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Feds forcibly yank woman in medical scrubs from car as she screams she's a US citizen (www.rawstory.com)

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 222 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

This is getting weirder. Did they realize they were being shitty on camera?:

“I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,” she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. “This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?”

Agents then placed her in a patrol vehicle. She was released a short time later.

“She refused to cooperate and identify herself with all levels of law enforcement there,” said agency spokesman Alan Regalado, noting Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies were there. A Herald reporter saw deputies moving drivers along who were slowing down to watch the stop.

After agents removed the woman from her car, they found her driver’s license in the vehicle, ran it through their system and confirmed she is a U.S. citizen, Regalado said.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article313356223.html

Edit: So basically, she wouldn't show them her gold star. WTF country are we fucking living in.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 55 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Why would they bother with the license if the ICE facial app scan said she was an immigrant? I thought it was absolute and infallible...

[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 14 points 8 hours ago

Too many eyes

[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

A racist one

Edit: no lie, my phone autocorrected Fascist to racist (I probably fucked the spelling). Accurate both ways

[–] xzot746@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

And fascist don't forget that part!

It's quite sad to watch the decline of America.

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[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 112 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

Only a truly sick society would allow this

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 43 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

A society steeped in misinformation and propaganda ultimately embraces fascism

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 19 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Sick from poison, no doubt, but sick nonetheless. I hope there's a cure that opens their eyes some day, but it won't come from a TV screen.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The cure to misinformation and propaganda is critical thinking and the scientific method

We have the tools. We need the talent.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

Last time this happened, the country affected needed electro shock therapy to help them snap out of their delusions.

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's been allowed under the laws for a long time, it's just like everything else been a polite agreement not to do things like that. The constitution isn't really suited for actors in bad faith in all parts of the government.

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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 95 points 12 hours ago (6 children)

Uhg. FTA:

"She is visible white and 👱 blond, a medical worker, speaks with no accent. This should be a warning sign for MAGAt as they could be preyed by ICE at any time!"

None of that is a reason to believe she's not an undocumented immigrant. And being brown, curly-haired, not-a-medical-worker is not any reason to believe they're an undocumented immigrant.

Is this objectionable behavior by ICE? absolutely. But not because of who the victim is. but because there IS a victim. everyone in this country is protected by the constitution, and afforded the rights of due process- which ICE is flagrantly violating the shit out of.

Can we please stop with the special classes of people like this?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 99 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

It is important because of the reason they cite.

By going after this woman, they're making it clear to MAGA folk that allowing the rights of minorities to be eroded also removes their own protection. Even racist assholes should be appalled at the civil rights violations being committed.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

And in making that argument, it signals to the racist assholes that the problem being that she's white, blonde and professional, and therefore the rest are fair game.

which as you say, erodes everyone's rights. But that's not particularly important to me. the rights of all are worth protecting even if that weren't true.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 40 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I think it is about opening the eyes of the racist ICE supporters that in fact they are not safe from what they have initiated. Even if they cannot make the jump to being decent human beings caring about all people, they usually care about what happens to themselves.

[–] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

Yeah and as much as we all hate having to interact with these absolute chuds, the most successful ways of deprogramming people have been through empathetic outreach.

If these MAGA chuds experience the boot of fascism first hand, that might open them up to listening to people from other groups that have had to deal with this kind of treatment for much longer.

It's a slow process, a metric fuck ton of emotional labour, and not everyone is willing to do that work, which is understandable given that you'll be competing against the whole outrage media and "attention economy".

But if enough of us are willing then through genuine human connection, which everyone but a very minute actual clinically psychopathic portion of the population is so desperate for, can get these chuds to open their eyes and grow a little more empathetic.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Maga folks have been brainless since 2015

[–] baronvonj@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago

They were also brainless as Tea Party folks since 2008.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Maga is just another way of saying conservative and they have been brainless way longer than that.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

They'll just say "some innocents will be inconvenienced." Remember they don't understand until they are hurt personally.

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago

Yes, yes, yes! But also, it's particularly notable that she's white and blond with no accent because they claim to their supporters to be protecting those specific people from "illegals." Pointing out that they're not only doing something awful but also defying their own stated principles is always a good thing to do.

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 9 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

It makes a point of slapping people who truly believe, even now, that all the ICE activity thus far has been against illegals.

Illegal only. For real. They believe that.

A maga relative in landscaping was mystified as to why half his employees had either left or were leaving and weren’t coming back for the next season. In his words: they’re believing all the lies and hype being spewed by the media.

In his mind, even now, ICE is only doing their job: removing people here illegally. Because media can’t be believed and is filled not with lies but terrible twisting of the truth.

So putting a face on this, that looks like MAGA, is about all that’s left to try to get their attention.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

Whoever wrote that doesn’t realize Canadians can also be immigrants.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 12 points 10 hours ago

No, they are appealing to MAGA folks that are picturing getting rid of all the dark skinned people they don't like.

The people that consider that nuance have already been against the ICE crap, you don't have to convince those. The only people that can be convinced are those that you need to get their racism aside before they'll join you. It's distasteful, but it's a way to grow the voices condemning this behavior.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 8 points 10 hours ago

They're Pointing out to the racists that they shouldn't be cheering this on, because not even they are safe from this fascist shit. Because you know maga assumes they're safe because of how they look and talk.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

We all know what that's code for. I have never been to the US in my life, and yet as a white European I'd be accosted much less than tens of millions of US citizens.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

Pretending special classes of people don't exist is just stupidity.

They definitely do exist.

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[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 70 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I really hope there's an american nuremberg, and i hope they claim they were just following orders, because as with the original nazis, that's been proven to not be a valid excuse. I hope these cunts go to prison for the rest of their lives.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 11 points 4 hours ago

Ahh. But that was for Germans. Just following orders is a valid excuse for Americans, as the war crimes trials during the vietnam spanking made clear.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 46 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

All ICE agents should be treated with nothing but disdain and ridicule for the rest of their lives. We need a running list of their identities so they can be ostracized. Monuments should be built at Arlington so they can join Robert E. Lee in their shame. Make it a public urinal, right at the entrance.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 hours ago

They should all be hunted down

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

I think there's a website/database for this already

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 32 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

It's just too bad there wasn't one of those responsible gun owners around to prevent terrorists from kidnapping a civilian. Speaking of, where are all of these gun toting Americans that believe they have them to defend America? Fucking cowards.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 25 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Since when do we have to show our papers to the secret police?