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Originally Posted By u/GiGiAGoGroove At 2025-06-16 02:57:38 PM | Source


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[–] Nougat@fedia.io 49 points 18 hours ago

Even if they don’t come up to you, “911? There’s a gang of people here with guns and tacticool gear on.”

Maybe the police won’t care, but at least you’ll be wasting their time, because they’ll have to roll out in force to check it out.

[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Unfortunately it won’t change much. You assume the police care.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 43 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

They do if they think someone is impersonating a police officer and has a gun. They love to shoot at people, its like 45% of their job depending on the area. Seriously, this would work. Given that we have a case fresh in the minds of someone impersonating a police officer and assassination people, they'll take you seriously. Hell, tell the 911 operator that you're a republican and the police might even run some red lights to get there.

Edit: in all seriousness though. This is solid advice. Police dont like other people pretending to be them.

[–] no_username@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

I'll need popcorn of trigger happy cop shots ICE,

let's face it, they are cut from the same cloth

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It won't get as far as the second paragraph before the "agent" has snatched your phone and smashed both it and your face in.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

And can they reach the guy behind too? And behind that one? And the one behind?

There's only so many ICE agents, and millions of us.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Yeah exactly, you bring a few baseball bats, and or just show up with 30 of your closest neighbors. They cant shoot us all.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 17 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

If an armed, unidentified man approaches you with intent to fuck with you, you shoot him ASAP.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 10 points 14 hours ago

You're not wrong, just gotta have pockets deep enough for the right lawyer. Dated a girl who's dad ran over a DEA agent and crippled him. Her dad walked because the agent drew a gun and didn't identify himself as an officer.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Two shots center mass, one more into the mask if you can

[–] no_username@lemm.ee 2 points 2 hours ago

it's a matter of time until there's a trial regarding if shooting a masked unidentified person claiming to be ICE is self defense.

it'll be a watershed moment. because common sense dictates that yes, it is. but is we had common sense we wouldn't have masked state Gestapo disappearing people.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 17 points 16 hours ago

Except HSI and ICE don’t have badge numbers, so you’d say, “What’s your name and call sign?” The call sign is most commonly a letter followed by 3 digits. ex: A-123

https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Customs_and_Border_Protection

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 4 points 16 hours ago

Not accurate. If the goon squad is that close and questioning you or ordering you to do anything, you won't make it past the first sentence while they laugh and/or shoot.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not above macing them, also

[–] no_username@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago

not that they don't deserve it, but you'll likely end up dead. which is why they deserve it even more