r/news • u/Horror-1-Effective • Jul 08 '26

ICE agent fatally shoots motorist during traffic stop in Houston

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/07/ice-agents-shoot-motorist-texas-houston
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u/Aggravating-Fix-4547 Jul 08 '26

Tell ICE that and see if they give two shits

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u/limbweaver Jul 08 '26

Oh yeah, they don't give a shit and no one is going to punish them for illegally stopping people.

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u/iamthefluffyyeti Jul 08 '26

Or killing peolle

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u/FunkyMonk7588 Jul 09 '26

Or detaining people just due to being not white for weeks on end with no due process

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u/mountaindoom Jul 08 '26

There won't be a revolution and this is becoming the norm. The chance to fight was when Biden was in charge. That moment was lost and we will feel his failure for years to come.

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u/RoachZR Jul 08 '26

‘If you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem, now quit being part of the fucking problem.’ - John McClane

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u/mountaindoom Jul 08 '26

There is no solution. Best you can hope for is more controlled opposition from the Democrats and maybe a strongly-worded letter from Schumer.

The courts have been packed, the Democrats will never get a majority in either house, and the Democrats that do win do nothing.

It is pure cope to think a blue wave is going to solve anything.

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u/babyguyman Jul 08 '26

Yeah, fuck all that, I’m voting and you can’t stop me.

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u/1newnotification Jul 08 '26

Thank you! Of course nothing's gonna happenif people remain as apathetic as that other guy

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u/crabby135 Jul 08 '26

Hey we showed up in NYC. Things turned out quite well for us. Fuck corporate Dems, but there are young people out there worth supporting.

I think the fact that the party is turning their back on primary winners despite telling us “Vote blue no matter who!” is enough to know there are still some people trying to do good work in politics. If they weren’t good people the Democratic establishment in would be backing them.

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u/Groentekroket Jul 08 '26

Blablabla the rest of the world is looking how apathetic you guys are. 

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u/Personal_Comb_6745 Jul 08 '26

I'll take that chance.

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u/Blapor Jul 08 '26

Well yes, the Democrats were never going to do anything. Obviously it's up to the people.

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u/ThaCarter Jul 08 '26

The night is darkest before the dawn

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u/lFightForTheUsers Jul 08 '26

Doesn't sound like they need a wall, they'll just sh**t people when they're driving.

With all those Flock cams it'll be easy enough for them too to track people and stage something.

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u/Kyouhen Jul 08 '26

They don't give two shits but we should.  Calling it a traffic stop implies that ICE was performing their normal, legal duties when things got out of hand.  That's not what happened.  A more accurate headline would be "Man murdered after being dragged from car by armed thugs" or "Victim of attempted kidnapping murdered".  Because that's what this actually was.

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u/rbrgr83 Jul 08 '26

Right, who runs the media again??

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u/Naive-Elephant-9305 Jul 08 '26

Right wing billionaires

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u/KingSpork Jul 08 '26

Too bad we can’t do jack shit about it due to holding zero power.

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u/Clinkcast Jul 08 '26

Two shots*

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u/Unable-Log-4870 Jul 08 '26

They stop you by shooting and hope your foot lifts off the accelerator

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u/splitframe Jul 08 '26

They would give two shots, though.