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TommyT139

(2,194 posts)
11. A hydra of speculation...
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 12:18 AM
Jun 2025

I can imagine a lot of reasons:
* Victims may be reluctant to report crimes, if they or family might be undocumented or perceived to be so. There may be language barriers. The victims may not know what rights they actually have.
* Imposters are able to easily disguise themselves, simply by dressing in the hodgepodge of tactical gear that official ICE thugs wear. Even video evidence doesn't show a lot of clues.
* Even when local police want to track down actual ICE abductions, ICE has been reluctant to share info, or denied outright they were in the area.
* At a macro scale, especially in red state areas, the existence of imposters fulfills an actual goal of the Trump administration: to strike fear into the targeted communities.
* In cases where imposters have been caught, it seems to me that they've been really clueless, or violent to the point where police follow up as a public safety matter (for instance the attempted rape in an apartment lobby, caught on security video).

Under-reporting would likely be a major factor. The fact that there are so many turning up in the most cursory searches implies to me that those are the tip of the iceberg. Hard to prove, of course, yet impossible to disprove.

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Vile. TommyT139 Jun 2025 #1
Where are you hearing about these imposters? MadameButterfly Jun 2025 #4
Been happening for months TommyT139 Jun 2025 #7
Wow. This is amazing MadameButterfly Jun 2025 #10
A hydra of speculation... TommyT139 Jun 2025 #11
All good points MadameButterfly Jun 2025 #12
That's my sense, too. TommyT139 Jun 2025 #13
One thing about Krasnov, gab13by13 Jun 2025 #2
Excellent suggestion, but it would have to be the AG of the states where these illegal kidnappings are taking place. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2025 #3
Agree, it is time to start arresting MadameButterfly Jun 2025 #6
It's Here Now. SECRET POLICE IN AMERICA. MagaSmash Jun 2025 #5
Why should anyone recognize the authority of unidentified goons? ihaveaquestion Jun 2025 #8
Kick IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 2025 #9
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