Are they unidentifiable? What evidence do you have of that? It has been said, but why do I trust what is being said? That was my point. I'm not conflating, I'm dealing with two prongs of the fork.
Who was arrested? I've heard a few people were detained and questioned, but you said arrested. Who? I mean by these supposed secret police, to be clear.
Evidence? Good lord man, have you taken a moment to look at any photos on the subject matter? Videos? They are all over. Men in military uniforms that are NOT in the military who have no nametapes, not answering to whom they are, and wearing cloth masks to obscure everything except their eyes. We know that they are apparently part of Customs Border Patrol and that is essentially it. Except in other cases where it’s apparently the US Marshalls. Or who knows whom else. Pretty hard to pin it down on which agency did what act, and that’s if you’re trying to apply it to a specific agency. But what if my grievance is with the individuals and not the agency? For example, I don’t want to defund the police because some of them are assholes. Most police officers are just trying to do their job. I just want the assholes held accountable. But the only way you can hold specific individuals accountable is if you can identify them!
A nameless, arguably faceless individual acting on behalf of the government who cannot be identified and therefore whose specific conduct cannot be isolated if it turns out to be misconduct is SCARY SHIT. And we are seeing it happen. If we can’t identify them, I’d wager neither can any leadership. That is a massive problem.
In this specific case they are wearing gas masks instead of cloth masks, but the point still applies. This video involves the fairly famous case of a Navy vet receiving what I would consider an unwarranted attack, made abundantly clear by the fact that once the group realized they didn’t break him like they hoped, they just stopped and he freely walked away. Apparently there was no need to arrest him?
So what recourse does this 53 year old Naval Academy graduate have? Who does he sue? Will we ever find out who that guy is that swung the baton five times? Will he ever see justice for that blatant attack? Likely not!
Here’s another video, with nonviolent protesters being attacked by unidentifiable federal agents. The video opens with some simple shoving, and escalates quickly. Watch the full video, it’s important.
Well those are just BEATINGS and not arrests you say! Fear not, I got you!
The evidence is everywhere, you have just chosen not to look.
“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command...“
Insofar as bringing up Obama, I'm merely pointing out the disparity in the media. You say you opposed Obama, I doubt it, but ok. But you are not everyone, you are certainly not the media. I was merely noting that nobody was screaming their heads off about any of this under Him, but it was a problem before, and it's a problem now, but not under him.
Makes it all seem a bit political rather than principled.
Or perhaps goldfish memory is applicable.
Despite having once threatened to veto the bill due to controversial language about the treatment of suspected terrorists, the president signed the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on Saturday.
www.theatlantic.com
With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.
www.thenation.com
And why those of us who oppose such power have been left with few channels for appeal.
reason.com
Oh, people most certainly raised a stink about it at the time. I selected a spread of sources including The Nation, which is well known as a far left wing publication. These are all old articles made at the time when he was President.
There’s definitely politics rather than principle at play my friend, and you are most certainly part of the former. I subscribe to the latter.