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Qutzupalotl

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6. Non-lawyer here, but my understanding is
Fri May 16, 2025, 01:27 PM
May 16

since masked “federal agents” are indistinguishable from bank robbers and kidnappers, there is no obligation to comply with any agent that does not show identification.

My advice (again, IANAL) is, if confronted by a masked person claiming to be a federal agent, to ask for their name and agency. If they refuse, I believe they are committing a felony, and you are not under obligation to comply with their demands.

Of course, with this administration, these hired goons could be under orders to mask themselves, even though I believe it is unlawful.

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Papers please if you have brown skin exboyfil May 16 #1
Coming soon to Asian folks, later this year the White folks. LiberalArkie May 16 #2
Papiere bitte. rsdsharp May 16 #3
I have a question... Shipwack May 16 #4
Non-lawyer here, but my understanding is Qutzupalotl May 16 #6
Many of them seem to be sub-contractors, not directly employed by Uncle Sam FakeNoose May 16 #13
Hoodlums rushed into the jobs with little training WyLoochka May 17 #25
It's almost inevitable that someone being in that type of situation will pull out a gun on them. Dave Bowman May 16 #14
That person drmeow May 16 #18
Their secret police are already here DENVERPOPS May 16 #5
It's become a fashion statement for most of these roided up special ops cosplayers. sop May 16 #7
It's a secret non-police. Hope22 May 16 #8
"At what point will we as a nation find ourselves with a secret police?" eShirl May 16 #9
Rule of Law, Due Process, Habeas Corpus BurnDoubt May 16 #10
Do those agents even have badges and ID? IronLionZion May 16 #11
The Cato Institute, flirting with present-day reality. Paladin May 16 #12
Why do ICE Officials mask up? ReRe May 16 #15
Puppy Killer Noem said in Congress that it was because they were on other cases travelingthrulife May 17 #24
I agree. ReRe May 17 #26
Standard Swat (ish) cop gear is straight black, no insignia at all Mopar151 May 16 #16
those "black block protesters" who rioted... ret5hd May 17 #19
Or worked for the glass company! nt Mopar151 May 17 #20
no, they were cops. ret5hd May 17 #22
oh FUCK THEM Skittles May 16 #17
Remove the masks, take photos, post to social media RainCaster May 17 #21
They militarized KKK members wolfie001 May 17 #23
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