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[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 141 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, that's how they're actually dressed? They just look like random people. The fact that they don't get shot more speaks a lot about how well behaved the people they are kidnapping are.

[-] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 98 points 2 weeks ago

I think they look more like a bunch of thugs than normal people.

[-] PaulBunyan@lemm.ee 35 points 2 weeks ago

It’s the masks. Their body language is softer than my hangover shit.

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[-] ssroxnak@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

They're also going after the population that are probably the unlikeliest to own firearms. That being said, if you're brown and not carrying a firearm and your "papers", you should probably change your habits. Fuck me, it's disgusting that this is the case in America.

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[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 84 points 2 weeks ago

They wear masks for the same reason the Klansmen wore masks.

[-] gressen@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago

Aren't they klansmen or their sons?

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I’m sure more than a few of them have that in their history, along with numerous times starting a sentence with, “I’m not racist but…”

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[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 77 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like a group of shady men wearing masks intended to hide their faces around an unmarked van threatening civilians with weapons to me. Call the police, maybe hyperbolize it a bit. Make them either abandon their spot or waste their time justifying their existence to the police instead of whatever bullshit they're there to do.

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Looks like a bunch of fascists committing state-sanctioned domestic terrorism.

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[-] flandish@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago

that’s actually a mob of criminals. you see these dbags you need to call 911, especially if you are not an immigrant.

Call in a potential bank robbery

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[-] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

It's 2025. America. You see these men on the street.

If you assume they are going to rob a bank dial 911.

If you assume they are going to lynch someone dial 911.

If you assume they are going to kidnap someone dial 911.

If you assume they are law enforcement then get your eyes checked. They aren't wearing any identifying uniform, no insignia, no badges.

If you assume they are impersonating law enforcement then dial 911 and get your eyes checked.

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[-] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 41 points 2 weeks ago

Anybody else dressed like that in the street would be arrested.

[-] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 19 points 2 weeks ago

And.. Are these the guys kidnapping children at primary schools and playgrounds? Cuz they do wear the right clothes for such occasion.

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[-] Aeri@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

They look like random Grand Theft Auto enemies that you wipe out by the dozen.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

Flannel is the new brownshirt.

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 weeks ago

fun fact, flannel catches fire like nothing else

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Please no. I like my flannel.

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[-] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 28 points 2 weeks ago

They know what they’re doing is wrong. And outside the law

They know if they are identified they will be dealt with. Outside the law.

[-] ssroxnak@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

There is absolutely no proof that these people are ICE, or any other agents of the state. Do not assume masked strangers throwing people in vehicles are law enforcement. Especially if they don't identify themselves.

We all need to stop making this assumption, and to start encouraging others to also not make this assumption.

[-] littlewonder@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

My favorite so far is the people who follow these fuckers around with megaphones and broadcast the rights people have when dealing with ICE, numbers of local lawyers and advocates, and other instructions to help people either avoid the interaction or at least have a fighting chance to due process if they are detained.

[-] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

What would be better is if, when people were being kidnapped by these brownshirts-at-home, the bystanders started beating these kidnappers to a bloody, gelatinous pulp. That way, the street sweepers could come and gently push their mouldering viscera where they belong: the gutter.

Remember: there is no evidence that these people have the force of law behind them. Citizens should not allow others to be kidnapped in broad daylight.

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[-] jimjam5@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

No badges, no name tags, no exposed faces… let’s see “ ICE “ try this in a state with strong self defense laws.

[-] Rooty@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That's a lynching posse, and not a gathering of lawn enforcement officers.

[-] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 weeks ago

If these people approached me I would shoot.

[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 21 points 2 weeks ago

Take the mask off “patriot”

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

These are criminals. There's nothing to indicate that they are any type of law enforcement.

[-] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago

they are terrorists, any common sense judicial system would consider it legal to shoot them in self defense

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[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

These guys look like they're about to rob a bank.

[-] kreskin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Its sad really. They think this makes them good Americans, and probably satisfies their personal insecurities. You can tell by their stance they feel pretty powerful, but they look like clowns, and hiding their face makes it pretty empty, like kids playing sheriff.

[-] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, I imagine bank robbers as classy. These thugs look like the "gang members" they're so desperately scared of. They look like they're hiding weapons in their pockets to cause public terror. They look like they're about to jump me for being in their territory and mug me of all my belongings. They make me feel like I should avoid walking down whatever street they're holding up.

These are straight up criminals, looking like they're about to commit crime.

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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Pathetic. Take off your masks, pussies. I wanna see the faces of the people who kidnap my friends.

[-] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 weeks ago

No badges, no uniforms, driving unmarked vehicles and wearing masks? Those are obviously kidnappers, Your Honor.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"That's why my client acted reasonably and dare I say heroically, when they saw these masked men dragging the witness into an unmarked vehicle, drew their legally carried sidearm, and engaged these individuals until they were no longer a threat."

Why hasn't this happened yet?!

This country should never be safe for predators who want to throw people into vans.

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[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Friendly reminder that it should be 100% illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and hide their identity.

We pay their salaries and they have ZERO accountability.

These are domestic terrorists.

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[-] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 17 points 2 weeks ago

4chan summer camp

[-] Bravo@eviltoast.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

Has anyone actually confirmed that those guys are actually ICE? Because they look like I could pretend to be ICE and get away with it.

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

I'm pretty sure, in some states, You can shoot people looking like that.

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[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

Not even remotely hyperbolic here, I 100% would assume they’re randos gang members or doing criminality attempting to kidnap then murder me, and I’d fight back accordingly. Not even a badge on a neck chain or belt clip jfc covered head to toe

Just the same as if a mugging becomes “get into the van” no you fucking shouldn’t because their goals are now no longer your property, but now your life

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[-] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 14 points 2 weeks ago

They couldn't possibly look more "police officer in plain clothes" if they tried. Generic flannel shirt, generic blue jeans, generic black shoes, a cap, etc.

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[-] Zexks@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

People should call and report suspicious armed men about to rob or do something nefarious. Get the locals all twisted up with reports. Get them scared then sick them on the federallies.

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[-] galoisghost@aussie.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago

If these unidentifiable people tried to arrest you would you not be within your right to defend yourself with force?

Could you also not get a bunch of mates dress the same and disrupt all of their raids by claiming you’re the real ICE and they are just a group of random strangers

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[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like one of those nazi rallies. They're all white too. Lmao its so obvious.

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Given what is currently happening in the US, I cannot help but ask myself: Does the police still respond when emergency calls come in reporting that several armed and masked men are dragging people into a van and kidnapping them?

That's a genuine question, and I don't know the answer. But hey, I don't know the answer to the question of how all this can be possible in a constitutional state either.

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[-] gabbath@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Send this to your MAGA relatives with the caption "these guys good or bad?" and no additional context.

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[-] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

I am curious to see how many incidentscome out where there are of ACTUAL kidnappings that happen because some geniuses get the idea to just go grab some people and throw them in a van while dressing up like these ICE idiots.

You want to give gangs a free pass to grab random people or rivals off the street? Make your "official govt activity" look like gang activity.

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[-] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

A handy guide to America:

Wearing a mask to prevent the spread of infection during a global pandemic? It's an excuse to hide your face, you literally cannot breate through it, and it's a symbol of leftist fascism.

Wearing a mask literally to hide your identity so you can physically accost and abduct anyone under the pretense of 'immigration authority' with zero need for due process so there are no repercussions when you are wrong? That's protecting your country.

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