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Drug Enforcement Administration agent used Illinois cop’s Flock license plate reader password for immigration enforcement searches (unraveledpress.com)
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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

when ICE has degraded into a largely lawless and authoritarian organization

I think you're mistaking actually enforcing the law as being "lawless and authoritarian".

Now, what I’m a bit confused about is why you are so up-in-arms about the existence of this law instead of the violation of this law.

I'm not so "up in arms" about anything, just questioning why the authorities are handicapped on what they can use one of their systems for. Sure, the violation of the law is bad - but the law itself seems ridiculous. The only people it benefits are literally criminals.

[–] grindemup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hmm, why have you not responded to the substantive reasoning for the law? As a self-professed freedom advocate, well, that's obviously a lie so do you actually have something of value to add or are you just trolling?

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have responded - I don’t agree with artificially handicapping what they can use a law enforcement system for. There’s no good reason for the law.

[–] grindemup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Would you like to at least engage with the discourse a bit more, eg explain why the reason I have mentioned and other possible reasons are not good to you? Otherwise you're not adding much to the conversation.

[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 0 points 1 week ago

eg explain why the reason I have mentioned and other possible reasons are not good to you? Otherwise you’re not adding much to the conversation.

Your reason is ridiculous and wrong, and you're not adding much to the conversation.

As for why this law exists at all, well it’s actually to the benefit of law enforcement: the idea is that immigrant communities are more likely to cooperate with law enforcement if they aren’t scared that they will be the target of immigration control.

Only illegal immigrants are scared of immigration control. Handicapping law enforcement doesn't benefit law enforcement lol.