re: Judge ruling ICE can't arrest protesters - Opinion

Judges Opinion: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758/gov.uscourts.mnd.229758.85.0_1.pdf

There have been several notables recently about this decision. The headlines are misleading and I think intentionally so.

First let me be very clear. I am in no way slagging bakers. They are posting what is presented to them. It is not their job, IMO, to verify the contents of the articles presented.

Second, I am not on the ACAB bandwagon.

Having made those points. If you read the actual decision there are some key points that the headlines are ignoring. The order only protects protestors that are peaceful and not obstructing the officers. So as long as they don't get in the way and aren't attacking the officers they are allowed to protest. I can understand why the officers don't want the protestors there, they must understand that there is a constitutionally protected right to assemble peacefully and protest. NO throwing stuff and the like is NOT protected. But standing around yelling and waving placards and being generally unpleasant to be around is. Likewise being allowed to observe and record officials conducting their duties is also protected. The idea of people being dragged from their vehicles for simply following ICE officers around bothers me. What would the charge be? Renee Good was actively obstructing officers. There can be disagreements with regard to what her intentions were when she let off the brake and pressed the gas pedal. Her intentions don't matter, the results of her actions in that moment do, as Turley has been pointing out recently. Those results were that she threatened an officer and so got shot. She played a stupid game and won a stupid prize. There is a big difference between that and simply following ICE agents around.

Contrast stated views in regard to these protestors and the Jan 6 protests, on both sides. I think these misleading headlines are being used to foment anger on the side which supports what ICE is doing. I think it is more of the same: Divide and Conquer. The useful idiots are playing their assigned role. We don't have to.

One final point. To the extent there is a legitimate concern that people following the ICE officers around may result in illegals being tipped off and fleeing. Such communications would most likely involve a phone call. Such calls are logged. Investigation would reveal the individuals making those calls and they can be charged with aiding and abetting and possibly conspiracy to human trafficking. It will take longer yes, but the fast and easy solution is not the way our system is set up to work. It may be more gratifying in the short run but history has shown that the fast and easy course always leads to a bad place. We have been waiting for eight years to get to this point, we can be patient longer still. Burning down our country for a quick and easy win is what the cabal wants. The best thing we can do is to say no.

Yes I wrote a lot of text. Nobody ever said the truth would fit in a sound bite.