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The March 14 directive, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, uses an obscure 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to give law enforcement nationwide the power to bypass basic constitutional protections.

According to the memo, agents can break into a home if getting a warrant is “impracticable,” and they don’t need a judge’s approval. Instead, immigration officers can sign their own administrative warrants. The bar for action is low — a “reasonable belief” that someone might be part of a Venezuelan gang is enough.

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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 97 points 2 days ago (1 children)

America you got a nazi problem

[–] Secte@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I've been thinking for years "at what point is America gonna make a vigilante movement to keep their police in check"... at this point, I suppose they may just not.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

My biggest issue is I'm not a fan of 'collateral' damage.

If I actually witness something, then I can act.

But just attacking blindly doesn't really serve any purpose besides stroking ones ego.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I mean, there was that dude in Dallas who shot a bunch of cops during a festival. He ended up barricaded in an office that overlooked the festival. Cops sent in an improvised suicide robot to blow him up.

Or hell, just a few months ago, cops woke up the entire state of Texas at 5 in the fucking morning, via the emergency broadcast system. Why? Because some dude in Amarillo had shot at a cop and was on the run. The cop wasn’t even dead; he had just been grazed. But the dude was on the run, so the cops sent an emergency alert to the entire fucking state. For reference on how insane that is, I got the alert a few minutes after the shooting… And I live like 8 hours away from where it happened. There are people on the gulf coast who are an entire 12 hour drive away, who got woken up because some cop got shot.

All that to say, if you’re going to be a vigilante, it can’t be just one person. The only thing cops hate more than melanin is a cop killer.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

This is the crux of the situation. It’s a suicide mission unless we have overwhelming numbers (and really an organized force) on our side. Unless and until that happens, cops are just gonna find the occasional person who feels they have less to lose shooting at them than not.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago
[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Second amendment might make them think twice about fourth amendment violations

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This sounds like a quick way to end up dead, enable Fox News to portray ICE as the victim and for ICE to use as an excuse to implement a policy of shooting first and asking questions later

If you wish to pursue this route be sure to look into what the Black Panthers did; namely not pointing guns at law enforcement or violating any laws; merely arriving in numbers with guns

The numbers is important. One person with a gun won't be able to tell their side of the story if they are killed by an officer

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you come through my door. Federal officer, Local Cop, or Criminal. And you do not have a written warrant to enter my property. I will see you in hell after taking a few of you with me. Know what I mean?

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

We all know what you mean, but it’s not going to fix for anyone (your dead body included).

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This sounds like you're making excuses. These people are claiming your basic rights as their playthings.

That's a line you just don't cross. Time to update my front door shotgun to a front door AK.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

AKs are fucking beast, I love mine for home protection

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Compliance doesn’t equate to safety. El Salvador is going to become a death sentence without trial soon enough

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did they repeal the 4th amendment when I wasn’t looking?

[–] TaiCrunch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

I was very much looking then. Lost many friends speaking against the PATRIOT Act and protesting against the invasion of Iraq.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago

They did this on a Friday hoping to use it through the weekend before the courts challenge it on Monday. This is going to be a terrible weekend for a lot of people.

If you’re a citizen, look out for your neighbors. Be ready to record video if you see ICE in your neighborhood.

[–] unrealizedrealities@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

moral abiguity, i'll fist 'em....

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wish the second amendment could actually be used to protect us from tyranny as opposed to being a bunch of hogwash that's exclusively used to prop up white supremacy.

[–] Fingolfinz@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Magats being the only armed people has been changing a lot over the last few months

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Last few months?! Blacks, women and LGBT have been the largest gun buying demographic since 2020 or so. Some appeared to have gotten the memo.

While this is true, I still can't see it as being a viable form of resistance to tyranny in a case like that mentioned in the post. The government won't accept an appeal to one's second amendment rights as a valid defense when it's their own agents committing the offense.

It only works when used against a minority or desperate poor person.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 11 points 2 days ago

...i'd love to see how her reasonable belief plays against castle doctrine in court...

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Please do I could use the target practice.

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Well, they won’t learn until they fear consequences of their unconstitutional actions.

Melt the ice.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

The irony of them using the alien act, which tarnished Adams’ legacy. If they had any shame they’d be feeling it

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No they can’t. But I would just keep a shotgun rifle at my door just in case someone wants to try. Buck shot the whole way.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is that a rifle that shoots shotguns? Do they use sabots to take advantage of the rifling?

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 4 points 2 days ago

Nah. Just a semi-auto self-feeding canister shotgun. It’s Italian.

May I recommend PDX-1

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What happened to her face?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It’s just some issues with the injection molding. This is probably a factory second.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, a judge will fortunately stop them with due process.

Oh wait. We don't have due process anymore.

Oh wait. They're arresting the judges.

Oh wait...

[–] flauschtier@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

Some Hans Landa shit…

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 2 points 2 days ago

Leaded milk