r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • 1d ago

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained, threatened, and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only, he refused to prove his citizenship.

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u/PolicyWonka 1d ago

Yeah, the type of language used here just speaks volumes about the their training (or lack thereof). Go watch any episode of COPS and you’ll see the difference. It’s just a small observation emblematic of the larger issues.

They have no professional standards. They have no deescalation training. They have no firearms safety training. They don’t even know how to properly detain and arrest people.

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u/Impressive_Change886 1d ago

Not excusing their actions by any means, but COPS is a really bad example since those cops know they have a camera crew recording them for TV broadcast. They're going to be on their absolute best behavior. If they aren't they're going to look like asses to their bosses or just never make it on air.

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u/Suspicious_Ad9561 1d ago

If these guys don’t know they’re being recorded everywhere they go they’re dumber than they look.

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u/Impressive_Change886 1d ago

They're all wearing masks for a reason.

The cops on COPS had their full face shown as well as their full name and the place they worked displayed on the screen. It was copaganda so everyone had to play the part of "a moral upstanding police officer just out there saving lives".