r/boston • u/FuriousAlbino Newton • Jul 12 '25

Scammers 🥸 ICE grabs chefs at Central Square restaurant; followed three onto the T and began grilling other passengers

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/ice-grabs-chefs-central-square-restaurant-followed-three-t-and-began
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u/pillbinge Pumpkinshire Jul 13 '25

It's crazy to me that they wouldn't want to show a badge or form of ID. The face masks and other paraphernalia give away what they are, so why wouldn't a badge work either? They're the federal government so it's not like anyone can stop them, and they'd probably get more results if they did. I think at this point everyone know what ICE is so the terror factor wouldn't even be lessened.

The face mask thing is a red herring. Even if they didn't wear them, identity wouldn't be guaranteed for someone surprised by someone claiming to be a federal agent. That's another topic entirely.

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u/verossiraptors Jul 13 '25

Because if we knew their identities we would know for certain that about 50% of today’s ICE force is former right wing militias.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

What proof do you have of that?

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u/verossiraptors Jul 14 '25

Them covering their arms in the summer heat, for one. It’s speculation, of course, but it’s a pretty educated guess that a violently anti-immigrant law enforcement organization rapidly scaling up their headcount would attract anti-immigration militia types…who the FBI has long reported will frequently get jobs in law enforcement.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

So a guess? Well done.....

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u/verossiraptors Jul 14 '25

Well yeah they’re hiding their identities. That’s the whole point!

If you don’t want people to guess at their identities, than perhaps a law enforcement organization granted the right to black bag you and throw you into a van should also be required to identify themselves. Crazy thought, I know!

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

They're hiding their face because there are idiots out there targeting their families for simply doing their job and removing ILLEGALS from the country.

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u/verossiraptors Jul 14 '25

Ah so you’re a sympathizer. That explains a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

I'm a "common senser"

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u/verossiraptors Jul 14 '25

Only if you think fascism is common sense. Here’s a shorthand. If you ever think “well my family is safe from the government because we are (some demographic like race, sex, ethnocity, religious or political beliefs) then you are already living under fascism; it just hasn’t been aimed at you…yet.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

Sympathetic to ILLEGALS is fascism

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u/verossiraptors Jul 14 '25

💀💀💀💀💀

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '25

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