By referring to these people repeatedly as “activists” they separate them from what they really are: citizens. And don’t think the NYT isn’t very aware of what they’re doing.
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If ICE agents are running red lights, speeding and just generally driving dangerously then the local police and state troopers need to be pulling them over and issuing tickets.
"Our heavily armed convoy is being followed by people with whistles" isn't a reason to break traffic laws.
It is a cat-and-mouse game with a global audience, high stakes and a looming element of danger. Activists are pressing against a gray zone of legality as they try to confront heavily armed federal agents they accuse of doing far worse.
What, like murder? Fucking NYT, goddamn you.
>street level
>nyt
I’m just gonna stick to the more local news to msp thanks
Then, during their afternoon shift, someone monitoring the area on foot alerted the group chat that an S.U.V. carrying ICE agents had been spotted in an Auto Zone parking lot. The friends arrived just in time to see the S.U.V. pulling out. They did a quick U-turn to follow it.
“Leave them alone!” a woman yelled at the activists.
The driver lobbed an expletive back and tailed the S.U.V. onto the highway.
Stupid nazi fuckwit