Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests
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Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting ICE sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

US military veterans increasingly face arrest and injury amid protests over Donald Trump’s deportation campaign and his push to deploy national guard members to an ever-widening number of American cities.

The Guardian has identified eight instances where military veterans have been prosecuted or sought damages after being detained by federal agents.

The latest incident occurred in Broadview, outside Chicago, where 70-year old air force veteran Dana Briggs was charged with felony assault on a federal officer on 29 September.

  • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
    27·
    7 hours ago

    I’m a firm believer that people don’t deserve a lifetime of “Thank you for your service” for shooting some brown kids in the name of oil and getting revenge for daddy.

    But you know what I will thank someone for? Standing up to fascism.

    So all the folk around here (increasingly originating from the shitjustworks instance…) who feel the need to glaze anyone in a uniform and talk about how they can’t resist orders because that would be illegal: Take some fucking notes. THIS is resistance. Not being grumpy while holding a populace at gunpoint.

      • blkryful@lemmy.zip
        12·
        1 hour ago

        It’s tough to keep track of.

        People complained we didn’t take care of US citizens.

        US citizens begin getting taken care of

        Now people complain we aren’t doing enough for non-citizens.

    • hateisreality@lemmy.world
      8·
      6 hours ago

      Keep in mind most of the folks who signed up probably didn’t expect to be sent to kill brown kids due to a bunch of government lies…If those same folks are the ones standing up to the fascists I’d suggest they have always tried to serve the country well

      • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip
        511·
        6 hours ago

        If they signed up any time after 2001 and didn’t expect to kill brown kids: They are clearly too stupid to function in human society.

        And… a lot of the late 90s homies should have known better considering EVERYONE talking about Desert Storm “not being finished”

        So get the fuck out of here with that apologia.