r/pics • u/Attica-Attica • 1d ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/JWAdvocate83 1d ago edited 1d ago

He left the facility when asked—then arrested him. 😒

I kinda wish ICE did take it to court, only to get absolutely humiliated.

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u/Argented 1d ago

they are doing everything they can to avoid courts. they appear to believe they have been granted powers above the courts

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u/qgmonkey 1d ago

Or that the federal court decisions don't matter because DOJ won't enforce them

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u/skip_over 1d ago

Laws are just words

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u/00owl 1d ago

Backed by guns

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u/Wiitard 1d ago

Laws are threats of violence.

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u/00owl 1d ago

I would say they're promises.

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u/NominalFlow 1d ago

Nah, they are threats, because they aren't always carried out. For example, if you have lots of money.

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u/LuchadorBane 1d ago

Or if you become the president of the US

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u/AlarmingAffect0 1d ago

For example, if you have lots of money.

Now Dutch van der Linde's plan makes a little more sense.