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"Not Going to Bully Me": Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection (www.democracynow.org)

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Democracy Now! speaks with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sought to inspect Delaney Hall, a private prison run by the GEO Group under contract with ICE. The federal government claims McIver assaulted an immigration officer. “I’m not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I’m just not,” says McIver, who describes conditions at the prison as dismal. “There was an entire riot at the same detention center because detainees were not getting food.”

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because this is the kind of thing you’re jailed for now. Not bribery. Not shooting people in the face. No, try to look after someone’s well being — straight to jail.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 17 points 2 days ago

It's literally part of her job. She is being targeted by MAGA for literally doing her job.

And the case was brought by that hack Habba, who was such a good lawyer that her client was found guilty of 34 felonies. She's already been kicked out of her job, because it was illegal for her to hold that position. She should be disbarred.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

A note to all judges, Senators, and Congress who back the idea of jailing Rep. McIver:

If you open this Pandora’s box, it cannot be closed. This means you too will be at risk one day of the same fate; possibly for less. Imprisoning a sitting representative is a slippery slope that shouldn’t be traversed. Not even the face-eating leopards will save you.

Edit: I am referring to anybody doing their legal job, and not breaking the law.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Gotta disagree with this one, if a lawmaker or executive commits a crime they should be punished the same as everyone else. I absolutely think McIver is innocent of the bullshit charges against her here, but I also think there's a ton of Republicans currently holding office who need to be arrested and jailed until trials can sort them out.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Thank you. That ambiguity did not occur to me. I added clarification to my comment.

[–] GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

I implicitly read it to be referring to bullshit charges, but that’s probably just me with my wishful thinking.

Totally agree that all legit charges should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.