I’ll just jump right in with a short list.

1. ICE agents to have warrants before entering a private home – you know, like local police;
2. ICE agents not wearing masks – you know, like local police;
3. ICE agents to have name and ID number visible on uniform – you know, like local police;
4. ICE agents to be relieved of duty during an investigation into their excessive use of force or firing their gun or murder – you know, like local police;
5. ICE detainees to have access to adequate water, food, and medical care;
6. ICE detainees to have the right to a lawyer – you know, like in a county jail or state prison;
7. ICE agents to have and use body cameras – you know, like real police officers; and
8. ICE agents to have standardized uniforms – you know, like real police officers, not mercenaries.

I’d love for my Republican friends to grab a red pen, then read and circle all the items they believe are “left-wing,” ‘radical,” or “lunatic.” Then, to honestly ask themselves which of the things on the list they want their local and state law enforcement officers to start or stop doing.

For starters, raise your hand if you want all local, state, and federal officers to wear masks.

I’ll wait, if you need to think about it….

Janet

The government should be afraid of its citizens, not the other way around.