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Don't all agencies pretty much do social media surveillance in some way? Why is it surprising if another law enforcement agency like ICE uses it?
by hereme888 1y ago
Don't all agencies pretty much do social media surveillance in some way?
Why is it surprising if another law enforcement agency like ICE uses it?
- Ylpertnodi 1y ago>Why is it surprising if another law enforcement agency like ICE uses it? I think the nuance is how they'll use the information: less random pick-ups (and associated crowds), versus more targetted swoops.
- CamelCaseName 1y ago[flagged]
- lazzlazzlazz 1y agoIt is not surprising nor particularly novel. But consider the people upvoting this are supporting a sensationalistic and dishonest Jacobin article right now. Of course it doesn't make sense.
- sixothree 1y agoAgencies with checks and balances maybe. But this is extra-legal in so many ways.
- saubeidl 1y agoICE is not law enforcement. They are thugs that see themselves as above the law.
- hereme888 1y ago"United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the United States Department of Homeland Security." Since 2002.
- saubeidl 1y agoSure, that's what they call themselves. And the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a democracy :)
- _yb2s 1y agoWell, other agencies have mostly used things like this to collect evidence against real crimes. ICE is using it to enforce Orwellian "thought crimes" where they are revoking visas and green cards, and then often just minutes or hours later violently kidnapping people for their political views. Over 6,000 USA college students so far have had their visas revoked and been targeted by ICE officers, for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech and freedom of association.