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Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’

Some wear balaclavas. Some wear neck gators, sunglasses and hats. Some wear masks and casual clothes.

Across the country, armed federal immigration officers have increasingly hidden their identities while carrying out immigration raids, arresting protesters and roughing up prominent Democratic critics.

It’s a trend that has sparked alarm among civil rights and law enforcement experts alike.

Mike German, a former FBI agent, said officers’ widespread use of masks was unprecedented in US law enforcement and a sign of a rapidly eroding democracy. “Masking symbolizes the drift of law enforcement away from democratic controls,” he said.

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[–] Gowron_Howard@lemmy.world 77 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

These are the same people who whined about having to wear a mask during Covid.

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 27 points 3 hours ago

I work in 911 dispatch

During COVID we had to ask all of our callers some extra questions if they were going to be in contact with any of our units

Something along the lines of "has anyone there had or been in contact with anyone who has had flu-like symptoms recently?"

And if they did we added a note to the call indicating that.

One night I got a call from one of our off-duty officers calling in an accident he witnessed.

I get all the usual information and start asking our COVID questions

And he gets really indignant about it "why are you asking me this?" "This is stupid." Etc.

Like dude, you're one of our officers. We've been advising you about potential COVID exposures on your own calls, where do you think we were getting that information? This shit is for your benefit, not ours, I can't catch COVID from someone over the phone (the disease vectors sitting the consoles adjacent to me could be another story)

And that's pretty typical of how cops act towards us, the people they rely on to give them information they need to do their jobs, send them backup when needed, etc. blows my mind that so many of my co-workers are absolute bootlickers.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 19 points 3 hours ago

"I cAnT bReAtHe!!!"

Yes you can, asshole. It's a slight inconvience, but it's a far cry from not getting oxygen.

But oh, now that it's being used to conceil your identity, you're all fine???

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 60 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Now serial killers and pedophiles can larp and kidnap children and adults too.

All Thanks to ICE!

DONAKD J TRUMP

[–] ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"Okay, girlie. No sudden moves or I'm putting one in your gut. If you scream, my cop buddies around the corner will be all over you."

"But I'm being nice. If you stay quiet and come with me, I'll smooth things over with the force. We won't have to break all of your bones before letting you go."

"Now get over here. I'm going to take you somewhere special. You'll love it."

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Awwww.....nobody ever loves ME enough to want to kidnap....

[–] msprout@lemmy.world 25 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

What fucking sucks is that they are criminalizing wearing KN-95s to protests in state laws because apparently they're so dangerous while simultaneously saying that these guys need masks to protect themselves.

Why the fuck do the cromagnons in office think I'm still wearing a KN-95? So I can cosplay Blade Runner at work? Because I am a duck furry and this is a subtle way of fursuiting? For the high fashion? Because I am taunting non-mask-wearers? NO, IT IS TO PROTECT MYSELF.

aaaaaaAAAAAAA

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago
[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

At this point, my first reaction to seeing anyone in law enforcement at any level is they are a criminal thugs that cannot be trusted, should be undermined at every opportunity, insulted relentlessly, and if necessary, worse. I know there are some good cops, and not everything they do is bad, but goddamn they do they suck in general.

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

I heard this one recently: Take 100 gallons of dirty sewage water and add 1 gallon of clean water. What do you have? It's not 101 clean gallons of water or even 100 gallons dirty and 1 clean anymore..

You now have 101 gallons of dirty fucking sewage water.

ACAB (and soon to be ACAN ~ All Cops Are Nazis)

[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Works the other way too.

If I take 100 Gallons of clean water and dump a gallon of sewage into it, would you pour yourself a glass?

[–] Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 hours ago

One bad apple spoils the bunch. Good point!

[–] Fusselwurm@feddit.org -1 points 2 hours ago

excuse me, but that is shit logic.

people are indivisible, which makes them different from a gallon of water.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 10 points 5 hours ago

Alarming Number = 1 unless it is very cold or covid is hitting hard

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 7 points 1 hour ago

I see 2 options here:
Getting kidnapped and imprisoned now (whether that's by 'real' police or fake)
Or.
Shooting the mask wearing weirdos now and maybe potentially possibly getting imprisoned later.

Out of these two choices I know which I'd take.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 hours ago

Y'know, funny thing about masks like that, they're real absorbent and don't block much other than visibility and direct skin contact. Bet they'd be ripping then off real fast if they smelled something bad enough to puke.

[–] dinren@discuss.online 3 points 2 hours ago

You can’t tell if they are real behind a mask, the best option is to shoot first.

Rip off their fucking masks