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The March 14 directive, signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi, uses an obscure 18th-century law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to give law enforcement nationwide the power to bypass basic constitutional protections.

According to the memo, agents can break into a home if getting a warrant is “impracticable,” and they don’t need a judge’s approval. Instead, immigration officers can sign their own administrative warrants. The bar for action is low — a “reasonable belief” that someone might be part of a Venezuelan gang is enough.

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[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 100 points 1 year ago (1 children)

America you got a nazi problem

[–] Secte@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I've been thinking for years "at what point is America gonna make a vigilante movement to keep their police in check"... at this point, I suppose they may just not.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

My biggest issue is I'm not a fan of 'collateral' damage.

If I actually witness something, then I can act.

But just attacking blindly doesn't really serve any purpose besides stroking ones ego.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, there was that dude in Dallas who shot a bunch of cops during a festival. He ended up barricaded in an office that overlooked the festival. Cops sent in an improvised suicide robot to blow him up.

Or hell, just a few months ago, cops woke up the entire state of Texas at 5 in the fucking morning, via the emergency broadcast system. Why? Because some dude in Amarillo had shot at a cop and was on the run. The cop wasn’t even dead; he had just been grazed. But the dude was on the run, so the cops sent an emergency alert to the entire fucking state. For reference on how insane that is, I got the alert a few minutes after the shooting… And I live like 8 hours away from where it happened. There are people on the gulf coast who are an entire 12 hour drive away, who got woken up because some cop got shot.

All that to say, if you’re going to be a vigilante, it can’t be just one person. The only thing cops hate more than melanin is a cop killer.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

This is the crux of the situation. It’s a suicide mission unless we have overwhelming numbers (and really an organized force) on our side. Unless and until that happens, cops are just gonna find the occasional person who feels they have less to lose shooting at them than not.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did they repeal the 4th amendment when I wasn’t looking?

[–] TaiCrunch@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

I was very much looking then. Lost many friends speaking against the PATRIOT Act and protesting against the invasion of Iraq.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

They did this on a Friday hoping to use it through the weekend before the courts challenge it on Monday. This is going to be a terrible weekend for a lot of people.

If you’re a citizen, look out for your neighbors. Be ready to record video if you see ICE in your neighborhood.

[–] unrealizedrealities@kbin.melroy.org 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

moral abiguity, i'll fist 'em....

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish the second amendment could actually be used to protect us from tyranny as opposed to being a bunch of hogwash that's exclusively used to prop up white supremacy.

[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please do I could use the target practice.

[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Well, they won’t learn until they fear consequences of their unconstitutional actions.

Melt the ice.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

The irony of them using the alien act, which tarnished Adams’ legacy. If they had any shame they’d be feeling it

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What happened to her face?

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Twisted by evil

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It’s just some issues with the injection molding. This is probably a factory second.

[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I don’t think you’re far off—I was complaining to my wife that she looked like the folks who have had face transplants, and she informed me she had most likely gotten a bottom facelift done but hadn’t gotten the top done yet. Her taste in black turtlenecks and the android killer face she’s got going really sells the evil empire vibe.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, a judge will fortunately stop them with due process.

Oh wait. We don't have due process anymore.

Oh wait. They're arresting the judges.

Oh wait...

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago
[–] flauschtier@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago

Some Hans Landa shit…

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

Leaded milk