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>and law enforcement is required to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion of a crime in order to detain people. They can just say you're not a citizen.
by lawlessone 11mo ago
>and law enforcement is required to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion of a crime in order to detain people.
They can just say you're not a citizen.
- engeljohnb 11mo agoIt's the oldest trick in the fascist book. You can't be a tyrant when the people are used to the idea that citizens have inalienable rights, so you slowly chip away at who counts as a "citizen."
- randallsquared 11mo agoThe legal system has been chipping away at the rights themselves (and otherwise expanding governmental power) for hundreds of years, predating fascism (and communism, too). This is just the tactic of the moment.