Party of Lincoln,” and therefore he would support their treason.

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            They can make whatever laws they want. This is a constitutional matter. It can only be changed by a 2/3s majority vote of the house and senate.

            ICE can say they don’t need a warrant. Fuck them up if they don’t have one … a warrant is required.

            The president can say ICE doesnt need a warrant … fuck him, he doesn’t have the authority … they do.

            The Supreme Court can say ICE doesnt need a warrant … fuck them, they do not have the authority … a warrant is still needed.

            Source: The Constitution

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              If nothing physically stops them from doing what they say they can do, then they can do it, and the constitution is meaningless. This is what is happening, they are proving the constitution is meaningless.

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                The Constitution is essentially enforced by the Honor System, which is easily ignored by people who not only have no honor, but consider it a weakness that should be ruthlessly exploited. A petson with ethics and integrity can be easily bested by someone who ddoesn’t respect those qualities.

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                Eventually ICE will stumble upon someone with a strong interest in the Second Amendment and get themselves physically stopped. Because ICE’s actions are unconstitutional they will be considered illegal, thus whatever is done to stop them will be legal.

                It is only a matter of time and this story will be in the news. MAGA thinks they can tread upon the Constitution, but the Constitution lays coiled and has sharp fangs.

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                  I applaud your optimism. But anyone resisting ICE with armed force will be killed by a SWAT team and immediately branded a terrorist by all the media.

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                  The Constitution only has meaning because you all say it has meaning. All of its enforcement comes down to the Executive branch. Congress doesn’t have enforcers, the Judiciary doesn’t have enforcers. Systematically, all of the people in the Executive branch that would stop this are being forced out. The people in power have decided the Constitution has no meaning, and it’s too late to stop them. Killing some ICE agents is what they want so they have the justification to declare martial law and subjugate the entire country by force.

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        Just because Marmalade Mussolini or his DOJ wrote a memo doesn’t make it legal. The use of the Alien Enemies Act is already highly contested in federal court. (It remains to be seen if/when courts will enforce their rulings, but just today a Tufts University student was released from ICE custody as a result of a judge’s ruling.)

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      I’m curious. Do they have toshow it to bystanders? To the person they are arresting sure. And I would think to family of that person… but maybe not. I doubt they have to show it to randos on the street. But, I think it is safe to assume they didn’t have it. Even if they did, thier history means they have blown any credibility on that front. As for ID. I do wonder about that. Anyone know the actual laws?

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          Certainly not. A cop can direct you to get out of a car without a warrant, and you are required to comply. And plenty of even simpler situations.

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            not if they don’t identify themselves. If they don’t they are not a cop. If some dude says pull over from a rolled up window you totally do not have to and if you are pulled over you can ask their badge number and name and to see it. This chain is not about warrants but about them identitifying themselves.

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              The comment that started this thread said ID or warrant. A badge is far from either. And apparently from other sources, in most states they don’t have to give you thier badge number or name. Seems a few states have a law saying they do, but only a few.

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                an ID is totally their badge. The warrant part was not saying something similar to an ID/badge as much as saying an acceptable alternative.

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                  You can get a badge at the dollar store. Id, not so much. The ID has thier picture on it so that you know it is thiers. The badge… not so much. Most of us have decent idea what out state ID looks like. Maybe not enough to spot a decent forgery, but far better than a police badge which can be different. You have town, city, county, and state leos. And the all the feds. They simply are not the same thing at all.

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    without showing a warrant

    I’m so tired of the legalist caveat, implying a Trump judge rubber stamping warrants for these gestapo shits would have made kidnapping and torturing a woman and her infant child acceptable.

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        But it does highlight that any random brute could put on a mask and do this with no authorization whatsoever

        I believe this a part of the plan.

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      The war for ethics has been lost decades ago. Legality is fickle and often unjust but it’s all that people have at this point.

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        It isn’t. The modern law is a fig leaf over naked plutocracy and apartheid.

        It’s what we have in the same way a knife in your back is something you have

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          And yet people would rather hold on to a terrible status quo than risk it. Especially in times of desperation, and as long as they’re aware things could be worse (for them personally).

          It’s the big catch-22 of modern civics and political engagement. Terrible conditions make many people look towards the systems and rulers that bring about those terrible conditions.