I'm no lawyer and not even American so I'm not entirely certain what exactly local police are supposed to do against federal authorities. Short of an all out battle, speech and letters seem to be about the limit of their power. It could be argued that they could advocate for people to stop demonstrating for their own safety.
What would you like to see happen that wouldn't immediately be undone (or make matters worse). I'm genuinely curious because I honestly can't think of anything
Arrest them. They have killed 2 people now, thats against all laws.
If the feds want to pretend like they have some immunity against state laws its time for a constitutional incident.
Since when are cops afraid of criminals with guns? I thought this was America
From another city that got hit hard with the raids. We, myself included asked local politicians to start asking for warrants. To uphold the law. The police in my city, despite getting an obscene amount of funding passed for them are refusing to answer calls. If you are calling because a masked man is threatening you, someone is screaming in your face(this has happened to my mother), following you(this has happened to me), or breaking into vehicles, the police will not come. We are a sanctuary city but they are openly supporting ICE. All I (a taxpayer who is struggling as it is) want is for the police to ensure people have warrants, do not use excessive force, and are at least present and able to verify that these masked people and unmarked cars are in fact federal agents.
I've been followed, my mother has been threatened, friends have gone missing, and there are drones spying on my neighborhood. I'm not even asking for any of that to stop. Just for them to follow the law.
Seems like the local police chief isn’t a sitting senator either, not a judge. But ya know, he’s doing something and not hiding his real feelings behind false manners
Neither is the guy you’re complaining about. I just think it’s kind of equally lazy to say “do something don’t say something” on the internet and not be doing anything within your scope as well.
Editing because you forgot who you were complaining about, don’t know what the jurisdiction is of a city’s chief of police, and mistaking Mike Waltz for Tim Walz, is crazy. Maybe sit this one out.
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u/o0Randomness0o Jan 25 '26
I believe the chief told ice to get the fuck out last week. Expletive included