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Nictuku

(4,602 posts)
11. A little off-topic, but it relates (in my opinion)
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 09:29 PM
Oct 2025

Has anyone heard ANY lawmaker (Congress) - or even the President - talk about DOING SOMETHING about how we Americans are being SCAMMED, by International actors (they actually have call centers that do this in India that operate over night while America is awake. It is not just India, it is Pakistan and other countries, it is very wide-spread) to the tune of Tens of Billions a Year, stolen from mostly seniors? [please pardon the run-on sentence)

It is a Crime that Goes UN-punished. Grandpa reports it to his local police? They can't do anything because it is occurring in another country. If you report it to the (ex., Indian) local authorities? Same thing, and worse, they are known to be corrupt and taking bribes. (we are not far from that ourselves)

So it just keeps getting worse and worse. You have to practically wear a shield against scammers. Email, Texts, Phone Calls, even in snail mail. It is coming at us from EVERY angle.

Here are some suggestions, not just whining: We need to Educate our society, especially our Elders, and we need our Congress to do some Lawmaking, Put some protections out there against this assault. Another thing, more Cooperation with these other countries for Law Enforcement.

And not one Congress Critter that I have heard has talked about this.

/rant over. Thanks for listening. How this relates to current events: Real issues are not being dealt with while they all jack off to the ultra cruelty and racism.

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I AM WITH YOU!!!!! but catching them 'in the act' seems to be the problem so far.... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #1
It's all on film for Pete's sake. CanonRay Oct 2025 #2
There are many times over more phone cameras than police. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #3
... but the ICE agents involved are usually masked and unidentified! Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #4
So get a court order forcing the supervisor to identify the perp. CanonRay Oct 2025 #5
This is what I want to know as well Tumbulu Oct 2025 #6
They do, every day; tho not dramatically in view of us all. elleng Oct 2025 #7
I have not seen or heard of a single arrest of an ICE agent in the whole country. CanonRay Oct 2025 #9
State LEO's don't have jurisdiction to arrest federal law enforcers. That's just the law. ancianita Oct 2025 #15
Bingo at140 Oct 2025 #18
Most of them did not violate immigration laws though. And crimes like that woman being yanked out of her car travelingthrulife Oct 2025 #25
If one enters USA without valid visa at140 Oct 2025 #29
Correct - but let's put this one JustAnotherGen Oct 2025 #26
Sure, I'll go for that. ancianita Oct 2025 #27
The Chicago cop blog seems to indicate Frasier Balzov Oct 2025 #8
I grew up in Chi so that's possible. CanonRay Oct 2025 #10
A little off-topic, but it relates (in my opinion) Nictuku Oct 2025 #11
Also, that Pastor who was shot in the head CanonRay Oct 2025 #12
It's not their job. Ask the Supremes. Iggo Oct 2025 #13
Don't hold your breath. ancianita Oct 2025 #14
Cops protect cops JoseBalow Oct 2025 #16
Here's a thought... littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 #17
Right! And in the last few days I've seen several times they've done a hit-and-run on some Liberal In Texas Oct 2025 #19
Me too Martin Eden Oct 2025 #20
I am normally an optimistic man, but I don't see how this ends without America getting bloody maxrandb Oct 2025 #21
They are hiring losers and cowards who have ZERO shot at ever having Maru Kitteh Oct 2025 #22
They have no duty to do so, and so they won't. No one is coming to save you. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2025 #23
Unfortunately, the politics of local law enforcement personnel MineralMan Oct 2025 #24
It's called a defacto police state. Klarkashton Oct 2025 #28
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