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If I were a malicious government I might start off by grabbing people off the street then releasing them, to get people used to the idea that "it's not so bad"
by regularfry 6y ago
If I were a malicious government I might start off by grabbing people off the street then releasing them, to get people used to the idea that "it's not so bad" and "don't struggle, they'll let you go without charge". After that narrative has had time to sink in (days? weeks?), I'd redirect the people I'd grabbed somewhere they weren't going to be released from instead. Not all at once, mind, because if most, or at least some, or maybe one or two are still getting released like before, there'll be confusion about what's actually going on and violent resistance won't crystalise. Especially if it's random, and there's no way to tell if someone's lost and hasn't turned up after release, or if they've been vanished.
- mindslight 6y agoIMO the catch and release is because they're fishing for the ones they can make the strongest legal case for federal jurisdiction. Out of staters, social media posts, cell location history, some other connection with the courthouse, etc. Once they get some favorable precedents, they'll ramp it up.
- no-s 6y ago>>IMO the catch and release is because they're fishing for the ones they can make the strongest legal case for federal jurisdiction. or maybe its just a subterfuge. maybe the catch and release was to disguise interaction with confidential informants or undercover agents...
- formerly_proven 6y agoQuite literally Nazi tactics.