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kentuck

(115,521 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:31 AM Jan 2026

They keep calling them "law enforcement officers"...

They are not LEO's. (law enforcement officers)

They are masked hoods masquerading as LEO's.

Their job is not to intimidate, or terrorize, or kill the citizens of this country.

They are a threat to everyone, including MAGA, if they do not obey their orders.

They are a standing militia paid for by taxpayer monies, which means they work for you.

The same goes for Kristi Noem and Donald Trump.

They are unAmerican and should not exist. The people did not vote for that. They are lying.

That is who they are.

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They keep calling them "law enforcement officers"... (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2026 OP
Too cowardly to be soldiers, too dumb to be cops. dalton99a Jan 2026 #1
Hired thugs, bloodthirsty sons of bitches. I hate hearing them called law-enforcement officers. Walleye Jan 2026 #2
eReich Prints' mercenary goons Clouds Passing Jan 2026 #3
These assholes are not law enforcement and cannot make traffic stops LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2026 #4
Shouldn't that third sentence read, "their job IS to intimidate"? niyad Jan 2026 #5
My Question, Also. ColoringFool Jan 2026 #7
Could we call them.....Brown Shirts? KS Toronado Jan 2026 #6
I believe this oldmanlynn Jan 2026 #8
Right? hannah Jan 2026 #9
Our President has a private police force now, Mr. Mustard 2023 Jan 2026 #10
We may not like it but they unfortunately are EX500rider Jan 2026 #11
There is no Due Process anymore and the legacy media wants ratings? Mr. Mustard 2023 Jan 2026 #12
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said it best. ShazzieB Jan 2026 #13

Walleye

(45,279 posts)
2. Hired thugs, bloodthirsty sons of bitches. I hate hearing them called law-enforcement officers.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:37 AM
Jan 2026

Most of the law-enforcement officers I know are sincere and help people. This these are not like that.

oldmanlynn

(833 posts)
8. I believe this
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:48 PM
Jan 2026

These guys are paid militia members probably from blackstone paramilitary company owned by nancy devos’s brother

hannah

(414 posts)
9. Right?
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:11 PM
Jan 2026

And yet some of them have Police on their vests. It should say Immigration or Border Patrol.

Mr. Mustard 2023

(364 posts)
10. Our President has a private police force now,
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:16 PM
Jan 2026

of masked men who are kidnapping people (and sending them into gulags) and murdering people, and the pathetic legacy media wants to act like it's okay? As though it's normal, and I just watched miserable Kristen Welker "both sides" the killing of Good, as though ICE has a point.

EX500rider

(12,700 posts)
11. We may not like it but they unfortunately are
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:17 PM
Jan 2026

Google says:

Yes, members of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are federal law enforcement officers who undergo extensive training to enforce immigration laws and combat transnational crime, operating under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with powers to arrest and detain individuals. They have unique authority, like making arrests without judicial warrants for civil immigration violations, and their work focuses on national security and public safety by targeting illegal immigration and criminal networks.

ShazzieB

(22,810 posts)
13. Sheriff Rochelle Bilal said it best.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 02:34 PM
Jan 2026

She nailed it when she said, "I call 'em made up, fake, wannabe law enforcement."

That's how I will think of them from now onl

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