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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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

Yo, fuck ICE

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago

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

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

Fuck you, ICE. Come do something about me.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months ago

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

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 months ago

Fucking Gestapo

[–] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago

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

[–] notannpc@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago

Fuck I.C.E.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

ICE is a bullshit outfit. Fuck you.

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The whole bag, not just a few off the top

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And the bag too!

[–] Chocrates@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

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

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Get fucked ICE you fascist pieces of shit.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ICE agents are racist shitbags.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 2 months ago

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

ICE on the other hand...

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

ICE can investigate deez nuts.

[–] ohellidk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

For the record - FUCK YOU ICE!

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months 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 2 months ago