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Anyone know if there is a standard uniform/vest insignia for ICE agents? (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 weeks ago by ratboy@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I'm trying to confirm whether or not there was an ICE arrest in my community. I think it is, but someone else online said that they had it confirmed that the agents were not from ICE, but they were unable to provide any hard evidence to corroborate that

I'm having trouble finding videos, but are they required to wear vests identifying themselves as ICE, or can they vary?

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[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago (13 children)

From the videos I've seen lately, no they do not need to wear anything identifying themselves. I have seen several videos of plainclothes agents with no badges. Maybe they are supposed to but they don't seem to be held to that

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

So "normal" looking people are hauling their fellow man away. Why should castle doctrine not apply in an instance otherwise indistinguishable from kidnapping?

[–] tocopherol@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I think technically it does. I wish I could remember who it was, but there was a case in the 60s or 70s where a Black Panther member shot a plain-clothes police officer that was attacking his comrade. The shooter got off without any charges because from his perspective he thought he was stopping an attack versus hindering an arrest. I can't imagine any armed black person not getting riddled with bullets or charged with attempted murder if they did the same thing today.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

At that time, if I remember correctly, Assault on a Police Officer was a misdemeanor but is now a felony so it's also costlier to participate in that. They changed it because there were so many people fighting back then.

So, try doing that now and you'll get a felony if not terrorism charges. They learned their lesson from the Panthers, unfortunately.

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