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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 191 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

A recurring problem with joining extremist organizations is that eventually it will outpace your personal extremist views and behaviors ... and then you will be a victim of it.

"First they came for the ..." is about people that were Nazis but not Nazi enough ... and in a Nazi-like society no one except Trump/Hitler will ever be Nazi enough to not be culled until the leaders cull themselves.

And remember that when they cull the bottom group that creates a new bottom group by definition. and eventually that new bottom group is gonna include you.

and they not gonna stop culling because of you

human centipede meet human ant mill

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

ICE is the modern Brownshirts. Once they became too powerful, they were slaughtered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives

OTOH, we don't have anything like the SS to replace them with. Yet.

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[–] cogman@lemmy.world 146 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is where if police departments wanted to gain credibility, they'd be arresting the ICE agents for assault with a deadly weapon.

Qualified immunity has a "reasonableness" portion to it. It's a pretty strong argument that ICE isn't being reasonable if a cop arrests them for assaulting a cop.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If cops have qualified immunity that is very often used to say cops can easily get away with murder, and agents have Vance blanket twitter pardons, can they just all kill each other with no legal consequences?

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[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 110 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Now that it happened to us too, it's a serious problem. This needs to change." Fucking jagoff pieces of shit couldn't have cared less when it was the same people that they bully being oppressed by ICE. The shoe's on the other foot, and now it's a crisis.

[–] suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So what's going to win with the other police officers in the country? "Back the blue" and support their fellow cop, or racism and back ICE?

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Racism and back ICE. They think blue city cops are DEI hires

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 month ago

This is true and extremely funny.

Fuck you, I'm a cop!

Fuck you, you're a ~~racist slur removed~~!

That pretty much is how that goes.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 85 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been pulling guns on off-duty officers of color while illegally demanding their citizenship papers.

And when they identify as a cop, ICE doesn't verify and just walks away...

"And after the officer became so concerned, they were forced to identify themselves as a Brooklyn Park police officer in hopes of slowing the incident and de-escalating the incident down."

"The agents then immediately left after hearing this, making no other comments, no other apologies, just got in their vehicles and left."

Bruley said the anecdote was not an isolated incident.

[–] leftascenter@jlai.lu 67 points 1 month ago

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been pulling guns on off-duty officers of color while illegally demanding their citizenship papers.

Or: Off duty cops see dangerous fascists doing illegal stuff and do nothing.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Is everyone a cop on this blessed day? (Or some similar, not legally protected title, think security officer is enough?

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[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 68 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I used to say "support all ICE victims" but now I guess I have to make an exception.

I'm not usually one to indulge in schadenfreude, but yeah when ICE comes for the cops I guess I'll just grab my popcorn.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fash-on-Fash violence. I don't not love to see it.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The enemy of my enemy can be used strategically against my enemy until one of them is eliminated. Then I only have one enemy to deal with instead of 2.

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[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 64 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Since ICE officers don't normally carry identification, or badges, or even show their face, there's nothing illegal about dressing up as an ICE officer as long as you don't actually claim to be an officer, right?

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Yep, it’s a Temu “ranger green” plate carrier, eBay patches and the rest of the shit you can get at either the flea market or the army navy supply store.

Gotta look identical to them if you wanna infiltrate

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't forget the morbid obesity, resting constipation face, and bruised knuckles from hitting your wife.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I think you're missing my point.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It actually would be funny if ice officers were shot at and the perp descriptions were identical to ice officers.

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I'm glad that at least someone is putting the pieces together that I'm putting on the table.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

You can buy everything they wear, even POLICE patches, on Amazon, eBay and Etsy. That's where I get my outdoor and gun gear.

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm waiting for the moment and ICE officer shoots a cop, or when there's a shootout between the two.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Yeah but then that potential wake-up call gets put through the 2026 filter and out the other end comes... "Trump claims Harlem should be carpet bombed and casino parking garage built -- midwest gang violence the last straw even if it was Law Enforcement gangs this one time."

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And the cult goes wild cheering sounds

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 1 month ago

OR, the situation becomes a case of mutually-assured destruction, like the Cold War. The cops don't want that fight, and the Panthers know it. ALL Cops are cowards at their core, they can't exist in society without carrying an arsenal, and elevating themselves above their fellow citizens. They won't engage someone they KNOW is equally armed, and BETTER TRAINED, and knows the law better.

They'd rather go after poor working people just trying to get by. They are more compliant, and can't afford lawyers.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 44 points 1 month ago (10 children)

At a press conference on Tuesday, Bruley said he opposed abolishing ICE but disagreed with how federal officers were carrying out immigration enforcement.

ACAB

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[–] itistime@infosec.pub 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It always takes personal experience for these fuckers

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[–] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The entire ICE campain of terror is to supress voters, right? People who fear for their safety will not show up to vote.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 17 points 1 month ago

There is no end result they are looking for. This is the totality of their goal, using red state chuds to terrorize blue state citizens. This makes them feel powerful and gives them stuff to post online.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who shot first, the ICE officer or the police officer?

Philosophical chicken and egg type question.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 13 points 1 month ago

spiderman pointing at spiderman.tiff ?

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago

Aw, piggy brain trying to comprehend being on the receiving end of illegitimate state backed violence!

Its kind of adorable, in a way.

Its like doing a magic trick for a dog.

sigh

I'll be amazed if they do anything useful, but I guess its technically a possibility...

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

I guess watching ICE beat up a senator on live TV wasn't enough for these dumb motherfuckers to pick a side.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

We told them that they weren't safe. They didn't care. Enjoy the face eating.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)
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[–] chocrates@piefed.world 19 points 1 month ago

It's bad, but they aren't doing it to on duty cops yet

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They were pretty quiet until it got them.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Actually, they weren't quiet, they were vocally expressing their support for ICE...

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 month ago

Not like cops to hesitate to shoot people. I'm waiting for a pig shootout any day now.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I know this isn't the point but, exactly what papers are they expecting to see? Passport? Birth certificate?

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

The telepathic paper from dr. Who

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 12 points 1 month ago

FIRST you Didn't want ICE going after Innocent Mothers and Children and NOW you're Upset that ICE is going After CRIMINALS? Libtards will NEVER be Satisfied!

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yesss please let this be the beginning of the local MPD versus the ICE thugs. Let them destroy each other.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All hail the Fourth Reich. Some of us said it would happen.

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

Watch people who never care before suddenly care about this because they targeted a "protected" group.

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