I mean, the ICE agents fired pepper balls at the protesters OUTSIDE the fence at an ICE detainment facility…..
What happens when the protesters shoot back using the same “Less-than-Lethal” munitions? If the protesters are doing legal protests outside the fence (which appears to be the case), then the agents have no reason to use such methods….If those are legal, then shooting the same items back to the agents inside the compound should ALSO be legal. Shoot at me, I shoot back. The below looks like the Ice agents are breaking the law.
At this point, it does seem that the ICE folks have gone from enforcing the law to (I hate to say it) “Gestapo Tactics” and have crossed the line to just plain thuggish and illegal behavior.
‘Tis bad enough that they hide their faces as if they are ashamed of their actions (There is a tactical reason to cover your face when doing operations in the dark. If you need to do so during the day, then you are most likely ashamed of your actions or are just doing so to intimidate your victims.) , but this seems to have gone beyond the line.
So, can people shoot back at them with pepper balls, rubber bullets and baton rounds? Tit-for-Tat and all that. If the agents can shoot at them when they are not a threat then one would think the protesters can return fire using the same items. If I were there I think I would.
I don’t see where shooting pepper balls and rubber bullets at peacefully protesting citizens is (or should be) seen as anything but illegal harassment and attempted bodily harm.
I’d like to know the answer though.
Is anyone reigning these supposed cops in? Or are they (as it appears) the dregs of other police departments?
Never thought I’d be siding against Immigrations and Customs enforcement. Tom Homan has to reign these folks in and stop defending their actions when they are beyond the pale.

