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[Video] ICE agent asked why he is taking pictures of a legal observers car says: "Cause we have a nice little database. And now you are considered a Domestic Terrorist. So have fun with that." (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] chillhelm@lemmy.world 84 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It opens the door for arbitrary enforcement. In the theoretical world where these guys may have to justify themselves in a court of law, they can say "he was in the domestic terrorist database, so we were justified in pinning him down with 5 guys while another guy shot him in the back after disarming him."

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 36 points 23 hours ago

This is correct.

They are criminalizing as many people as possible.

[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago

-writes “Trump” on a napkin-

“Trump is on the domestic terrorist napkin. Therefore I can do whatever I want to him.”