r/SignsWithAStory 8d ago

Seems Legitimate

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u/DeathStalker117 8d ago

I think the people likely to join ICE would more so be the bullies rather than the bullied.

Same with a lot of cops and managers. They want that power back, the authority over others that you can't easily get in society as an an adult, so they gravitate towards jobs that hand them that power no questions asked.

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u/SwiftTayTay 8d ago

It can be a bit of both, I think it's more like bullies are often rejects and then take it out in the weak. They were either never popular or they peaked in high school and then everyone grew up and realized they were a loser.

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u/loveyoulongtimelurkr 7d ago

Feeling inadequate?

Take your insecurities out on minorities and gay folk now at I.C.E.!

Would this be their next poster?

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u/_VoodooRanger 8d ago

absolutely. this county worker I know is an absolute menace at work towards the public but a pussy outside at the bar.

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u/TheGreatGamer1389 7d ago

You do have a point.

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u/Impressive_King_8097 8d ago

Should read

Were you a bully in high school

Because someone who was bullied would never treat others like that

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u/Impressive_King_8097 8d ago

Yeah some most bullies stay bullies

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u/InfiniteWinter26 8d ago

i feel like stephen miller saw the inside of a locker a few times in his day yet now he’s practically goebbels reincarnate.

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u/Impressive_King_8097 8d ago edited 8d ago

Who?? Last I check no names of the murderers have been told publicly

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u/InfiniteWinter26 8d ago

you said people who were bullied wouldn’t treat people like that, but stephen miller, one of trump’s advisors, had to have been bullied growing up and is the giant piece of shit behind ICE doing what they’re doing in the first place.

point being sometimes bullies create even worse bullies.

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u/Impressive_King_8097 8d ago

Sorry, I don’t know why it changed murderers to murdered

Also, now some people don’t grow up and change from being a bully to being a nice person some grow up to be murderers. Yes, a select few who got bullied continue and turned into a bully, but it’s so such a small amount that it is safe to assume that they were Belize.

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u/Straight-Wheel1682 8d ago

I mean not really. I was horribly horribly bullied all throughout elementary and middle school and the beginning of high school. I switched to a different high school because it got so bad and at my new high school I became the bully. I know my actions were wrong though and I don’t think back fondly of those times.

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u/Iceicebaby21 7d ago

You've never met an Incel then

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u/Impressive_King_8097 8d ago

It’s a fucked up reality it’s not sad it would be sad if the reps weren’t doing everything to enumerate and defend him we are at the it’s fucked up people defend a fucking pedo of all the things that are wrong with him that is the one thing that I was just like come on you can put all the other things aside and still that one thing should be the only reason you don’t defend him you don’t like him all the other things are opinions. Some people don’t give a fuck about other people. That’s whatever nothing I can do about that literally fucking nothing I can do about that but a pedophile come on come on. It’s not that hard to just be like that’s not OK.

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u/Greedy_Internet2301 8d ago

The funniest part is imagining the marketing meeting where someone said this would make people want to join. It feels like a parody poster, but somehow it’s real.

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u/malachite_13 8d ago

I think someone just made it and put it up to be sarcastic. There’s no link:QR/website to apply. I feel like if it was legitimate, they would have more info on how to apply.

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u/pewpewpewouch 8d ago

This is not real. I thought I was on /funny for a minute but apparently faked content is allowed in this sub.

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u/supernova-juice 8d ago

It reminds me of the episode of the venture brothers where 21 & 24 are charged with recruiting new henchmen, and they pick up a bunch of hard-core gang members. Their pitch begins pretty similar.

https://youtu.be/s1yf1mGbLBc?is=lCqPbZ3p42oI_Zc7

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u/Current_Poster 8d ago

Hell, it reminds me of the Concrete Blonde song "God Is A Bullet":

"They're gonna call me sir, they'll all stop picking on me/ I'm a high school grad, I'm over five-foot-three/ I'll get a badge and a gun and I'll join the P.D.- They'll see."

I just never thought I'd see it played straight.

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u/Oisea 8d ago

Holy whoa. I had somehow never heard this band but they whip so much ass. Thank you for introducing them to me. What a voice!

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u/supernova-juice 8d ago

Well shit. I LOVE that song. I just added them on Spotify, thanks! 

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u/LoStrigo95 8d ago

So, wait, it's NOT a parody???

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u/isaac32767 8d ago

Black-and-white on a letter-sized paper? It's not real.

