Comment by thrance
11 hours ago
You're missing the point of Trump's ICE. Scaring the opposition is their entire raison d'être. Abducting citizens randomly, wearing masks and using uncalled-for violence are their tools to achieve this.
However reasonable your propositions are, it's pointless considering them. This administration is completely uninterested in refocusing ICE on their original mission.
You're the one missing the point. Even if ICE were "acting like professionals" it would still not make it ok to have roving bands of fedcops. Heck, change their issue of enforcement from immigration and customs to something else and it's still not acceptable.
The government should not have this type of force projection power domestically without going through at least the states or picking the nuclear-ish option and using the national guard.
I think we're saying the same thing? Brown shirts are bad, ICE is currently occupying the role of brown shirts, therefore ICE is bad, yes?
I am having a hard time distinguishing your points. I think you two are in agreement.