[–] Mathurin1911 ago
I keep having to mention this.
The speech did nothing but tell ICE where she was.
ICE had already sought her out at her home, failed to find her (she says she hid) This is a person with a warrant giving a public speech, not an immigrant jailed for talking about immigration.
Why does it matter
Because arresting someone in retaliation for their political speech is messed up.
Hear me out. The number of laws in the US has made it such that no person is ever truly innocent. If the authorities look hard enough they can find or make up something to charge you with, fucking up your life for 5 years at least. We do not want to cheer using law enforcement to fuck up the lives of public speakers on political issues, lest they start being used against our side as well. Never forget the years spent in opposition, or the cocky bastards on the left who swore they would never lose power ever again. Dont be like those cocky bastards, dont destroy the democratic ideals of our nation for your own agenda, leaving nothing in the path of our opposition when they eventually take power back.
[–] Capt_Rye ago
Shoulda applied for that visa extension, green card, or citizenship if you wanted to stay here.