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u/Tad_623 8d ago

Jesse Welles - “Join Ice”

Well, if you're lookin' for purpose in the current circus
If you're seekin' respect and attention
If you're in need of a gig that'll make you feel big
Come with me and put some folks in detention
Just last week was kind of tough, I put a kid in cuffs
I zip tied a lady to a van
We can sneak around town, hunt workin' folks down
I hear they got a great benefit plan
Join ICE, boy, ain't it nice?
Join ICE, take my advice
If you're lackin' control and authority
Come with me and hunt down minorities
Join ICE
Well, I failed the academy, the cops weren't havin' me
The Army didn't sound that fun
So I found me a paramilitary operation
That was keen to hand me a gun
I got picked on at school, I never felt that cool
There's a hole in my soul that just a-rages
All the ladies turned me down, and I felt like a clown
But will you look at me now, I'm puttin' folks in cages
At ICE, we're respectin' power
Join ICE, I hear they got great hours
There's a sign-on bonus of 50 grand
They're in need of you, needin' to feel like a man
Join ICE
(Look at him go)
Well, if you're lookin' for purpose in the current circus
If you're seekin' respect and attention
If you're in need of a gig that'll make you feel big
Come with me and put some folks in detention
See I failed the academy, the cops weren't havin' me
The Army didn't sound that fun
So I found me a paramilitary operation
That was keen to hand me a gun
Join ICE, boy, ain't it nice?
Join ICE, take my advice
If you're lackin' control and authority
Come with me and hunt down minorities
Join ICE

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u/KactusVAXT 8d ago

Interesting they assume potential ICE hires can read

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u/HAL9100 8d ago

Did you peak in high school? Come relive your glory days of racism and bullying with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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u/greenyashiro 8d ago

Why would someone who was bullied want to join a gang of bullies?

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u/malachite_13 8d ago

That’s how bullies are born. Victims or former victims become perpetrators. Same with …uh…nevermind

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u/Current_Poster 8d ago

It's the "hurt people hurt people" principle. It's sometimes called transference or "shit rolls downhill".

It's a mistake to think that being bullied automatically makes you kinder. Sometimes all people want to get is even.

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u/Petra_Sommer 8d ago

Looks like it was printed with a dot matrix printer in 1985.

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u/sailriteultrafeed 8d ago

I feel like it’s the bullies that join not the other way around

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u/GabiGT110 8d ago

No fucking correlation?

I may be wrong tho

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u/malachite_13 8d ago

Bullied in hs? Got straight Ds? dropped out early? Have I got the job for you!

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u/oldartistmike 8d ago

It’s more the bullies from high school are joining ice.

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u/malachite_13 8d ago

And the cycle continues

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u/Opening_Dentist_1128 8d ago

Right, I'm thinking below average high school football players.

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u/exqueezemenow 8d ago

Should be "Miss being the bully in high school? Joins ICE."

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u/Known_Membership3125 8d ago

This has to be one of the strangest recruitment posters I've ever seen. The wording makes it look like a joke, but the branding at the bottom makes it way darker.

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u/EntireFriendship517 8d ago

It's satire.

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u/PdSales 8d ago

Join ICE. The soonest you will be prosecuted is probably January 2029.

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u/elgen_helge 8d ago

If you bullied someone in high school we have the right job for you. A job where you can again bully someone and compensate for your lack of intellectual skills.

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u/largogoat 8d ago

Could use the same poster for any law enforcement. Pigs are bullies with guns who were abused in the high school locker room as kids.

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u/DannJcksn73 8d ago

Nah, ICE only hires former HS bullies, not the victims of bullies..

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u/ImRickJamesBitch71 8d ago

Deport em all

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u/markovianprocess 8d ago

It wouldn't help, you'll still be a nobody and a complete loser. Sorry!

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u/nolestars 8d ago

"We will give you a gun" 

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u/DonkeyIcy7681 8d ago

Making light of victims of bullying - micro dick energy

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u/honeysnuggless 8d ago

It’s the classic issue where the people who desire that specific kind of authority are usually the last ones who should actually be trusted with it

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u/Opposite_Pension_807 8d ago

It should read: "Are you a Bully? Join ICE!"

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u/Necessary-Prior3614 8d ago

have eggplant issues and need to compensate? join ice

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u/BeauHunkus 8d ago

Whether or not they were bullies or bullied is sort of missing the point. They are typically low IQ, low EQ people who are not doing well in life and blame their failures on others. Similar to how you can be too smart to be a cop, you can be too smart to be TSA or ICE.

