Trump sending agents to Chicago to fight gun crimes and enforce outstanding

[applegrove]

warrants, CNN, to distinguish itself from the agents in Portland who are temporarily abducting peaceful protesters? I guess 'Portland' did not connect with suburban voters well enough. So now Trump is against guns.

And then thete is this:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-leads-by-double-digits-as-coronavirus-takes-a-toll-on-the-president-post-abc-poll-finds/2020/07/18/8d041884-c840-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_6

[SoonerPride]

1. Federal policing of cities is illegal

They can ostensibly guard federal property but they can't just drive around looking for gang bangers and rounding them up.

Not that the rule of law matters of course. Because that ended in 2016.

But it is definitely illegal.

[RKP5637]

4. Trump, does what he damn well pleases and there are never any repercussions because we have

a bunch of cowardly republicans in office, as well as, those thinking being a sycophant will enhance their posture in the GOP.

[stillcool]

11. apparently it is...

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/border-patrol-portland-arrest/
The Border Patrol Was Responsible for an Arrest in Portland
An internal memo, obtained exclusively by The Nation, details a coordinated program of domestic counterinsurgency.
By Ken KlippensteinTwitter
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A former senior DHS intelligence officer explained that while other federal agencies are required to wear identifiers when conducting arrests—NCIS agents have to wear both marked jackets and hats during arrests, for example—that is not the case with the DHS. “The fact is, they don’t have to do anything in marked vehicles,” he said. “Such operations happen all the time and at the discretion of supervisors.”

“If it gives them a tactical advantage, they will find a way to justify it,” a current DHS official told The Nation.

But just because the practice is legal, that doesn’t mean it works in law enforcement’s favor. “It’s good for public image to have visible police presence as a deterrent,” the former intelligence officer said.
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“‘Mission creep’ is what CBP, Border Patrol, and ICE have been engaged in since 9/11,” Budd said. “There are all sorts of interesting powers that CBP, ICE and Border Patrol have under Title 42 pandemic law, which has been triggered with Trump’s Covid-19 national emergency declaration. Even though he claims we should not be in pandemic lockdown, he refuses to lift the emergency declaration because this gives these agencies more authority. All of this is legal because of vague and broad authorities given to these agencies after 9/11.”

[lagomorph777]

13. "Mission creep" - no, a creepy mission, galloping over all of us; the Four Horsemen.

[RKP5637]

2. Trump, wants to instigate violence across the US. Then, he can declare Martial Law

across the US to try to appease his master, Putin.

[42bambi]

12. He'll send in his cult fighters to stir up trouble, causing lots of noise and violence, then

deliberately order his "mercenaries" in to save the city, and eventually declare victory! Only he can fix it.

[RKP5637]

14. Would not be surprised at all. He will do almost anything IMO to seize power. n/t

[FelineOverlord]

3. Trump sending agents to Chicago to fight gun crimes and implement outstanding

Link to tweet

[Iliyah]

5. The person who requested them is suspended and has no . .

authority. They will be there illegally just like in Portland.

Plus where are they going to put the criminals and people with warrants? Crowded facilities? During a Pandemic.

[triron]

6. Ala Germany in the 1930s. We are getting there.

[SoonerPride]

8. We are already there

Don't kid yourself.

The veracity of the election is in grave doubt.

No matter who is declared the winner there is a sizeable portion of the country that will not accept it.

Violence will be widespread and ugly

[RKP5637]

9. Absolutely, brought to us by Putin and Trump. The latter is working to destabilize the US as best

he can, to destroy it for his masters. And millions of Americans are so F'en naive, gullible, stupid or just don't care.

[Thomas Hurt]

7. wtf does fight gun crimes mean...

[SoonerPride]

10. Black people who own guns.

The 2nd Amendment is for whites only. Obviously.

[RKP5637]

16. Trump probably figures between Covid-19 and this, he can finish off a lot of black

people along with all the other things he has done to harm black people. The guy is a monster, a narcissistic sociopathic sadistic racist. One can never forget that.

[Volaris]

18. And I assume this means the locals are just not smart or skilled enough

To execute their own damned arrest warrants? What fucking nonsense.

I have a feeling Gov Pritzker will have quite a lot to say about this.

[42bambi]

15. I used to worry that Trump would start a war - somewhere, little did I know

the war would be here in the US!

[RKP5637]

17. Yeah, same here. I think this is going to escalate and escalate ... and we have a GOP senate that sits

on their asses and does nothing. The cowards!