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What a shock. Essentially the most intellectually dishonest folks within the nation nonetheless have the largest bullhorns. That’s why a regular-ass drug raid that occurred in Tuscon, Arizona in some way makes headlines in New York Metropolis. Right here’s the New York Publish, disingenuously reporting the (Arizona) information:
An enormous raid on a suspected cartel member present in Arizona with an enormous stockpile of medication and weapons was interrupted by “idiots” who thought it was “an ICE raid,” in accordance with a sheriff.
Investigators had spent round six months investigating the unidentified cartel member, who had crept again into the nation regardless of beforehand being deported, in accordance with Pinal County Sheriff Ross Teeple.
Once they lastly raided his dwelling in southwest Tucson late Wednesday, they discovered thousands and thousands of fentanyl capsules in addition to 32 kilos of cocaine, 22 kilos of meth, 4 weapons — and a few surprising opposition.
“Right here’s the loopy half — some idiots, considering it was an ICE raid, got here down and protested,” the sheriff stated.
Whereas the protesters might have seemed a bit misplaced protesting what seems to be a reputable “worst of worst” raid carried out by legislation enforcement, they’re hardly idiots. The raid was led by ICE brokers with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Division in tow, which is why it in all probability seemed precisely like simply one other ICE raid carried out for the only objective of ejecting brown folks from this nation, whether or not or not they’ve dedicated any prison acts.
After all, New York’s cop-friendliest paper (and that’s in a metropolis that additionally hosts the New York Occasions) doesn’t restrict itself to burying the lede. It ensures probably the most damning contradiction of this sheriff’s manufactured outrage doesn’t even make it into print. If somebody reads nothing however the Publish’s protection, they may come away considering protesters are protesting actually any legislation enforcement exercise. You need to go to the hyperlinks contained within the article to see why protesters might need thought this was simply one other bullshit immigration raid:
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Workplace and ICE brokers have been executing a search warrant for narcotics violations at a house within the space of Irvington and Midvale Park.
That necessary data is contained nowhere within the NY Publish’s “reporting.” That’s an important a part of the entire — one thing the sheriff willfully ignored simply so he might name anti-ICE protesters “idiots.”
ICE raids draw crowds nowadays. And ICE has nobody guilty however itself for this final result. Sheriff Ross Teeple is the true fool right here, one thing that could be inferred from his full remark to native reporters:
“Final evening, we had folks protesting a drug bust,” Teeple stated. “These idiots got here out and protested us getting 5 million fentanyl capsules off the streets. They don’t have particular person thought, they’ve group assume.”
Group assume? Actually? That is coming from a legislation enforcement officer who possible believes firmly within the energy of the “skinny blue line” and positively thinks he and his company ought to by no means face protests or criticism for partnering with ICE to conduct raid of properties. Being in legislation enforcement is the very definition of “group assume.” Because of this when one cop fires a gun, each different cop within the space tends to open hearth as effectively, even when they haven’t personally skilled something approaching a risk to their lives or security. Because of this there’s a code of silence that allows unhealthy cops to carve out decades-long careers regardless of repeated misconduct. And because of this the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division has been completely sidelined by the group-thinkiest, most pro-cop president we’ve ever had the misfortune of seeing ascend to the Oval Workplace. (Twice!)
For those who don’t like your legislation enforcement stuff being mildly inconvenienced by the presence of protesters, simply choose out of partnering with ICE. You’re below no authorized obligation to contribute to its anti-immigrant actions. For those who’re simply there to bask within the mirrored glory of a drug bust that occurs to contain a migrant, suck it up. However with ICE being the focus of protests throughout the nation, it’s extraordinarily silly to place the general public on blast since you’ve failed to appreciate you’ll typically be judged by the corporate you select to maintain.
Filed Beneath: donald trump, ice, immigration, mass deportation, pinal county sheriff, ross teeple
