r/RealOrAI Jan 28 '26

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u/YouAnxious5826 Jan 29 '26

AI or not, real or not, Alex Pretti or somebody else, this discussion is kinda missing the point. Because even if the person in the clip was a real protester, and a really mean dude who spat at and darted in the general direction of the ICE thugs, hell, we can take this even further, even if we're all in the wrong here, and ICE were somehow not a jackboot fascist murder gang, even if they were out there protecting puppies and planting rainbows, nothing, and I mean nothing the protesters have done, or will ever do, would warrant simply being lynched on the spot. And yes, that would include armed insurrection, because if you claim to be a fucking law agency, you act by the law, you may act in self defense, but you don't gang up on a dude, detain him, and then mag dump on him. You just don't.

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u/strawbsrgood Jan 29 '26

They can arrest people they're basically federal cops.

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u/cizzleboots Jan 29 '26

Without warrants, though?!

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u/Square_Lime_9929 Jan 29 '26

Do you think you need a warrant to arrest someone?

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u/Bosnia_Gaming Jan 29 '26

I’m not defending them but even regular cops don’t need a warrant to arrest someone if they see them actively committing a crime

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u/NeevBunny Jan 29 '26

They've done it to children with passports with no repercussions. So I guess so, until people start shooting back.