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[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 151 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That looks like a gang, operates like a gang, and should be kicked off of the turf of any self-respecting gang, imho.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Honestly where the fuck are the gangbangers in all this? All that talk about fuck the police and how hard they are and all and there hasnt been one incidence of ICE being rolled up on by the westside crips.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 5 points 12 hours ago

Forget gangbangers. Protesters and activists should dress like ICE agents. Law enforcement are supposed to wear uniforms for two vital reasons:

  1. So civilians can know who is legitimate law enforcement.

  2. So law enforcement can know who is legitimate law enforcement.

ICE doesn't give a shit about (1), as they figure they have enough fire power to kill anyone who tries to arrest or assault them for dressing up like thugs. But they've completely forgotten about (2), and in the process have made themselves incredibly vulnerable to nonviolent protest and disruption.

Forget holding signs. ICE has been rapidly expanded. Not only have the ranks swelled, but all sorts of people like militia members and bounty hunters have been deputized. Which means that not even the ICE agents on the ground are going to know who all is a member of ICE. They're all wearing masks anyway.

In the heat of the moment, ICE agents don't have any way of telling who an ICE agent is.

Forget holding up signs in protest. What really needs to happen is for every ICE raid to be swarmed by dozens of fake ICE agents. Normally using this tactic on law enforcement would be impersonating a police officer. But since ICE aren't wearing uniforms, there's nothing to impersonate!

Imagine if every ICE raid was accompanied by dozens randos showing up and just getting in the way and causing chaos. Show up dressed as masked ICE thugs. Collect some of the immigrants being detained, put them in your own unmarked cars, and let them go a few miles away. Walk into a raid site like you own the place and are meant to be there. Then start taking up space, giving contradictory orders, standing in doorways, just generally causing any kind of nonviolent chaos you can think of. Turn their whole raid into a giant shit show of a circus.

It's time to weaponize ICE's lack of identification. They don't ID themselves to avoid accountability. But it's time they were reminded of exactly why officers started wearing uniforms in the first place.

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

That's because ICE are cowards. Wouldn't be surprised if they're purposefully leaving areas under direct gang control alone.

[–] GrumpyDuckling@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

They're goal is fear and intimidation. They are going to every area and doing one or two workplace arrrests so that nobody feels safe. They're not actually ready for a coordinated resistance. No cops are actually trained for anything like that.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

they are, at the very least, not performing these kidnappings in “open carry”/“constitutional” states. For obvious reasons.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They are now leaving farming and roofing guys alone because the Tysons and Blackrocks are getting nervous about labor shortages.

[–] flandish@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

odd how that happens, huh? Engels is laughing or crying in his grave…

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

They're going after the big shots, the gang strongholds like ... Aurora, CO.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's probably proud boys and their affiliates. Remember, they had meetings before the last Insurrection.

[–] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

So, a gang of white supremacists.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I used to think I liked monopoly busting

Until they busted up the state's monopoly on violence

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago

They're still the state, just mask-off (or on, in this case).