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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Related: Why TF is ICE wearing camo if they're law enforcement?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

there's actually a Wikipedia article about it here

[–] devedeset@lemmy.zip 11 points 5 months ago

It's a LARP until it isn't, and we're really approaching the point where it isn't.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why are they wearing camo in a fucking city?

[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They couldn't get solid olive drab with fantastic red arm flair

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago
[–] NoodlePoint@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Intimidation factor. In addition to militarization of police.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here's the thing they are law enforcement in name only...

everything is law enforcement if you can define the law arbitrarily ...