> 1. Cops pull over people and arrest them all the time using unmarked cars - why is it an issue now? Well, the entire context. The first is that they are bare

> 1. Cops pull over people and arrest them all the time using unmarked cars - why is it an issue now? Well, the entire context. The first is that they are barely marked, you mention this in point #2, but a badge that just says "police" with no further identification or badge number is basically anonymity. How do you report abuse in this situation? In addition to this, you have a historical precedent where right wing groups have gone on patrols through the streets of Portland to beat up non-binary folks and where they've stopped to beat up people for flicking them off when they drive through with a trump flag. I gotta ask, who is stupid enough to not entertain the thought this is just another escalation? Especially in the moment. Thirdly they're actively telling people that, if they're followed, they'll shoot them. That's pretty low in the accountability standards. > 3. These people are being arrested and released - doesn't sound like kidnapping to me. Sounds like law enforcement doing their job. Kidnapping doesn't entail being kept indefinitely, it means being whisked off the street at the threat of violence into a stranger's vehicle. Every other time in history, this has been bad, but this is the one outlier, right? That's pretty convenient.