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No, I cannot. One of the undercover journalists was in their group for days. > Frankly I don’t think it should have to come to license plate numbers. In a free

No, I cannot. One of the undercover journalists was in their group for days. > Frankly I don’t think it should have to come to license plate numbers. In a free society law enforcement should clearly identify themselves as such. We should not need secret police. None of that matters _today_, because _today_ the law is different.

janalsncm 9mo ago
What the law is, is a question for lawyers. What the law should be is a question for the people. For example, a lot of people thought it was wrong that federal agents could cover their faces. Sacramento agreed. Now there is a law preventing it.
- germinalphrase 9mo ago
  That law enforcement is permitted to hide their faces, drive unmarked vehicles, not display name tags, badges, or uniforms is concerning. Anyone can buy a gun, a vest, and a velcro “police” patch. There is very little that marks these agents as official law enforcement. I’m somewhat surprised that none of these agents have been shot entering a home under the mistaken perception by the homeowner that it’s a criminal home invasion.
  - janalsncm 9mo ago
    Or alternatively, that criminals haven’t simply claimed to be ICE as an excuse to break into someone’s house.
    - andreygrehov 9mo ago
      Where was the outrage when Obama deported 3.1 million people? Why was there no media coverage? Trump has deported 300k and the MSM is turning upside down. Doesn’t make any sense to me.
      - dragonwriter 9mo ago
        No one is upset about the number of deportations. No one is complaining about the number of deportations. If you don't listen to what the complaints are about to start with, you can't argue that they are hypocritical.
        andreygrehov 9mo ago
        Ok. What are people upset about, and why are they only upset in one city?
        dragonwriter 9mo ago
        > What are people upset about, A wide array of policy issues related to the targeting and manner of execution of Trump’s mass deportation program, not the number of deportations. Also, a number of specific instances of violence by the federal government during what is (at least notionally) the execution of immigration enforcement. > why are they only upset in one city? People are very clearly not “only upset in one city” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_mass_deportation_during_the_second_Trump_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_mass_deportat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ren%C3%A9e_Good_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ren%C3%A9e_Good_protes... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-alex-pretti-killing-federal-agents-ice https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-ale...
        andreygrehov 9mo ago
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        rhcom2 9mo ago
        There were contemporary criticism of Obama's deportation policy on both the right and the left. I have no idea why you think that is some sort of gotcha that somehow makes the equivalency between Obama and Trump's immigration enforcement valid.

janalsncm 9mo ago

What the law is, is a question for lawyers. What the law should be is a question for the people. For example, a lot of people thought it was wrong that federal agents could cover their faces. Sacramento agreed. Now there is a law preventing it.

germinalphrase 9mo ago
That law enforcement is permitted to hide their faces, drive unmarked vehicles, not display name tags, badges, or uniforms is concerning. Anyone can buy a gun, a vest, and a velcro “police” patch. There is very little that marks these agents as official law enforcement. I’m somewhat surprised that none of these agents have been shot entering a home under the mistaken perception by the homeowner that it’s a criminal home invasion.
- janalsncm 9mo ago
  Or alternatively, that criminals haven’t simply claimed to be ICE as an excuse to break into someone’s house.
  - andreygrehov 9mo ago
    Where was the outrage when Obama deported 3.1 million people? Why was there no media coverage? Trump has deported 300k and the MSM is turning upside down. Doesn’t make any sense to me.
    - dragonwriter 9mo ago
      No one is upset about the number of deportations. No one is complaining about the number of deportations. If you don't listen to what the complaints are about to start with, you can't argue that they are hypocritical.
      - andreygrehov 9mo ago
        Ok. What are people upset about, and why are they only upset in one city?
        dragonwriter 9mo ago
        > What are people upset about, A wide array of policy issues related to the targeting and manner of execution of Trump’s mass deportation program, not the number of deportations. Also, a number of specific instances of violence by the federal government during what is (at least notionally) the execution of immigration enforcement. > why are they only upset in one city? People are very clearly not “only upset in one city” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_mass_deportation_during_the_second_Trump_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_mass_deportat... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ren%C3%A9e_Good_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ren%C3%A9e_Good_protes... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-alex-pretti-killing-federal-agents-ice https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-ale...
        andreygrehov 9mo ago
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        rhcom2 9mo ago
        There were contemporary criticism of Obama's deportation policy on both the right and the left. I have no idea why you think that is some sort of gotcha that somehow makes the equivalency between Obama and Trump's immigration enforcement valid.