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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 2 points 32 minutes ago

Wearing civilian clothing to blend in but the mask gives them away… just put the ICE suit back on!

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Friendly reminder that it should be 100% illegal for law enforcement to wear masks and hide their identity.

We pay their salaries and they have ZERO accountability.

These are domestic terrorists.

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

State sponsored domestic terrorism

[–] mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

bro.... even bank robbers wear stuff better.

[–] Lucelu2@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago

Walmart out of white hoods?

[–] boaratio@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

Maybe it was just casual Friday.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 18 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Call swat on them.

"Hello police? There are armed masked men waiting next to a black unmarked van eyeballing women as they walk by. I'm afraid when I leave they are going to try to abduct someone.

No they aren't law enforcement"

If they don't get guns pointed at them then you will make 4 thugs waste most of their day and piss them off.

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 hour ago

neo nazisss

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Why have no gun carrying Americans shot these fools yet?

Just dress the same way they do

Jeans, some walmart sweaters, shitty face masks and cheap baseball caps.

Come on America, you've got this.

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Come on America, you’ve got this.

LOL. No they don't.

They'll bend over and take it like they always do.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

It's all that pesky risk of life imprisonment

[–] PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I wrote a simple formula for it the other day actually

def shoot_masked_gunman(color, job):
     you = 2 if color == "white" else 0
     masked_gunman = 100 if job == "cop" else 1

     if you > masked_gunman :
         print("The justice system works!")
     else:
         print("Life without parole")
[–] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Because they're primarily targeting states with strict concealed carry laws

[–] roofTophopper@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Out of curiosity, is anyone allowed to dress up like that? What if everyone just decided to wear masks, camo pants, and hats?

They clearly don't have to identify themselves - why should we?

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 minutes ago

Out of curiosity, is anyone allowed to dress up like that?

There may be states where the masks are a problem, but generally yes.

They clearly don't have to identify themselves - why should we?

In most states you don't have to unless you're driving a car or suspected of a crime. Cops are going to bust your balls pretty hard though and may hit you with a BS resisting or obstructing charge that will get thrown out after you spend a night in lockup.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 26 points 6 hours ago

Just judging by the cover, my guess is that this album sucks.

[–] StonerCowboy@lemm.ee 37 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Yea these guys don't look like law enforcement. They gonna get shot if its my turn cause these look like bad guys just kidnapping fools.

[–] LucidLyes@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

That's probably what they are. If they don't show ID and don't have a uniform, why should people believe they're officials and let them operate? Maybe they're just a bunch of MAGA idiots who decided to kidnap someone and take them to Mexico, thinking they're helping the Trump regime

[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

You know what, that probably would stand in court. "I saw some random dudes in masks attempting to kidnap a woman so I intervened."

If they wanna look like a some random thug they'll have to accept thug consequences.

[–] Beastlygr@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Getting your chance in court is becoming less likely.

[–] isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 48 minutes ago

you still have a decent chance if white

[–] fum@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Scum and villainy

[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

"You see your honor, they were wearing ski masks, and I've been taught by Hollywood that a group of people wearing ski masks in the middle of the day with a black van means they are up to no good. So I took it to my own hands to shoot these motherfuckers down."

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Look how wide that dude's stance is. Fucking loser. What a bunch of big tough guys with masks. Show your faces, and be proud of your actions bitches.

Edit: It's giving:

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

If people that looked like this showed up at my door, they'd be looking down the barrel of a shotgun. These morons are going to get shot.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

You can probably identify them by their ugly ass mall cop shoes

[–] Bravo@eviltoast.org 46 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Has anyone actually confirmed that those guys are actually ICE? Because they look like I could pretend to be ICE and get away with it.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmings.world 11 points 6 hours ago

There are already reports that people are committing crimes disguised like this, and I'm starting to think that's part of the strategy.

They know they cheated to get into power, and they don't have nearly the support that they claim to have. They know they don't have enough trained manpower to suppress the national mob that will arise when the Tipping Point happens. By establishing that this is the "uniform" of their "Enforcers," ANYONE can align with them by embracing their ideology, no joining or training necessary.

Eventually, we will have volunteers joining them in their assaults on protesters, zip-tying their neighbors and dropping them off at the local ICE facility, and eventually just organizing their own little ICE Militias, and the government will be just fine with all of that.

[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 29 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Well. If there's nothing identifying them as an arm of the state, it's legal to shoot them in self defense should they try to kidnap you. You can also say that the law doesn't matter anymore as the US government is flagrantly violating it but that also means that the law no longer has legitimacy as the government is breaking it's end of the social contract. Therefore, normal morality in the absence of law applies which says that self defense is legitimate.

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