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Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by delichon »

This kind of intimidation sucks and I'd like to see individual officers who indulge in it lose their qualified immunity and be prosecuted for it.

But I'm at least grateful to live under a regime that needs to break its own laws to do this, and so such charges can be dismissed by courts that follow the law, even if they don't apply consequences to the offending officials. Compare that to the UK where more than 12k people were arrested for social media posts in 2023 alone and where it is fully permitted under the law with great discretion and supported by the courts.

It's a bit like "my husband is better than yours because he doesn't beat me as hard", but it's something.

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by mattnewton »

conartist6 wrote: post #3

The content of the post deemed by ICE to warrant ~~federal prosecution~~ crime-boss-style intimidation: > BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Johnathan to be indicted! If anyone is wondering, it would still be a good day : )

_in a polling place_ no less

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by laweijfmvo »

reactordev wrote: post #11
mingus88 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And what are the consequences if they do it anyway?

Whose gonna call the cops on the cops?

are the cops gonna do anything? just start a mini civil war in someone’s garage?

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by graemep »

dgellow wrote: post #12
fanatic2pope wrote: post #6

I wonder how far we are away from people being arrested for holding up blank pieces of paper.

Happened in 2023 in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_paper_protest

The UK case involved him being "lead away" by police and "detained" when he returned and spoke so not really an arrest for holding up a blank piece of paper. Not good by any means, but not quite "for holding up a blank piece of paper". The other UK case was about a threat of arrest if he wrote on the paper - that is under the law that bans protests in Parliament Square. Again, not good, but not for holding up a blank piece of paper.

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by mrhottakes »

dgellow wrote: post #12
fanatic2pope wrote: post #6

I wonder how far we are away from people being arrested for holding up blank pieces of paper.

Happened in 2023 in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_paper_protest

The facts in your link contradict your post

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by hightrix »

fc417fc802 wrote: post #8
conartist6 wrote: post #3

The content of the post deemed by ICE to warrant ~~federal prosecution~~ crime-boss-style intimidation: > BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Johnathan to be indicted! If anyone is wondering, it would still be a good day : )

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It is widely reported and posted around the internet that Jonathan Ross murdered Rene Good while acting in official duties as an ICE agent.

There is no conspiracy here.

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by Steve16384 »

delichon wrote: post #21

This kind of intimidation sucks and I'd like to see individual officers who indulge in it lose their qualified immunity and be prosecuted for it. But I'm at least grateful to live under a regime that needs to break its own laws to do this, and so such charges can be dismissed by courts that follow the law, even if they don't apply consequences to the offending officials. Compare that to the UK where more than 12k peo…

Which of the 12K arrests do you not agree with? Or are you saying people should be free to write whatever they want on social media with no repercussions?

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by dgellow »

graemep wrote: post #24
dgellow wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Happened in 2023 in the UK: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blank_paper_protest

The UK case involved him being "lead away" by police and "detained" when he returned and spoke so not really an arrest for holding up a blank piece of paper. Not good by any means, but not quite "for holding up a blank piece of paper". The other UK case was about a threat of arrest if he wrote on the paper - that is under the law that bans protests in Parliament Square. Again, not good, but not for holding up a blank…

I thought detainment was a lighter kind of arrest. Seems that I’m wrong and they are distinct concepts (I’m not too familiar with the English terminology here, my bad)

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by lux-lux-lux »

delichon wrote: post #21

This kind of intimidation sucks and I'd like to see individual officers who indulge in it lose their qualified immunity and be prosecuted for it. But I'm at least grateful to live under a regime that needs to break its own laws to do this, and so such charges can be dismissed by courts that follow the law, even if they don't apply consequences to the offending officials. Compare that to the UK where more than 12k peo…

Given the costs of defending a federal case start at the five figs and the typical naughty tweets style offense nets community service at worst, I’m not so sure.

Re: Federal agents track down woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE

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Post by LightHugger »

conartist6 wrote: post #3

The content of the post deemed by ICE to warrant ~~federal prosecution~~ crime-boss-style intimidation: > BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribune. I think today is a great day for Johnathan to be indicted! If anyone is wondering, it would still be a good day : )

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