After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
Hold on, so let me get this straight, they’re being arrested for interfering with a kidnapping? Because the officers were in plain clothes, did not identify themselves, and one of them was wearing a balaclava. Mf, you could be anybody. Fuck that. There’s a number of states where, if you’re being stopped, the officer must produce some kind of proof of their status as a law enforcement officer if asked. Ofc, that was before we were in the dictatorship. Now, cops get the choice between identifying themselves and possibly getting their family members to launch a GoFundMe page.
It doesn’t matter who’s on the right side of the law. They don’t care if they lose this case.
They’re trying to make ordinary citizens fearful of speaking up or calling them out. When they come to take your neighbors away they want you to look the other way because you don’t want to get involved.
Some states might have it in law explicitly. Like some state constitutions duplicate first amendment protections. Or they might have a statewide identification system.
But a cop who doesn’t display a badge is not a cop - they are a criminal thug.
Any prosecutions should fail because there is no mens rea (intent) which is a requirement under criminal law (until the judicial branch is fully captured). The purpose right now is to send a signal that they are above the law and chill anyone attempting to stop them.
Hold on, so let me get this straight, they’re being arrested for interfering with a kidnapping? Because the officers were in plain clothes, did not identify themselves, and one of them was wearing a balaclava. Mf, you could be anybody. Fuck that. There’s a number of states where, if you’re being stopped, the officer must produce some kind of proof of their status as a law enforcement officer if asked. Ofc, that was before we were in the dictatorship. Now, cops get the choice between identifying themselves and possibly getting their family members to launch a GoFundMe page.
You’re looking at it the wrong way.
It doesn’t matter who’s on the right side of the law. They don’t care if they lose this case.
They’re trying to make ordinary citizens fearful of speaking up or calling them out. When they come to take your neighbors away they want you to look the other way because you don’t want to get involved.
Honestly, it’s horrifying.
They’re trying to normalize it. And they will succeed if it happens enough time and people don’t do anything against it.
Bro that’s ALL states
Thanks for the correction
Some states might have it in law explicitly. Like some state constitutions duplicate first amendment protections. Or they might have a statewide identification system.
But a cop who doesn’t display a badge is not a cop - they are a criminal thug.
Exactly. You stop being a cop the minute you break the law, or take the uniform off
By that criteria, all the murder, domestic violence, abuse of power, and obstruction of justice would indicate that there’s NO cops in the US… #ACAB
Exactly, and now the Executive is arresting judges who don’t comply
You think anyone’s coming to save us? Me neither.
Any prosecutions should fail because there is no mens rea (intent) which is a requirement under criminal law (until the judicial branch is fully captured). The purpose right now is to send a signal that they are above the law and chill anyone attempting to stop them.
Many places this would get you shot. Clips from Brazil come to mind as well as Texas and Florida… Or just like Philadelphia
Yep… you have it exactly right