There's far worse stuff going on but there is a subtle thing I want to point out: the agent didn't have to break that window. I can't imagine they considered these women a threat, and yet they still made the choice to break through the window that had the potential to cause the most harm to these innocent until proven guilty American citizens. Why not a rear window? I think that says something about how their personal desire for violence is leading here. Fuck them.
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2025
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I guess she's one of those very dangerous criminals, you know the type to point weapons at American People, and rape children, and steel from the poor etc... /S
steel from the poor
Don't give the rich any ideas about making steel out of poor people.
The iron content is poor and even after smelting is notoriously lacking in work ethic. Too brittle. You want to start off with quality American iron, like a Carnegie or J.P. Morgan.
ICE should have no authority over US citizens. We need to Stand Our Ground and use our constitutional rights to defend ourselves against fascist thugs.
They legit don't. Say you're a US citizen and their only actual legal option is to fuckoff unless they see a felony committed in their presence which is quite honestly the same enforcement ability you and I have as plain citizens.
I thought that's what US gun rights are here for? duck and cover
Lol...constitution...good one. That's no longer legible under Donald's shit stain.
Well said. Fuck ICE. I hope some day we deport THEM to a fucking prison.
Too late.
Oh well I guess we'll just roll over.
Why aren’t Americans taking out these thugs? Isnt that what the 2nd amendment is for?
Because the second you pull that trigger, your life is over. If you don't have an organized movement to back you up (we don't) you're fucked if you start shooting. Anyone who depends on you for care or income or support is fucked. Organizing an antifascist militia in a post-COINTELPRO America is really fucking hard, even in places where the bootlickers are few and the guns are many.
So exactly the same consequences as if they deport you to El Salvador.
Yeah but they're not going after the hard targets yet. Not until there's nobody left to stand up for you.
Put up or shut up little man
See Russia for example.
No, that's for the King of England attacking with a musket.
Because that was always a lie
The obvious reason: fear
Fear leads to anger (something that can be seen boiling in Lemmy and other social media sites), anger leads to hate . . . ah, well, you kow the rest.
No. It was about the balance of power of states vs the federal government. It also doesn't work for that either.
how come no one is shooting them thru doors?
Because with this many it's a death sentence. Like more power too you if you're that guy, but generally people like to continue breathing
I'm not a gun guy, but that seems incredibly reckless. Seems like there's lots of room for human or mechanical error when you've got the barrel pointed at someone and you're whacking it against a hard surface. Pretty unlikely something like that falls within firearms safety best practices.
Gun person, and you're correct; incredibly reckless. For the most part, AR platform weapons are drop safe (meaning an impact will not set it off). But depending on factors such as brand, firing pin material, or cartridge primer hardness, an impact to the end of the muzzle can cause a discharge.
Pretty unlikely, but extremely unsafe. No one with real training would do this. These are deputized dumbasses.
Telling an authoritarian "no" shuts their pea-brain down. After that they're full attack dog.