The president issued a threat to deploy ICE agents in an apparent attempt to force Democrats to approve a new budget for the Department of Homeland Security.
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I am absolutely not defending the goons who apply for such jobs, lured in by the promise of bossing people around (to put it mildly) and, well, money.
But their training has been shortened to completely irresponsible levels. They actually do not know de-escalation, the legalities of their actions or how to handle a fire-arm. There’s a whistleblower who at first didn’t want to lawyer for ICE anymore and was then transfered to a training facility. His reports are brutal.
They’re not supposed to know de-escalation.
They’re not supposed to know or care what’s legal.
Their training is not irresponsible. Working as intended.
They’re just evil.
I would guess at least the current bunch hasn’t applied for de-escalation, even if they knew what it was. They are there to escalate and feel powerful.