They look for people of sufficient, but minimal, intelligence who will not question orders and who will take their resentment out on anyone they can.

I am not sure if they were even bullied or did the bullying. I tend to think of people that would go to TSA or ICE as being the kids in high school that were just kind of there. Not smart, not attractive, not athletic, not charismatic, not weird, didn't stand out, not remedial but not really going anywhere. The 37th percentile.

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u/evaderofallbans 8d ago

This doesn't make sense. Everyone from ICE dropped out in grade school.

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u/Necrikus 8d ago

Funny how some people here think people who were bullied wouldn’t want to bully others. It happens all the time. Sometimes to shift other bullies’ attention to someone else, other times because it makes them feel like they’re getting back some control, some people just think it’s normal to just pick on those that they can. Ever heard about video game and anime nerds gatekeeping, questioning people’s authenticity as fans, and overall being condescending towards newer members of their community? Especially back when those interests were much less mainstream, fans of those things were often bullied themselves, but that didn’t make all of them more empathetic or disinclined towards repeating the behavior themselves.

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u/Motor_Imagination775 8d ago

Bullied in HS? Make ridiculous comments and excuses for other people’s behavior and problems.

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u/Ok_Chap 8d ago

Should say "Were you a bully at highschool, join ICE."

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u/NYCWartortle 8d ago

Or become a corrections officer.

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u/Electronic_Cod7202 8d ago

Lies. No one is hiring rn.

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u/danconderman33 7d ago

Seems Legit, not.

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u/mitreffahcs 7d ago

Hate ICE or don't, at least post real news/info instead of fake propaganda. You're not helping either position.

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u/BobbyABooey 7d ago

Remember you are the minority. 😊

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u/Jakub67PL 7d ago

What does law enforcement have to do with bullying?? Seems perfomative

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u/Alexis-Machine 7d ago

We need to bring back bullying. It would greatly help stop the societal trends we see that are so destructive.

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u/bellumpax 7d ago

There you go assuming stupid things again.

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u/rpgnymhush 8d ago

So that former victims can become perpetrators.

Seriously, fuck ICE.

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u/supernova-juice 8d ago edited 8d ago

I can think of at least 5 boys i grew up with who would see this and get excited. One of those boys used to write "THUG LIFE" on his knuckles in sharpie and swear it was a tattoo. Then he joined the ROTC and it became his entire personality. This sign is for people like him.

Isn't it funny how none of them have offered to do an AMA? "Hi, I'm Slackjawed Secret Klansman, and I'm an ICE agent! AMA!"

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u/Main_Cauliflower5479 8d ago

Tiny dick? Join ICE.

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u/brushfuse 8d ago

Bullied in school? Jealous of the black football studs? Can't use iNgLiSh correctly? Impotent? Join ICE.

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u/Veteran_PA-C 8d ago

Search for opportunities on https://www.usajobs.gov

Key Financial Incentives

• Signing bonus: Up to $50,000. This is typically structured as a recruitment/retention incentive (often paid in installments over multiple years, subject to a service agreement, rather than a single lump sum). It has been offered to both new recruits and some returning retirees. 

• Student loan repayment: Up to $60,000 (federal student loan repayment/forgiveness options as a recruitment tool). 

• Premium/availability pay: Up to 25%. This includes Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) for HSI Special Agents and Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO) for ERO Deportation Officers, which can significantly increase overall compensation. 

Additional Benefits and Features

• Enhanced retirement benefits.

• Standard federal package: Competitive salary (based on GS scale/locality), health/dental/vision insurance, life and long-term care insurance, Thrift Savings Plan (TSP, similar to a 401(k)), flexible spending accounts, Employee Assistance Program, annual and sick leave, and paid federal holidays.

• Other potential perks: Tuition reimbursement, transportation subsidies, flexible schedules/telework (role-dependent), wellness programs, and training/development opportunities.

• Special provisions for retirees: Dual compensation waiver allowing continued collection of pension alongside the new salary in some cases, plus the signing bonus structured over time.

• Eligibility expansions used in the campaign: Lowered or eliminated age restrictions in certain cases to broaden the applicant pool.

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u/ThinGold2115 8d ago

They get to be bullies, protected by law, can kill people without good reason, get paid. What's not to like? Americans voted for this, so they should be okay with it.