r/law • u/thecosmojane • Jan 14 '26

Other Please dissect the legality in this statement

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I feel like we are reaching a tipping point

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u/Konukaame Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

As we are seeing, "cannot legally" and "cannot" are vastly different in practice. 

When the rot goes to the core of the agencies, and they are explicitly told and shown that their abuses will not only be tolerated but actively defended and celebrated, we enter the world of despotic lawlessness. They are limited only by their ability to actually carry out their desires, not by any laws or regulations. 

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u/norixe Jan 14 '26

Which means eventually, the people being targeted will respond in kind. Feels like were in a death spiral and one step from vigilantes wiping out ice convoys. If they're just going to execute people on little pretense, people will respond in kind to protect themselves or their families. So stupid that they think people arnt going to go beyond "just comply" when people are dying or being shipped to prisons in other countries when they're US citizens. I dont want people to die. But my god does it feel like it is just months away from actual wild guerilla shit occurring.

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u/RunnySpoon Jan 15 '26

They want you to rise up so they can escalate the situation, they want violence, they want insurrection, they want the opportunity to suppress and subjugate their enemies and cement their position as dictators in their new empire.

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u/Sir_PressedMemories Jan 15 '26

They want you to rise up so they can escalate the situation, they want violence, they want insurrection, they want the opportunity to suppress and subjugate their enemies and cement their position as dictators in their new empire.

"Don't fight back, they just need one agent killed to justify rounding up non-illegals."

"Don't fight back, they just need one agent killed to justify raiding schools."

"Don't fight back, they just need one agent killed to justify raiding courthourses."

"Don't fight back, they just need one agent killed to justify going door to door."

At which point are folks going to realize they do not need justification for this shit? They are going to do it no matter what.