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US Attorney is now arresting peaceful protesters for distributing masks to other protesters
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Link to Xitter post: https://x.com/USAttyEssayli/status/1933158095833964798
Originally Posted By u/No-Distance-9401 At 2025-06-12 04:20:56 PM | Source
Is that the crime? Distributing face masks?
Based on this name and race it's probably not a leap to say he was targeted by the ICEtapo already.
Not really https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_against_the_United_States
The intent of the law was to protect the US against fraud and deceit. There is some vagueness about "commit any offense against the United States", but most of the case law seems to focus on the fraud and deceit part. These charges are likely not going to stick.
However that was not the goal. The goal was to instill fear into the American people to prevent them from protesting.
Right, no - thanks for the response. From my other reply (which honestly was a little sarcastic, but hey, it was a response to someone rhetorically calling me "illiterate"), I think it's clear we agree these charges are not serious charges, but rather the use of the law to obtain political ends.
So lawfare is the right term.
Thanks for making me one of today's lucky 10,000!
Excuse my rudeness: are you illiterate? The post states exactly what they're being charged with.
Well, there's two possible interpretations:
(1) I'm illiterate, and these words are the results of me mashing my fists against the keyboard in a coincidence so unlikely, it practically proves there are infinite universes just to make it plausible; or
(2) I was intentionally calling attention to the absurdity of prosecuting clearly legal conduct using pretextual lawfare "conspiracy" charges.
If they passed a law to make something illegal then it isn’t “clearly lawful” conduct.
That’s how laws work…
Them boots ain't going to lick themselves. Good it just be tiring defending bad policy everyday. I hope you're paid well, and can't sleep at night.
Pointing out the tautology that breaking the law is in fact illegal isn’t supporting the police or defending particular laws.
If you were capable of any critical thought you would understand this.
Masks, he was handing out something every single business was not just a couple years ago.
I didn’t say it was a good law.
You have problems with object permanence don't you?
The people with cognitive issues are the ones claiming that breaking the law isn’t illegal.
Whether the law is just or constitutional are separate questions, and one of those questions can only be answered in the Supreme Court.
No law has ever been ruled unconstitutional.
Or immoral
It’s still a law until it is struck down by the Supreme Court, and breaking the law is illegal.
Which I thought was self evident but several people responding here clearly don’t comprehend this.
wow, that's a fucking dumb take.