ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
    • palordrolap@fedia.io
      131·
      12 days ago

      They put you somewhere that you have no communication with the outside world. Now what?

        • palordrolap@fedia.io
          51·
          12 days ago

          You haven’t watched or read much dystopian fiction (or fact, as below), have you?

          My mind always goes to that one scene in Roots where, below decks on the slaver ship, the captured slaves-to-be stage a revolt and resolve to swim to the bank of the river the ship is sailing on. They succeed in reaching the top deck, a masterpiece of planning, only to become dazed both by the daylight as well as the fact there was no riverbank in sight.

          Those poor bastards were from inland, had probably never been more than a few miles from their villages. They literally couldn’t conceive of something as large as the Atlantic ocean.

          Likewise you’re failing to conceive all the ways that your plans won’t work. You really think you’ll get to someone’s crotch or eyes? And if you do, that you’ll not be overcome and won’t get that opportunity next time?

          The only hope is a whole heap of incompetence on behalf of the captor. And in that case you will still not win the fight. Run.

          And hope there’s a riverbank nearby or else you’re cooked.

  • underwire212@lemm.eeEnglish
    44·
    11 days ago

    Remember when Americans make fun of China because the government censors and controls what you can say online? Yeahhhh……

  • Whateley@lemm.eeEnglish
    36·
    11 days ago

    I shit on ICE and everything it stands for.

    All my homies shit on ICE, too.

    • A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      12 days ago

      Yes, fuck ICE, fuck nasified ICE. See, this as a positive stance to have towards ice. This is not : “Posting Negative Things About” … “Fucking ICE”.

    • cyberfae@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      12 days ago

      I wouldn’t count on that if I where you. They’re cracking down harder than ever, and they’re getting even more citizens by mistake during their raids than usual.

      • ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        11 days ago

        I’m guessing they said this to make ICE waste resources going after them. Of course, Trump wants to be able to deport citizens, too.

    • OneTwoThree@mander.xyzEnglish
      6·
      11 days ago

      For anyone who is undocumented (and people who are documented!), it’s important to know your rights regarding ICE:

      1. Don’t open the door for ICE. They aren’t allowed into your house or workplace without a warrant signed by a judge.
      2. Ask them to leave.
      3. Stay silent. Do not talk to them without a lawyer.
      4. If you ask you your immigration status, your citizenship status, etc, don’t tell them anything. Don’t even speak to them.
      5. Even if you’re a citizen, still don’t tell them anything. ICE destroys communities, and every second of their time you waste is one less second they will spend destroying people’s lives.
      6. If you are detained, ask to talk to your lawyer. Note that ICE doesn’t provide lawyers so make sure you get one in preparation.
      7. Do not sign anything or give them any documents whatsoever without a lawyer in that room.