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From the article The DOJ told Newsweek: "For several weeks, the Department of Justice inquired into this former employee's activities and discovered she has a

From the article The DOJ told Newsweek: "For several weeks, the Department of Justice inquired into this former employee's activities and discovered she has a sizable interest in All U Chart, Inc., the company that holds the IP for ICEBlock. ICEBlock is an app that illegal aliens use to evade capture while endangering the lives of ICE officers by disclosing their location. This DOJ will not tolerate threats against law enforcement or law enforcement officers."

catlover76 1y ago
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amanaplanacanal 1y ago
Two comments about this bunch of BS: 1. I would guess that ICE agent isn't even in the top 20 most dangerous occupations in the US. 2. If knowing the location of law enforcement endangers their lives, why do the great majority of law enforcement officers wear distinctive uniforms and drive around in clearly marked vehicles?
- deleted 1y ago
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- defrost 1y ago
  The "massive (percentage) increase" in assaults on ICE officers is a good example of How to Lie with Statistics * (1954, still a good book, worth a read). For comment, see: We now know that an “830% increase” is an increase from 10 assaults in 6 months to 93 assaults in 6 months, at a time when DHS has *massively* increased at-large arrests and officers deployed in the community. For comparison, NYPD is averaging 194 assaults on officers per MONTH. from: DHS Still Pretending 15 Assaults A Month Is Evidence Of Widespread Violence Against ICE Officers https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/dhs-still-pretending-15-assaults-a-month-is-evidence-of-widespread-violence-against-ice-officers/ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/dhs-still-pretending-15-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics
malcolmgreaves 1y ago
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toomuchtodo 1y ago
Identifying and catalog law enforcement actors are not threats. Certainly, they feel threatened by the threat of current or future accountability, but that is their feeling. https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-sections/right-to-record/ https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-sections/right-to-r... https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police
- pessimizer 1y ago
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  - aqme28 1y ago
    > Surveilling the police obviously enables crime, and in this case is specifically intended to enable crime. Sure, some kinds of crime would be easier when we can track the police. However, crime caused by police is a real threat to people and they are right to be worried. We don't want a world where the people with the badge and the gun cannot be held accountable at all.
    - cogman10 1y ago
      And, let's be super clear, there is no "crime" that can be committed by knowing the location of ICE agents, particularly in the middle of a city. ICE's jurisdiction is specifically over immigration and border control. They aren't going to stop a robbery, murder, or theft. They won't save someone from a kidnapping. The extent of their legal power is to terrorize undocumented individuals. In fact, this ICE crackdown is very likely to make everyone less safe. Someone who's undocumented or, frankly, just a latino will need to think twice before they ever want to interact with any police force. That means less witnesses to crimes, less reports of crimes, less cooperation to stop crime. They won't want to engage in the justice system and in some cases might end up getting violent for fear of being sent to a sweltering hot torture tent in florida for the crime of speeding. And, when there's a protection vacuum, what inevitably happens? People turn to gangs for security and justice. So many violent groups started because the Justice system decided they didn't need justice. I know and have known undocumented workers that have lived in the US for decades as valued community members. By and large these are not dangerous people and they should get citizenship.

catlover76 1y ago

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amanaplanacanal 1y ago

Two comments about this bunch of BS: 1. I would guess that ICE agent isn't even in the top 20 most dangerous occupations in the US. 2. If knowing the location of law enforcement endangers their lives, why do the great majority of law enforcement officers wear distinctive uniforms and drive around in clearly marked vehicles?

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defrost 1y ago
The "massive (percentage) increase" in assaults on ICE officers is a good example of How to Lie with Statistics * (1954, still a good book, worth a read). For comment, see: We now know that an “830% increase” is an increase from 10 assaults in 6 months to 93 assaults in 6 months, at a time when DHS has *massively* increased at-large arrests and officers deployed in the community. For comparison, NYPD is averaging 194 assaults on officers per MONTH. from: DHS Still Pretending 15 Assaults A Month Is Evidence Of Widespread Violence Against ICE Officers https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/dhs-still-pretending-15-assaults-a-month-is-evidence-of-widespread-violence-against-ice-officers/ https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/23/dhs-still-pretending-15-... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics

malcolmgreaves 1y ago

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toomuchtodo 1y ago

Identifying and catalog law enforcement actors are not threats. Certainly, they feel threatened by the threat of current or future accountability, but that is their feeling. https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-sections/right-to-record/ https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-sections/right-to-r... https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police

pessimizer 1y ago
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- aqme28 1y ago
  > Surveilling the police obviously enables crime, and in this case is specifically intended to enable crime. Sure, some kinds of crime would be easier when we can track the police. However, crime caused by police is a real threat to people and they are right to be worried. We don't want a world where the people with the badge and the gun cannot be held accountable at all.
  - cogman10 1y ago
    And, let's be super clear, there is no "crime" that can be committed by knowing the location of ICE agents, particularly in the middle of a city. ICE's jurisdiction is specifically over immigration and border control. They aren't going to stop a robbery, murder, or theft. They won't save someone from a kidnapping. The extent of their legal power is to terrorize undocumented individuals. In fact, this ICE crackdown is very likely to make everyone less safe. Someone who's undocumented or, frankly, just a latino will need to think twice before they ever want to interact with any police force. That means less witnesses to crimes, less reports of crimes, less cooperation to stop crime. They won't want to engage in the justice system and in some cases might end up getting violent for fear of being sent to a sweltering hot torture tent in florida for the crime of speeding. And, when there's a protection vacuum, what inevitably happens? People turn to gangs for security and justice. So many violent groups started because the Justice system decided they didn't need justice. I know and have known undocumented workers that have lived in the US for decades as valued community members. By and large these are not dangerous people and they should get citizenship.