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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Unmarked, Plate-Less Vehicles Seen in ICE Arrests Across U.S., Report Finds: 'The Agency Clearly Wants to Appear Like a Ghost'

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Unmarked, Plate-Less Vehicles Seen in ICE Arrests Across U.S., Report Finds: 'The Agency Clearly Wants to Appear Like a Ghost'

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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Unmarked, plate-less vehicles have been used in immigration-related arrests across the United States, according to videos reviewed by NPR and accounts from activists and former officials
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  • barnaclebutt@lemmy.world
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    If someone shows up in an unmarked car with no badge and tries to abduct you, why can’t you just shoot them?

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      Isn’t that “stand your ground”? Or does that only work on black or brown people?

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    Take a picture of the VIN! It’s on the windshield at the bottom. Sometimes other places too

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      What do we do with the VIN?

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        It’s tied to the title and if it’s a private vehicle will tell you who the owner is. Theoretically.

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          Do average citizens have access to that information though? I would think it wouldn’t show personal information.

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            Well, consider a Nuremberg Trials situation where these people’s actions are brought to light. You might not be able to do anything immediately, but their actions can always be documented and preserved.

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            Carfax lets you check some information with a VIN.

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    So if someone wants to commit crimes, they can get take the plates off an unassuming van and the cops wont touch them? Got it.

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    Oh oh! I know! If they really want to look ghostly then they could wear white sheets over themselves while arresting people.

    👻

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      With some kind of pointy hood?

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        A grand ‘ol wizard’s hat perchance?

  • Gates9@sh.itjust.worksBanned from community
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    Get the VIN if you get close enough

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      And do what with it?

      • Gates9@sh.itjust.worksBanned from community
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        Certainly nothing illegal

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          Ok but seriously, what are you going to do? Find out who owns it? Check the accident report? This whole “no plates” commotion is pointless. The police don’t give a shit. We know that and so far it seems as if nothing will change that.

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            I don’t know I’m just saying you can’t probably find as much out about the vehicle from the VIN as you can from the plate

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              You absolutely can find out a lot of information with a VIN. That search though legal will cost and leave a trail.

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    Be more ghostlike, you say? I’m sure we can find some people that are willing to facilitate.

    • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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      Apparently one of them was a good Nazi recently

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    If you see a vehicle parked without plates please remember to deflate the tires.

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    Noem says she is just doing it to protect the kids on Halloween and keep them safe. Well shouldn’t we as good citizens help their kids and go and protect their neighborhoods while they are protecting ours… Seems only fair.

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      Which neighborhood are we talking about? Republican cities? Republican rural areas? Washington D.C.?

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    Plate less?? What the actual fuck

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    Secret Police gonna secret.

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    Gestapo criminals committing hate crimes

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    A fat ghost

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    Remind me of other times in history when a militarized government agency was allowed to operate in secret with total impunity and how that turned out.

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    They are ALL going to disappear like ghosts when the Dem govs finally get off their asses and deputize the scores of ex military and LEO that are NOT in love with Trump. I am shocked Pritzker has not done this yet. I along with many of my retired LEO are chomping at the bit to get rid of these bad apples.

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      Hooah

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      Do your fr think the dems ae going to do that? I admire your hope but that is so insanely unlikely. If anything, they will campaign about it and then do nothing like usual

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    Like the KKK ghost uniform? Yeah, okay.

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