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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 192 points 9 months ago

It wasn't until she called the number the next day that she learned the police had called immigration agents on her. The officer who answered the phone told her that the police report noted that ICE had been contacted, and advised her not to make a report in person or risk being detained, she said.

The only good cop is a cop that snitches and tells you not to trust the other cops.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 111 points 9 months ago (55 children)

Voting Republican is voting for evil.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 74 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly the use case for not allowing cops to actively help ICE. Not only are there jurisdictional issues, but now you’re discouraging people from calling help when they need it

Similar for drivers licenses. If you get into an accident, do you prefer the other driver to be licensed and insured, and take responsibility, or do you want them uninsured and hit and run?

And SNAP. Please tell me no state requires immigration status, forcing people to starve their kids

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 24 points 9 months ago (7 children)

discouraging people from calling help when they need it

This is literally why they're doing it. Government makes simply existing illegal for a huge class of workers so companies abuse them as much as they want while they're too scared to call for help, no matter how bad it gets. Bonus points if the general population hates them too so even publicity doesn't matter. (Hey, totally unrelated, isn't it great how convicts are so heavily vilified for life?) I know the phrase is way overused, but The Cruelty Is The Point isn't (only) about how psycho some of these people are, it points to how they'll do anything for money.

In the end, though, this a great way for gangs gain power. People aren't going to stop calling for help, they're going to stop calling the police for help. I guess the party of law and order would love a good crime wave.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (56 children)

The only reason I've ever seen to call the cops was when someone sped through a light, gained air over a hedge, and smashed hood first into a building. And that was just because i wanted the ambulance to get to them fast.

Noise? Never.
Fights? Never.
Strange noises. Never.
Etc etc.
All they do is cause more problems.

[–] Zenith@lemm.ee 36 points 9 months ago (5 children)

When you’re a woman getting the shit beat out of you by a man who could easily kill you (this is the case for the majority of men to the majority of women) and its call the cops or be seriously fucked up or killed it’s a pretty easy choice to make. Domestic violence is often one sided or at least one sided in who is able to defend themselves, it’s not a fight when one side is wildly out matched

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, calling other domestic abusers to protect you is definitely the best way to deal with your abuser. It definitely won't upset them more and will surely lead to everyone being resolved.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 6 points 9 months ago

Your dog will not be shot.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

if there's a breaking and entering you probably have more chance reasoning with the trespasser than having anything good come from pigs showing up.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A random non-cop is probably going to have better de-escalation skills than a cop too

[–] itsprobablyfine@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Every interaction I've ever had with police I've been the one attempting to de escalate. Literally 100%. What's frustrating is you speaking calmly and clearly pisses them off even more because they feel like you're speaking down to them. They feel like they are supposed to be the reasonable ones and you're making them look bad. Which of course you are, because they're not.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

My experience is the opposite, but I realize that's because I'm a white dude.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Depends on your melanin content unfortunately. Fuck racist pigs

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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 44 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

For additional context, immigration law includes specific carveouts for domestic abuse. Under the law, a victim of domestic violence cannot be deported legally regardless of their immigration status.

Party of no law and no order.

[–] El_guapazo@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like it's time to not cooperate with the Houston Police in any investigation. Take matters into your own hands.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago

sounds like it's (long past) time to not cooperate with the ~~Houston~~ police in any investigation.

FTFY.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You have the right to a speedy deportation, anything you say may not fucking matter at all because you sound like your skin is brown so we're deporting you regardless.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 months ago

She's clearly a trouble-maker, keeps getting into fights.

/s I hope this wasn't needed...

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago

When this is over, we need to fill the concentration camps with ICE agents. Every last one of them needs to be disappeared.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Don't trust police. Don't trust Ice. Protect yourself.

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