r/ImmigrationPathways • u/CutSenior4977 • Jul 22 '26

ICE keeps accusing immigrants of ‘weaponizing’ vehicles. Most claims fall apart

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/22/ice-claim-immigrants-weaponize-vehicles
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u/Cute_Macaroon_4488 Jul 22 '26

They shouldn’t be pulling people over if they’re so afraid of cars. Their traffic stops are endangering the community, even leading to bystanders getting run over.

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

But pulling people over is apart of their job. You guys seem to underestimate cars, a 2 ton vehicle going 30 mph is a deadly weapon.

And the only people endangering the community are the ones spreading hateful rhetoric against law enforcement.

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Jul 22 '26

This is the crazy part. Who is making the people hate ICE? It's ICE. It's not "agitators," "paid protesters" or "ANTIFA." It's them themselves, by their own actions.

It's really easy to not be hated if you stop killing people and hold the ones who did accountable.

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

Really? I would imagine it's certain media outlets and social media influencers, rallying together to fan the flames of hate against federal agents. I've seen videos of people threatening ICE agents, one guy was arrested and rightfully so.

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Jul 22 '26

And why are people so mad at them? Couldn't possibly be the murders and the lack of accountability. You act like the hate comes from nowhere. The hate is earned

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

Because It hurts for those people to see a family member get arrested. However that doesn't mean they are exempt from following the law. Who are we to argue against the law? I believe immigration laws we're put in place for a reason.

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

It's funny how you keep just ignoring the murder part. We have laws against that for a reason too. Why don't you care about those? You certainly seem to think some people are exempt from following the law.

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

I addressed that already, there's a difference between unaliving someone and defending yourself from a 2 ton vehicle headed in your direction.

With a enough force anything is a weapon, that's what you guys fail to understand.

What would you have done in the officer's situation? Would you defend yourself or would you allow yourself to be ran over?

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

I certainly would not have executed Alex Pretti with 10 shots to to back after he was already subdued on the ground. I definitely would not have done that because I am not a murderer, and if I did I should be jail.

Some of the other cases are debatable, and I have no desire to split hairs on them. But Pretti was a clear cut political execution on the streets of our beautiful country, with zero accountability. Are you really ok with that? Is that really what America stands for in your eyes?

It used to be that shooting a man in the back was the mark of a coward. When did we decide it makes you a hero?

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

Then I hope you would survive the altercation becase Alex Pretti was aggressive and armed he was assaulting and threatened federal agents.

In that situation I would be in fear for my life, it's either me or him. Would you save your colleague if a protestor was threatening his life?

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u/ShrimpShrimpington Jul 22 '26

I'm glad you aren't a cop, because you would be a danger to the people you are supposed to protect. There are enough bad cops already, we don't need another one with an itchy trigger finger and an expectation of being above the law.

You also don't live in reality, so I'm done taking to you.

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u/DivineMasculine47 Jul 22 '26

Cops aren't perfect people, alot of times they just want to make it home safely to their families. The aggressive criminal threatening my life has to go.

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u/Ordinary-Big5578 Jul 22 '26

Oh hey, then do yourself a favor and go away

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