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16. This reminds me if the movie "Shooter"
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 03:58 PM
Jun 20

This seems like the bad guys aren’t government agents at all, but thugs working for private contractors hired by ICE. “Arm’s Length” they call it, so that when the body count starts, not one actual government employee will have been guilty of anything, or even traceable to the perps. The only guilty parties will be the ones who defend themselves against these hired gangsters unless they get confronted by groups in numbers far superior to their own, and armed with weapons they are equally adept at both using and not using unless absolutely necessary for self defense.

Take down a few groups of these thugs, unmask them, charge them with assault and kidnapping, with film evidence to back it up. They will have no written orders on them, no warrants, no solid proof that they are anything other than criminals working for a criminal organization. They carry no government ID, not to protect their identities, but, to my way of thinking, because they have no goverbment ID. They collect their pay quietly (cash?), and vanish back into obscurity. Eventually, someone will crack, testify, and then let the round of prosecutions start: Watergate II.

I’m just dreaming, I know, but I was there to see Nixon’s thugs jailed. It’s not completely without precedent. We had to be paient, but it DID happen.

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ICE agents are cowards. Irish_Dem Jun 20 #1
One can only hope. Because imo B.See Jun 20 #51
They may be "pardoned" J6 insurrectionists. Justice matters. Jun 21 #64
Yes I think they are pardoned criminals. Irish_Dem Jun 21 #72
Sorry it won't go sideways. They are LEO. If you blow a kiss to a LEO they can haul you in for assault by breathing LiberalArkie Jun 21 #73
As my mother used to say, these guys are cruising for a bruising. Irish_Dem Jun 21 #74
I'm going to put the term "ICE Agent" in quotes from now on. Buns_of_Fire Jun 20 #2
ICEtapo. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 20 #3
Better still! Buns_of_Fire Jun 20 #5
I've been running with ICEholes Brother Buzz Jun 20 #12
i refer to it as barbtries Jun 21 #58
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jun 20 #4
I live in Sacramento crud Jun 20 #9
I would think taco stands would be targeted instead of tamales... BattleRow Jun 20 #24
I see what you did there.... Bayard Jun 20 #32
LA street taco scene crud Jun 20 #39
I lived in Sacramento for nine years PatSeg Jun 20 #37
It's still like that here obamanut2012 Jun 21 #67
Yes, it is PatSeg Jun 21 #69
The woman outside the Broadway Target obamanut2012 Jun 21 #66
What awful excuses for human beings UpInArms Jun 20 #6
ISIS: "ICE is" terrorism. Just call 'em ISIS. That'll piss off the ICE religionists RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jun 20 #7
ICE IS ...... BattleRow Jun 20 #26
Maybe ICE had bad information: maybe they thought she was selling tacos, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 20 #8
The last two Democratic Presidents BidenRocks Jun 20 #10
Will the heroes receive their medals at the White Asylum? Ping Tung Jun 20 #11
Are we allowed to mention asylum in connection with immigrants? soldierant Jun 20 #41
Good thing they have KT2000 Jun 20 #13
the force display is not to take the woman away... Layzeebeaver Jun 20 #14
I think you meant "intimidate" not "assure" DBoon Jun 20 #35
I think "assure" is correct, althoug soldierant Jun 20 #42
"Assure that" Layzeebeaver Jun 21 #55
Yes it is a stunt designed to terrorize the populace. Irish_Dem Jun 20 #44
Must have been a high value target to dedicate that much manpower at what cost (???) ffr Jun 20 #15
This reminds me if the movie "Shooter" DFW Jun 20 #16
20 agents in full battle gear, several vehicles, probably 2-3 hours of their time, plus an ambulance. patphil Jun 20 #17
waste, fraud and abuse Skittles Jun 20 #52
We have two mutually exclusive views of life and of animal forms. ananda Jun 20 #18
Precisely what God do they serve? Or BattleRow Jun 20 #31
Smells of fascism? swong19104 Jun 20 #19
"...it is fascism." BadgerMom Jun 20 #20
This is the fire he stoked. SleeplessinSoCal Jun 20 #21
The parameds seemed to be more urgent in their movements once they got her to the back of the unit. moniss Jun 20 #22
Rick Wilson is wondering too (link below) One poster suggests -- Blackwater Hekate Jun 20 #23
Prince's goons. orangecrush Jun 20 #48
20 armed ICE agents arresting a 60 year old woman selling tamales. Dave Id Jun 20 #25
ARE WE GREAT YET???? LymphocyteLover Jun 20 #27
Isn't it obvious? SidneyR Jun 20 #28
They certainly wouldn't TacosUberAlles Jun 21 #57
True enough n/t SidneyR Jun 22 #75
I'm praying (in a non religious way) for someone to dox these cowardly bastards and get their families to disown them... wcmagumba Jun 20 #29
Yup. Kidnappers, imo. SheltieLover Jun 20 #30
I think Cherokee100 Jun 20 #33
Shouldn't Kristi Noem be leading the charge with her big gun? Add Boebert and MTG. Norrrm Jun 20 #34
Surely DOGE will have a lot to say about that. tanyev Jun 20 #36
Remember MissouriDem47 Jun 20 #38
DEFUND ICE n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 20 #40
Unpopular take KentuckyWoman Jun 20 #43
Why don't you mind the face covering? Would you like to be arrested in that manner? travelingthrulife Jun 21 #62
Personally, KentuckyWoman Jun 21 #65
was this woman even illegal? 4catsmom Jun 20 #45
Absolutely not Cirsium Jun 20 #46
Can states require identification Nululu Jun 20 #47
Pardoned nwduke Jun 20 #49
Pardoned nwduke Jun 20 #50
Mayhem in the streets. yellow dahlia Jun 20 #53
And ICE arrested a guy filming it! SunSeeker Jun 21 #54
They only used 20? William769 Jun 21 #56
I'll. be waiting for the joint press conference held by her US rep. State rep. and local authorities Magoo48 Jun 21 #59
Maybe they were scared of tamales? You know how deadly the spicy ones can be. cstanleytech Jun 21 #60
Whew! Another troublemaker off the streets! Wingus Dingus Jun 21 #61
It's no wonder they are a billion dollars over budget and asking for 2 billion more. travelingthrulife Jun 21 #63
Tamales??? BobTheSubgenius Jun 21 #68
ICE agents gfarber Jun 21 #70
There was this horrid take down of a skinny 20 year old citizen working at Walmart. C Moon Jun 21 #71
Just think what they would have done if it had been tacos? surfered Jun 22 #76
Just think what they would have done if it had been tacos? surfered Jun 22 #77
This message was self-deleted by its author surfered Jun 22 #78
Is it at all possible to find out if this woman is alive. Zackzzzz Jun 23 #79
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