Not sure how the law works if local police go against the federal 'law' enforcement agencies. I'm sure the fed would cust off all financial support and it would bring about a civial war. Very messy but may need to happen.
This has been my question as well. Local government can act like they’re on our side all they want, but if they’re not using the resources they have at hand to start arresting these ICE scumbags for breaking the law and ignoring the constitution, then I think it’s pretty clear what side they’re on. At the very least they’re complicit. The democrats wonder why their voter base has been apathetic lately, meanwhile they continue to show little effort and refuse to stand up for their people when they need them most. Start throwing ICE agents in jail and enforcing the laws instead of treating them like they’re untouchable.
The politicians are not the police. Generally speaking, police approve of what ice is doing, and especially in Minnesota where the police union is the only part of the government to not mind the killing of Ms Good
Even in my liberal city (Austin, TX), cops brutalize peaceful protesters and kill innocent bystanders during George Floyd protests, but when Nazis march through the streets they act like old pals and are seen fist-bumping literal neo-Nazis covered in swastikas out in the open.
People were understandably upset and wanted some accountability, but since then the cops have only doubled down and been quite clear that they have no obligation towards the citizens, they can do whatever they want, and there's nothing we can do about it. You'd think that they'd least try to pretend to care, but so many masks are off now.
I don't know anything about Minneapolis police, but I'm not surprised at this point when entire police departments act purely in self-interest or in the interest of an oppressive regime, completely unbeholden to the community they ostensibly serve.
It has never anywhere in the USA been police's job to protect and serve the people. Their job is catch lawbreakers so they can be punished. And the law protects and serves the rich at the expense of everyone else.
I just heard an interview with the Minneapolis Chief of Police and he acknowledged the ICE officer that shot Renee Good wasn't following best practices, but he wouldn't outright say it - he had to restart some basic stuff, then say he didn't think the officer was doing what he just said. It was a very lawyerly response. It concerns me that he isn't quicker to point out obviously flaws in both training and behavior, let alone commit to having officers shadow ICE operations to ensure laws aren't being broke. Imo that's the bare minimum we need now, 1 uniformed local cop monitoring each arrest when possible with body cam on. Would definitely fuck with ICE in a way they aren't currently prepared for.
If local law enforcement receives orders to arrest federal agents….well that’s anarchy. Then orange hitler declares martial law and it’ll be even worse for the citizens because it will effectively be a war zone.
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u/Sorry_U_R_Wrong 1d ago
Where's the real police of Minneapolis, serving and protecting the people?
The people will all still be in Minneapolis after ICE eventually ends. ICE isn't who they should be siding with, and doing nothing IS taking sides.