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[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 hours ago

The claim that ICE were scared may be true, but only because these guys seems so inexplicably under equipped and poorly lead.

Maybe the "police" in this clip had orders to deescalate. But from what I've seen ICE will use physical violence and tear gas at far less. Maybe they had no gas, which would go along with some of the shields looking like office supplies from Temu. Maybe the leadership was ineffective on a tactical level. I mean the protestors were throwing, what looks to me like, cardboard boxes and other light items. Organizing grabbing a protestor should be easy, but these guys just kept retreating.

Is this what you get when you give every police academy reject 30k USD, a badge and gun?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 9 points 11 hours ago

This reminds me of a joke. If you give a man a fire you can keep him warm for a day, but set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. It's a metaphor or something.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 15 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Did they order those riot shields from Temu?

[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 4 points 4 hours ago

they ordered the guards off temu

[–] stickly@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The vibe perfectly matches the business casual slacks and off brand sneakers

[–] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 10 hours ago

Off the wall

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago

Every ICE building should be a garbage dump. Make them spend all their funds on garbage collectors and cleanup crews instead of kidnapping kids to put in for profit child prisons

[–] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 34 points 16 hours ago

I'm so happy to see people fighting back! It hurts to watch videos where people are stolen in front of massive crowds who only yell and whistle.

I know it's scary to fight against armed fascists. I'm not saying peaceful protestors must do more and risk more. I support everyone who acts against fascists regardless of their preferred means of fighting.

I'm just glad more people are getting brave enough to fight physically like this in some places now.

[–] pxlkttn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 15 hours ago

"Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life!"

Rise up my fellow ants! For the good of the colony ✊

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago

Ya love ya see it!

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Is that ICE? It kinda looks like normal cops. Also, what’s up with the dude who’s just wearing a plaid shirt holding the riot shield?

This seems weird.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 13 points 14 hours ago

Could be normal cops. LA cops have a terrible reputation even compared to other cops and LAPD likely has been backing and supporting ICE both institutionally and on a personal level.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago

Can't spell police without ICE

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 14 points 16 hours ago

Fuck ice, fuck trump, free Palestine

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 19 hours ago

They thought they'd be big badasses, and all those liberal faggots would bow down to their might...

And instead they are pissing their pants against an enormous, ferocious mob of righteously indignant AMERICANS.

There are 3000 ICE Apes in Minneapolis, with a population of over 400,000 citizens, every one of whom DESPISES them. That holds true in EVERY city in America.

Make them fear US, not the other way around. All the way to the TOP.

[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 70 points 22 hours ago
[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dear protesters - keep waving those American flags - remind them who they're up against. Real Americans who don't want to see fascism prevail.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 25 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It helps that it's the real American flag too. The one congress voted on. Not the fucking traitor flags with weird stripes just for fascists.

[–] SpaceCrystal@piefed.social 38 points 1 day ago

Good. This should be happening nonstop. Fuck these fascists.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 30 points 23 hours ago

I was playing an old Nintendo DS video game (Broken Sword) recently and a conversation between two characters went like this. "Who are you?", "You might say that I am a man who stands for truth and justice.", "Oh thank God. I thought you were the police!".

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Losers. They thought they'd be badass and no one would talk back to them because they've had a couple weeks of pathetic training.

LA and MN leading the way on how to deal with these fascist brown shit fucks.

I wonder how effective leaf blowers are for turning back pepper spray? Also keep a jug of water with baby shampoo in it just in case it gets in your eyes (don't rub them, just rinse asap).

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 90 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow! SO Many ANGRY people at ICE! Let's give them some More MONEY!

-Chuck Schumer!

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 10 points 22 hours ago

He's terrified of real people and invents fake ones he can like. He's terrified he will be held accountable for anything he has ever done and only wants it to go back to order to not change.

Yeah he would probably think that watching this video.

[–] Sektor@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

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[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is it normal for LA cops to wear vans?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Looks like many of them got pressed into service out of uniform. Maybe it was a casual Friday? Those always help lighten the mood at the precinct when the people want your head.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 hours ago

Or undercover douchebags that got scared.

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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

Can people pepper spray them? Or at leadt, throw some liquid dogshit or smth

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago

Water balloons, filled with green paint. Cover them in Luigi's colours.

[–] Don_alForno@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago

I believe it was established that you can throw a sandwich.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Not without being charged with assaulting an officer.

This doesn't mean I disagree with your question

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Well on the video people are throwing stuff on them, so i dont how a pile pf dogshit would somehow be different

[–] FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Well the answer is you CAN do anything, but you likely will get shot/choked to death/your head smashed in and blamed on you. Your best bet is to peacefully assemble in opposition if you dont want to get hurt, and even then ymmv.

[–] Aljernon@lemmy.today 5 points 14 hours ago

If you don't want to get hurt, the best option is to be supported by heavily armed calm protestors. Unarmed protests have been repeatedly attacked by out of control police and ICE.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

One guy just looks like he left his desk filing TPS reports to come make a shield line but got caught on the wrong side and someone said here hold this.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 29 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Is that one cop dual wielding shields?

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

A lot of people will mock dual shielding, but it's actually a viable strategy. Yes, shield bonuses don't stack, but a lot of shield based attacks remove the shield bonus to AC, so having two shields allows you to specialize with one item type for both offense and defense.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

If you play as a spider person you can rock 5 shields and a sword and basically nothing can hit you.

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I thought he was caught in the protest on his way back from home depot to repair his carport roof

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