Air Force Has Troops Remove Names, Unit Patches from Uniforms During Deportation Flights

Same thing they did when beating up and shooting BLM.

Edit: It’a really hard to find any report on the events during the BLM protests. I distinctly remember many mentions of the LEOs involved in shooting “rubber bullets” at protesters and beating them not having any identifying information on them. No names, no agency tags, nothing.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/law-enforcement-badges-protests/index.html

No names, no unit numbers, no way to definitively recognize any given individual at a glance?

So... hypothetically... someone who's not part of one of the active units, but who has the uniform, the ability to act the part, and the information required to make it happen, might be able to blend in with the oppressors during a military operation? Hmm.

o but pfft don't listen to me. I'm just a wild-talking stoner with ADHD

#stonerthoughts #hypothetical #justgirlythings #lol

So like a secret police force? Hmmm where have I heard that term before...

Are we the baddies?

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Next you'll tell me they're wearing pointy white "balaclavas".

The reenactment would be more convincing if they arranged the aircraft to look like train cattle cars and packed the deportees more tightly inside.

Hey gang, I'm very closely related to this field and wanted to share some insight into this!

This is VERY COMMON practice for these situations. The idea is not to cover up inhumane tactics, but protect our personnel. While I'm sure a majority of these individuals are simple illegal immigrants who have no ill intentions, there are criminal gangs being caught up in this. Not the entire gang is being picked up, just the illegal immigrants. So the policy of removing identification from the uniforms is to protect the military member and their family.

These commands come from the highest level, meaning each individual service member is not making the decision for themselves, but they are being commanded as a whole. Much as some might not like the connotations associated with this, it is a common practice and relevant due to the stated purpose of these missions.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Air-Force-Senior-Leaders/

Pick one. Assign blame.

Fuck's sake