Social ICE/deportation protests and riots megathread

[mozfonky]

Im sure you actually believe that too. Is Ebonics back in style or no good english no more around?

no mo, english be got. I get back to you at fo'.

I can only tell you what I saw with my own eyes, look, I was in the middle of seattle with this shit happening, and yes, the majority of the faces I saw were young and white, no one else was out, it was covid you know. I was working doing my job driving so that's what I saw. I also saw plenty of news footage of silly young white guys breaking into police cruisers, truth be told, it was just an opportunity for them to act like brats, they didn't care about any particular issue, they just loved an excuse to get out of the house and act like what they are. From the footage i saw in portland it was very similar.

 

[fingercuffs]

I got news for you then - most looters are apolitical

It's the same argument with republicans claiming that criminals vote democrat. 99.99999% of all criminals are 100% apolitical and probably couldn't even name who the VP is.

Seriously. Protesters and looters are not the same. Looters take their chance when they can, I doubt they could give a crap about who's president or ICE.

 

[DoctorTaco]

That's a bad use of Marines

Marines are some of the best shock troopers in the world. Point them towards the enemy, pull the pin and stand back. Seeing them deployed on us soil is concerning for sure

 

[DoctorTaco]

I was in the middle of seattle with this shit happening, and yes, the majority of the faces I saw were young and white

Sounds like Seattle

 

[Osculater]

Things get worse for Newsom

Apparently he lied his ass off about Trump not calling or talking to him before Trump decided to do Newsom’s job for him . W/receipts

June 7th was yesterday?

 

[nhbbear]

Were they though? Neither the mayor nor the governor asked for the National Guard.

So you think local and state law enforcement should be forced to enforce federal laws or else be occupied by the federal government?

Both gruesome and bass were negligent in how they handled the riots which led to trump sending in the guard. And no, I don’t think that local le should be forced to assist but the state and especially la have proudly declared that they are a sanctuary zone thumbing their nose at federal law. And “occupied” is a weird and harsh term for sending in the guard to help an overrun lapd when the leaders failed to enlist their assistance

 

[mozfonky]

Sanctuary Cities aren't even remotely a thing anymore since masked "ICE" agents are kidnapping people off the street refusing to even show their ID.

Seattle hasn't seemed to bend yet, i'm seeing posters at this college i'm attending that tell people not to answer questions and most of the people I know aren't happy with any of this. incidentally, these immigrants do actually benefit some of the folks who are pro illegal. I know a manager who works at the (Bill) Gates Foundation in the food service industry and she mentioned how Gates had such tight security Ice would never get in.

Ugly times, ugly, ugly times.

 

[nhbbear]

Close, what you said was:

Which sounded like blanket call to violate the 4th ammendment. If I’m a commie and
Marching in the streets I still have my constitutional rights. That goes for every other person peacefully doing the same.

Don’t forget violating the first amendment as well. As much as I disagree with the protests, it’s their right so long as they’re not breaking laws like shutting down traffic-man, they pisses me off to the point I think I would get violent.

 

[nonoob]

Well were the local politicians on the record about enforcing the law and supporting the law intervention?

Mayor Bass was clear on June 5th saying "LAPD Will NOT Assist ICE."

The National Guard was not called in because LAPD was out numbered.

The LAPD had nothing to do with the NG being called, it was directly ordered from Trump,

who has/had no idea what the situation was on the ground.

By not being glued only to Sea N N, and having eyes there seeing the real situation, he saw the unchecked obstruction on ICE vehicles doing the job, also mobs attacking to prevent Federal Agents there to remove known felons with Arrest Warrants.

You refuse to post clips because none exist.

Mayor Karen Bass Opposes ICE Raids in Los Angeles​

In a significant statement released on June 6, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass expressed her strong opposition to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids taking place in the city. This announcement has sparked conversations surrounding immigration policies, community safety, and the role of local government in protecting its residents.

Deploying the National Guard was excessive and a complete abuse of power and resources.

 

[mozfonky]

Sounds like Seattle

ya, certainly, but was it different anywhere else? were most of the people doing this black in other cities, I can only go by what I observed and saw on the news and in person. It was annoying as fuck mainly because you know these morons don't give a shit about anything but themselves.

It was weird though, I've been in seattle all my life and never really felt or thought of it as "home" but to see a place you were since a child tore the fuck up like that was still about the closest I ever felt to this being my city, what did they do to my city? That was totally foreign to me and strange.

 

[mozfonky]

June 7th was yesterday?

june seventh was saturday, i know because it's prince's birthday.

 

[nhbbear]

Sanctuary Cities aren't even remotely a thing anymore since masked "ICE" agents are kidnapping people off the street refusing to even show their ID.

They are, though. La proudly declares itself a sanctuary city every chance they get. Same with Chicago and nyc

 

[Islam Imamate]

Both gruesome and bass were negligent in how they handled the riots which led to trump sending in the guard.

That's a pretty drastic move by Trump though don't you think? It hadn't been done since the civil rights era.

And no, I don’t think that local le should be forced to assist but the state and especially la have proudly declared that they are a sanctuary zone thumbing their nose at federal law.

What do you mean by "thumbing their nose at federal law"? They're just not enforcing it which you agree they have the right to do.

And “occupied” is a weird and harsh term for sending in the guard to help an overrun lapd when the leaders failed to enlist their assistance

Sure it's dramatic but I think it's not entirely unfair to describe troops sent to secure a territory they're not welcome in that way.

 

[Osculater]

june seventh was saturday, i know because it's prince's birthday.

 

[mozfonky]

Both gruesome and bass were negligent in how they handled the riots which led to trump sending in the guard. And no, I don’t think that local le should be forced to assist but the state and especially la have proudly declared that they are a sanctuary zone thumbing their nose at federal law. And “occupied” is a weird and harsh term for sending in the guard to help an overrun lapd when the leaders failed to enlist their assistance

i gotta love his defiance though, he just told them to come arrest him. That's usually the kind of fear they hope makes folks cave and he's asking for it.

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

Things get worse for Newsom

Apparently he lied his ass off about Trump not calling or talking to him before Trump decided to do Newsom’s job for him . W/receipts

lol owned

 

[nhbbear]

ya, but holdup, most of the damage during blm was by white folks, young white folks, at least from what I could observe firsthand, no blacks were lighting no police cruisers on fire.

In Seattle and Portland because those cities are very heavily mostly white, but I saw many videos of blacks beating on police cruisers

 

[mozfonky]

Don’t forget violating the first amendment as well. As much as I disagree with the protests, it’s their right so long as they’re not breaking laws like shutting down traffic-man, they pisses me off to the point I think I would get violent.

shutting down traffic is one of the main tactics for non-violence, it's not really non-violent when you're stopping people from taking care of themselves and their families though who really have nothing to do with nothing.

 

[nhbbear]

i gotta love his defiance though, he just told them to come arrest him. That's usually the kind of fear they hope makes folks cave and he's asking for it.

This is tough for me because I hate trump and gavin
, who is particularly sassy right now because he is shook he lost control of his state.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

this one's brutal