• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    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.

    • Left as Center@jlai.lu
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      4 months 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
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      4 months ago

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

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        4 months ago

        You and I wouldn’t be able to use jargon or talk procedures. It would be immediately obvious we were faking. Come up on me and tell me you’re in IT, see how that goes. :)

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          4 months ago

          I’m at least IT adjacent and have somewhat of a homelab, I feel I could pass for a few minutes longer than an average person.

          Cop jargon? I Fail.

        • Mommy Longarms@sh.itjust.works
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          4 months ago

          These ice goons aren’t cops though. They’re just a bunch of mall Ninjas. You could probably just start giving them Startrek technobable and they wouldn’t know the difference.