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sheshe2

(96,840 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:41 AM Sunday

U.S. news Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Rachel Maddow (@maddow.bsky.social) 2026-02-15T06:23:33.367Z




Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-dhs-immigration-protests-injuries-less-lethal-weapons-force-rcna258388
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U.S. news Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters (Original Post) sheshe2 Sunday OP
These people need to pay for their actions blue_jay Sunday #1
I agree, blue_jay. sheshe2 Sunday #2
Any student of history knows how inhumane our treatment brer cat Sunday #3
I just can't believe this is where we are today. sheshe2 Sunday #5
It's not just the DHS, it's all state forces. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #4
Masks Off! duckworth969 Sunday #6

blue_jay

(220 posts)
1. These people need to pay for their actions
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:35 AM
Sunday

and the use of these weapons and the violence needs to be stopped. This is just plain sickening.

sheshe2

(96,840 posts)
2. I agree, blue_jay.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 02:53 AM
Sunday

Their war is not just on immigrants; it is on American citizens.

They need to be stopped.

brer cat

(27,487 posts)
3. Any student of history knows how inhumane our treatment
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:25 AM
Sunday

of native Americans and slaves was, nevertheless it is shocking to have it happen in our lifetime to our neighbors. We truly live among evil people, and we are sometimes willing to elect them to lead our country.

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