The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
The alarming rise of US officers hiding behind masks: ‘A police state’
Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’
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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Lemmy.world fully endorses the.police state and looks forward to more death, deportations, and white supremacist policy.
Then what are you doing on that instance then?
It was the easiest one when I signed up and I did t know what they were then. I dont know how to leave it.
"Let me complain about how incredibly evil something is and then do nothing about it" is what I'm getting out of this. If the rest of us could figure it out, why couldn't you?
You create an account in another and import your account info, keeps a lot of stuff
What is a good one that rebukes shitlibberie but doesnt fellate Stalin?
The one I’m on is anarchist , and is rather chill. There are actually many small servers that are left, but not authoritarian.
If you like larger, I think the reputations of ml and hexbear here on world are not realistic. More of a scary bedtime story libs tell their kids. But there are a few users there who drift into what you might not like.
the reputations of ml and hexbear here on world are not realistic. More of a scary bedtime story libs tell their kids.
What, because it hasn't happened to you? Good for you. Lol
I’m not a bellicose type, or a lib, and I’m not an imperialist, so I’m a decent fit with most communities there.
It’s far easier for me to ignore most oddball stuff in those two than things that drive me crazy here.
And neither am I, but that didn't stop Hexbear and lm users from misinterpreting what I was saying and getting all trigger happy and obnoxious at me.
Hexbear has thousands of users who have written 5 million comments; some are crazy.
Personally I can deal with hexbear crazy better than I can deal with some crazy in other communities, but everyone is different
I like mander, it has neat science stuff.
You support it, but most of us do not. I certainly do not