A Minnesota county attorney may pursue charges against federal officers for alleged misconduct during an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area
A Minnesota prosecutor announced an investigation Monday that may lead to charges against federal officers, including Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, for misconduct during an immigration enforcement crackdown.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said in a news conference that her office is already looking into 17 cases, including one where Bovino threw a smoke canister at protesters on Jan. 21. Another on Jan. 7 involved federal officers making an arrest outside a high school and deploying chemical irritants while students and staff were in the area.
“Make no mistake, we are not afraid of the legal fight, and we are committed to doing this correctly,” Moriarty said. “Operation Metro Surge caused immeasurable harm to our community.”
“Could” in these situations always means “won’t”.
Could, may, alleged, looking into. All these words do not spark join in the hearts of Americans who want to see stronger action taken against this kind of injustice.
Arrest ice agents who violate the law.
Stop asking the public to collect video evidence, shifting the burden on the already burdened. Stop telling people to simply upload their videos and pictures for them to possibly be reviewed. Stop acting like lawsuits alone will save the Republic. I’m so done with these liberal half measures.
Then go and organise the revolution.
Arrest ICE agents who violate the law.
And then what? Arresting people isn’t investigating them, charging them or convicting them. The latter is the goal, and it can’t happen without the other two.
That is, unless you want to fight fascism with fascism.
You arrest them, hold them until their pretrial release hearing, and depending on that, keep them in custody or release them (possibly with them posting bail) until their trial, just like anyone else.
So they get arrested and then quickly released. That’s it?
We’ll never know if none of these governors, ARREST THEM. I’d rather liberal leadership that fails trying than to never having tried at all.
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People forget that putting together a proper case takes time unless you’re the Trump administration and don’t care about putting together a proper case.
Yeah give them a couple years to “really make a good case” like we did for Jan 6th. Slow bureaucracy will certainly save us this time.
Revolution?
Don’t tell me you have to build a case against ice agents before you arrest them. Our political leaders could simply threaten to arrest ice officers. That alone would have a chilling effect on their outrageous conduct.
You’re offering weak sauce too.
Our political leaders could simply threaten to arrest ice officers. That alone would have a chilling effect on their outrageous conduct.
Oh right. Yeah, that’s not at all a fight that the Trump administration is spoiling for. And when no arrests materialise (because the police support ICE) or no charges materialise (because you cared more about headlines than results) you’ve pissed away any hope of achieving anything. You look weak because you failed and Trump wins.
There’s only two approaches that work here: by the book, or by the bullet. And if you choose the bullet, you’d better hope you have enough of 'em.
You’ve clearly already been defeated in your own mind.
If you wanna go commit violence that’s on you.
I’m saying politicians can stand to do more politicing. Actual arrests are immaterial. The rhetoric is what matters and we’ll never win if we act defeated or violent.
No, I just have a different opinion than you on what is strong if you’re not committing to violent revolution. To reject fascism means you need a) to follow the rule of law and b) not talk about shit you can’t actually achieve.
I am not committing to violent revolution. Not while we could salvage what we have. I’m in favor of a real opposition party and wildly stronger language from Democrats.
If your hopes rely on the Democratic Party, all is already lost.
Could, may, alleged, looking into.
all that happened at Kent State in 1970 and no one was charged.
I hope they succeed with the charges.
Launches
That word is doing a lot of work if we’re already think about consequences.
