I mean Seattle local cops maced like a six year old in the face in 2020, then washed that down by teargassing an infant in their crib a few weeks later.

The only difference between local cops and ICE in practice is that one of them are federal cops.

@atomicpoet

@atomicpoet I wonder how many of them are on the ground, protecting the protesters against ICE.

@DavidBHimself A few of them have been stopped by ice and threatened by them while they’re off duty.

@atomicpoet Mmm, they should start arresting ICE agents then, if they want to show that there's a difference between cops and ICE.

@nullagent I’m not defending local cops but we can’t deny a major escalation has occurred. A few officers, while off duty, have been threatened by ICE—specifically those of colour.

No doubt, though, ICE exists because regular cops have been militarized.

Caveat here: I am not an American. But as a Canadian watching this unfold—just a few kilometres from the border—this is scary as hell. Especially with all this annexation talk.

@Andres4NY I wonder what would happen if an ICE officer were to be arrested.

@atomicpoet #georgefloyd would like a word, literally the same city.

Chris Trottier Just the police of colour, though, from what I understand.