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ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.

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[–] chknbwl@lemmy.world 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Allow me to exercise our first constitutional right:

In my opinion ICE is a sycophantic, family-destroying, hate-fueled agency intent on filling it's ranks with slavering, rabid dogs focused solely on ripping people apart. Here's a hashtag for you: #normalizeICEhate

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If ICE starts coming for leftists who are critical of them, they'll be dealing with a lot of second Ammendment rights.

Come at me, nazi fucks. Dealing with them is a bit of a family tradition. It just skipped a generation.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

My guess is it'll be the other way around. Someone kills an ICE person and when they get support online they'll use it as an excuse of "they're supporting a terrorist! Terrorism is illegal!"

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fuck ICE, the US doesn't need a gestapo.

[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

Yo, fuck ICE

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Well, the Justice Department made us one anyway. As of February 5th, they have permission to respond to unfair criticism.

Protecting Law Enforcement Personnel. One of the Department of Justice's top priorities is protecting law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels who protect us all. This includes aggressively investigating the all-too-common instances of violence against and obstruction of law enforcement, seeking the death penalty for those who perpetrate capital crimes against law enforcement, and backing and promoting the efforts of law enforcement when they are subjected to unfair criticism or attack.

https://www.justice.gov/ag/media/1388541/dl

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

promoting the efforts of law enforcement when they are subjected to unfair criticism

Pretty sure that violates the first amendment. Makes me think there's a lot of other laws they're violating, which really makes me think they need aggressive reforms.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, it absolutely does. Do you know who enforces compliance with constitutional law? The US Marshalls, who report to the Department of Justice.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Huh? Your excerpt only says that the death penalty is for capital crimes against them, like killing them.

Defund ICE 🥰

[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I post negative things about ICE online. You fascist cunts. Every person working for ICE is a disgusting gestapo piece of human garbage.

[–] NotBillMurray@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I keep seeing jobs posted for it support for ice on LinkedIn and indeed, wish I could just block them entirely.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apply for them. All of them.

The CIA figured out that one of the best ways to fight fascism is to bog it down in bureaucracy.

Get thousands of people to apply and accept interviews and take up as much time of their as possible.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Accept the job and start slowing down things from the inside.

"Oops, it looks like the database and all of the backups accidentally got deleted"

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Let’s schedule a meeting about that. Invite… EVERYONE… muahahahaha!

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

All my homies hate I.C.E.

Saw a picture the other day of some Latina carrying a sign that read, "I drink my horchata warm, because I hate I.C.E. that much."

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 17 points 1 month ago

Fuck you, ICE. Come do something about me.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I don't see how postings warnings of ICE being in my area could be construed as negative unless ICE sees their actions as negative.

[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

It's the same as cops getting pissed off when drivers alert others about speed traps.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 2 points 1 month ago

Besides, when I said ICE can go fuck itself, I was obviously talking about the weather.

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 16 points 1 month ago

I hope an ICE brute trying to deport someone dies today and I hope it hurts

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

Fucking Gestapo

[–] notannpc@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Does Ice have a lemmy account? I would like to tag them every time I call them slimy pieces of shit.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 14 points 1 month ago

Yes, I am.

Everyone involved in ICE can remove their sidearm, place it firmly against their temples, and squeeze.

I wouldn't piss on them to set out a fire.

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago

Fuck I.C.E.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

ICE is a bullshit outfit. Fuck you.

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The whole bag, not just a few off the top

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

And the bag too!

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Time to brush up on signal and tor and vpns, friends.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Get fucked ICE you fascist pieces of shit.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ICE agents are racist shitbags.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

I use shit bags for my dogs on walks, they're quite useful.

ICE on the other hand...

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

ICE can investigate deez nuts.

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

For the record - FUCK YOU ICE!

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

I have a tool at work called ICE (it's an acronym). I'm thinking about renaming it NICE.

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago