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Chicago Pastor Sues Trump Admin After Allegedly Being Shot by ICE Agents

A Chicago pastor injured during demonstrations outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has joined a sweeping federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration’s response to protests in the city.

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[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 46 points 8 months ago (3 children)

The 'ole "respect my religion" mob when the religion gets in the way of being a cunt.

As with everything else they hide behind to excuse being a cunt, it doesn't take much for them to abandon it if it means they have to stop being a cunt for even a second.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Their religion is being a cunt, and they only want their religion respected and the rest can get fucked.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Woah, you mean conservatives really only cared about using religion to get what they want and don't actually respect it at all!?

[–] notsure@fedia.io 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

...hmmm, seems this person, Pastor, was hit by something...not allegedly, it is who hit him that is alleged, like the fuckers with clear markings as I.C.E. agents...this 'alleged' shit carries far too much for fascists in the current media landscape..

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, you can buy ICE gear off Amazon very cheap... So who knows

Almost like they might have to name names and release records in a lawsuit...

[–] notsure@fedia.io -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

...eat shit, you fucker...don't both sides this shit with me...

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Think it through. What are the headlines? How does the court case play out?

[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

By just asking questions, I'm making a point, as are all people just asking questions

This is bad for ICE either way. My spin makes it worse.

ICE shooting people will make "orderly" people nervous, ICE impostors shooting people will make them freak out

In a court case, discovery would include records of who was where - ICE would have to unmask the shooter or admit there's impostors running around. Both of these things would be very bad for ICE

What's worse, that ICE employed a known far right extremist who shot someone, or that the ICE agents running around might not even be ICE?

Both. The belief that both of those things are true is the message, and ICE can clear it up by picking their poison, which will add a new wave of fuel to the fire

[–] melia_phoenix_m@kbin.earth 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did you read the link? That Bertrand Russell!

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 8 months ago

I have no idea what you mean by that

[–] maximumbird@lemmy.world 33 points 8 months ago (1 children)

These guys would shit their britches and cry to mommy if someone shot back.

[–] KingOfSleep@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 months ago (2 children)

*when

It's only a matter of time.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 6 points 8 months ago

The problem is if nobody fight back they incrementally increase stamping down on rights. If people fight back with force, they use it as an excuse to increase force.

Fascists, man. They're shitheels.

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 1 points 8 months ago

Lead, not rubber. Rubber is bad for the environment.

[–] Isa@feddit.org 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I want to see the POTUS Donald Trump in prison and want his money be given to all those he harmed with his actions and speeches! I want to se him in disgrace and the American justice system doing its work again(st him).

[–] whiwake@lemmy.cafe 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Isa@feddit.org 3 points 8 months ago

A man can have dreams, can't he? 😇

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Dude missed the first shot, and the second shot hit the roof instead.