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Bread and Circuses

(1,583 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 10:50 PM 16 hrs ago

Excellent analysis of the ICE agent who killed Renee Good


https://substack.com/@tomhoefling/note/c-197600374?r=2zlv4a&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action


As we’ve discussed. They displayed a total LACK of professionalism and didn’t follow established law enforcement training.

ICE has ZERO authority to make traffic stops or grab people off the streets.
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drray23

(8,591 posts)
1. They may have zero authority to make traffic stops and yank people out of their cars
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 11:10 PM
16 hrs ago

Yet they have been doing it since the beginning, and nobody cares about stopping them. So far, not one mayor, governor, chief of police,etc.. instructed the local LEOs to intervene and stop ICE from breaking the law.

Historic NY

(39,669 posts)
8. Traffic laws are state and local, they have neither jurisdiction or authority.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:01 AM
14 hrs ago

its not like they are on US government property. Their jurisdiction is confined to federal laws,

summer_in_TX

(4,050 posts)
4. Acting completely outside their scope of authority - but the average citizen doesn't know that.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:28 AM
15 hrs ago

It's up to our AGs, Governors, and state law enforcement who do or should know to educate us all and take action to stop these lawless actions from ICE.

BurnDoubt

(1,488 posts)
7. Governors need to declare a State Of Emercency and deploy Law Enforcement.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:46 AM
15 hrs ago

Make the Supremes debate “States Rights”. It’s not just for “keepin’ the ‘culuds’ down”.
Make them own their Conservative Third Rail.

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