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Klarkashton

(4,289 posts)
1. They have been given complete immunity and have
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 02:02 PM
Monday

No accountability. These are rogue bands of thugs that seem to believe that they are on a mission from God or some such shit. This is unsustainable.

GiqueCee

(2,893 posts)
4. COMPLETE IMMUNITY?
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:26 PM
Monday

Is that even legally possible? That would mean that they're free to murder people in cold blood for the fun of it, and not face any consequences. That's fucking insane!

Scalded Nun

(1,530 posts)
5. As I understand it, they have been assurances they are immune from federal laws (pres. pardons), but
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:34 PM
Monday

as I also understand it they are subject to all state laws. I could easily be wrong on that, but that is my understanding.

yliza

(191 posts)
6. I'm guessing their immunity is tied to this administration
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 04:40 PM
Monday

Once those sadistic sh*tholes are no longer in power these goons are going to be in big trouble, and the courts won’t help them.

Ritabert

(1,706 posts)
2. Mrs. Eckman has a heck of a wound on her forehead from a projectile
Mon Oct 6, 2025, 03:05 PM
Monday

She was taken to the hospital for a concussion.

ShazzieB

(21,744 posts)
7. This kind of thing is incredibly scary to me.
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 02:28 PM
Tuesday

I briefly considered joining in the protests in Chicago, but I don't dare.

I've seen how those ICEholes like to slam people to the ground, and I'm deathly afraid of what they might do to me. I'm a 75 year old woman with osteoporosis, and I don't think these old bones could take that. I'll be at the protest in my town on 10/18, but I'm not going anywhere ICE is, at least for the time being..

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