ICE raid in rural Arkansas campground (updated)

[berniesandersmittens]

This is in my back yard. Reaching out to local party leaders to see if there's an organized protest. Absolutely racial profiling. No one would've called ICE on a group of white folks here...

Disgusting.

Update: two men were detained, then released two hours later. They were all here legally.

[superpatriotman]

1. These guys didn't buy all the military-adjacent belt gear to not terrorize someone

That would be a waste a money and simply a jobs program for phony larpers.

[berniesandersmittens]

2. I'm so disgusted with my community

Dear God, this is NOT what my Christian upbringing taught me. Rural, red Arkansas on the foothills of the KKK.

Shame!



Edit to add: let's see how the local party handles this. I'm so upset that I can't think straight.

[berniesandersmittens]

3. Adding that I lost a friend today

I sent them the video and their reply was "good, take the freeloading kids too". I blocked their number.

[ret5hd]

4. you didn't lose a friend...

you discovered an enemy.

[berniesandersmittens]

5. It hurts

But it's necessary. I can't be friends with someone with such a dark heart.

[Efilroft Sul]

6. Exactly. That's been my worldview since at least Sandy Hook.

[Prairie Gates]

13. That person wasn't your friend

That person is incapable of friendship.

[allegorical oracle]

7. This heartless chaos just goes on and on. When and how will it end? Years more of it? nt

[berniesandersmittens]

8. Even if we take the House next year, that's a whole year and a half more of this crap

I don't know how we stop it, but I'm trying to turn some voters in an extremely ruby red area. We were solidly Democratic once.

[electric_blue68]

9. So sorry you're seeing this vid in an area not that far away from you...

Bad enough to see it from afar living in a different State.

I live in a Hispanic neighborhood. I dread possibly seeing ICE in the future pulling some nasty crap in my area.
I've quickly read they were in my old neighborhood of 25+ years ago some weeks back! (I need to look that up)

Good luck, and stay safe in your change voters' minds efforts!

[berniesandersmittens]

10. The lady taking the video works at the courthouse in nearby Yell Co

That's where Tom Cotton is from. Haven't heard back from my party chair yet on any response. I may be all alone with my sign this week.

[electric_blue68]

11. Wow. Oh, Tom Cotton.😑 ...

Hopefully you'll have company. 👍

And it is the weekend per your Dem person?

[berniesandersmittens]

16. Heard back from the chair

They're organizing a "do-over" picnic for the family at a large venue next weekend. I'm going to go show my support. Will take pics and try to update then.

[electric_blue68]

17. Ah, I like that! ty!

[orangecrush]

12. Can't watch right now

I'm at a point where I have to steel myself before watching ICE goons

[Cha]

14. I can imagine how upset you are, mittens...

So sorry this is happening all over and especially so close to home for you.

Who ever took the Vid is lucky to be able to do it.. from what I've read.. ICE confiscates the devices recording their actions whatever else ICE does.

Best of Good Luck to all Patriots

[berniesandersmittens]

15. Thank you Cha

I spoke with the Dem party chair and they're organizing a "do-over" picnic for the family. The flyer says "potluck, no ice needed".

I'm physically ill. Can't even begin to imagine what this family, and families all over the U.S., are going through

[Cha]

19. Aww.. I love the ingenuity of Patriots

who are Fighting back...

"The flyer says "potluck, no ice needed"."

Hang Tough, mittens... I know you're Strong!

💙

[berniesandersmittens]

20. Update

Two men were detained, then released two hours later. They were all here legally.