Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge’s order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.
I'm of hearing multiple examples of legal observers being sprayed, as well as being shown their home address and threatened with arrest for merely bearing witness.
The number of House Democrats signed up to impeach her was 97 as of Friday evening
Edit: there is now video of them continuing to pepper spray legal observers after the court order
30 Comments
Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk · 100 pts · 207d
Where are the local police?
Where are the state police?
Maybe I'm naive, but surely if someone violates a judges order that places them in contempt and subject to arrest?
silence7@slrpnk.net · 60 pts · 207d
Local and state police are outnumbered by ICE + Border Patrol, and a fair fraction of them are on the side of ICE as well.
BassTurd@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 207d
So they're cowards. If they can't fulfill their duty, they should step the fuck down. Just because there are more ICE agents doesn't mean anything. If someone obstructs, arrest them too. It's very simple and ACAB and this is further evidence to support that.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 28 pts · 207d
Yes, most cops are cowards. They're very uninterested in taking risks for the community, and would rather posture instead.
TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 206d
We learned from Uvalde that every single American cop is a simpering coward.
Woht24@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d
vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 207d
So your first argument is that police can only enforce laws if they have more force, not because the state/government delegated them to do it? Surreal
silence7@slrpnk.net · 35 pts · 207d
It's not "if they have more force" but in a practical sense, its actually risky, and cops are incredibly wimpy
zerodown@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 207d
BIL is a deputy and refuses to work on patrol, only works the courts because the streets are too scary… asked him if maybe he should pick a different job if he’s that afraid. “The pension and benefits are too good”
Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 207d
Well, I sure hate that.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 207d
Tbh, I’d prefer a panicky cop work a court room than be a beat cop
kautau@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 207d
Yup, that's how you get cops who can't even fathom what "de-escalation" means
Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 207d
You’re right, but I feel like we should have a better standard for who’s allowed to be a cop in general for a lot of reasons.
Court room cop seems like a gravy ass fucking job though.
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 207d
vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 207d
First cops can't enforce the symbolic order because they don't have overwhelming power. Then the judges are afraid to make a resolution that no one would enforce either way.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 207d
It feels a little weird to OSINT my own country's civil war
Woht24@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 206d
Rhoeri@piefed.world · 14 pts · 207d
Most of them converted to ICE.
Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 207d
Filling out applications.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 207d
Should be every single one of the 212 House Democrats signed into this, what in the actual fuck.
GuyFawkesV@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 207d
Pretty sure they didn’t, but happy to entertain your theory.
And before I get downvoted to hell, I’m legitimately wanting to see the evidence because I’m really pushing my Dem candidates to show me they have plans and AREN’T going to be the get along gang next term.
RampageDon@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 207d
I think that's their point. They are saying every house Democrat should have signed it and it's crazy they haven't
silence7@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 207d
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 207d
Can't be a war crime if you do it to your own citizens. That's what their tax dollars are for.
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 207d
That's called a Crime Against Humanity. It's still illegal under international law.
Rhoeri@piefed.world · 12 pts · 207d
I propose that we all stop paying taxes until these inept and treasonous pieces of shit are no longer in our government.
Zombie@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 207d
How does it go again?
Rhoeri@piefed.world · 2 pts · 207d
Something like that, yeah.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 207d
Happy to see my Rep at least signed onto the bill.
EDIT: And you a word in the description
silence7@slrpnk.net · 10 pts · 207d
Make sure you tell them. Positive reinforcement helps
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 207d
Indeed. I did before I wrote my comment.
silence7@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 207d
Thank you!
Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 207d
Mine hasn't. Bleh
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 207d
Noem denying something = Confession