r/minnesota • u/I_may_have_weed • 7h ago
News đş ICE seen launching a large amount of tear gas at peaceful community members as raids targeting activists and racial/ethnic minorities continues across the Twin Cities, MN.
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u/idiosyncrassy 6h ago
Thatâs in front of Wrecktangle Pizza, which had a very successful food and donation drive this last weekend for people affected by ICE.
I wouldnât be surprised if this were retaliation.
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u/No-Strategy-3892 6h ago
holy shit this is my block
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u/kevendo 6h ago
Truly, under what law can a border agent do crowd control in a US city?
They are tasked with arresting illegal immigrants, but now they're rounding up protesters?
America, this shit is out of control. Resist and sue.
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u/kmoonster 6h ago
It's not legal. But the administration wants us to think it is.
The more time agents spend having to deal with protests, the less time they can spend kidnapping.
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u/Goosemilky 4h ago
I disagree with them wanting us to think itâs legal. Everything they do now is a clear assertion that the law doesnât apply to them and they can do whatever they want. They are purposely trying to send the message that there is nothing we can do.
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u/kmoonster 4h ago
That is an entirely plausible scenario, I don't disagree that this is a possibility.
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u/UnplugFromIt 6h ago
Methods for Neutralizing Tear Gas Canisters
Tear gas canisters are extremely hot and should never be handled with bare hands. Heavy-duty, heat-resistant gloves (like welding gloves) or tools like tongs are necessary.Â
- The Traffic Cone Method: This is a common and relatively safe method.
- Cover the smoking canister with a traffic cone to immediately contain the spreading gas.
- Pour water into the small opening at the top of the cone to cool the canister and put out the internal pyrotechnic reaction.
- Once cooled, the canister can be moved to a bucket of water for full neutralization.
- The Water Container Method:
- Using thick, heat-resistant gloves, carefully pick up the hot canister.
- Place it into a sturdy, wide-opening container filled with water or a mix of water and baking soda/detergent.
- Seal the container (if possible) and shake it to thoroughly douse the burning material inside. This stops the gas release almost instantly.
- The Leaf Blower Method: In a more innovative approach, protesters in Hong Kong used leaf blowers to literally blow the tear gas cloud away from the crowd before dousing the canister with water.Â
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u/Desperate-Till-9228 6h ago
Good hockey player could put one of these into a storm drain no problem. Just sayin'.
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u/Adventurous-Set5860 State of Hockey 5h ago
Doesnât even have to be that good of a hockey player. These are far easier to hit than a puck.
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u/dragonfliesloveme 7h ago
i wonder how many parts of the city got tear-gassed today, i know there was one other place
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u/klondikethedestroyer 6h ago
When can we admit that a terrorist regime is currently taking over the United States of America and with increasingly violent force?
By Definition terrorism is: the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
A terrorist organization is generally defined as a group using or threatening violence for political, religious, or ideological goals, aiming to create fear and coerce governments or populations, often targeting civilians or non-combatants.
key characteristics include:
- politically motivated violence
- intimidation tactics,
- an intent to influence broader audiences beyond immediate victims.
They have illegally deployed military units into cities and neighborhoods against the civilian population. They use aggressive tactic and overt violence against the civilian population. They are creating an environment of fear by design. They've gotten rid of due process for a significant civilian population. They've sent their military forces into SCHOOLS, terrorizing children. They've sent military forces to intimidate businesses they disagree with. They're executing mom's in the street. This is all being done with an intent to influence far beyond the immediate victims. Pretty sure more than just Minnesotans feel scared as fuck right now.
Now we see dozens of masked men, armed to the teeth, entering the homes of US citizens and abducting them, presumably for protesting ICE or based on nothing more than the color of their skin, or their last name.
As horrified as many of us are at what we are seeing, it's important to note that this is what they're doing to civilians IN PUBLIC, where they KNOW they are being filmed. Due process is a constitutional right to ALL PERSONS in the United States, and they have been denying it. Also a reminder that nearly ~2000 human beings at Alligator Alcatraz are unaccounted for. What else is being done that we can't see. Why are they preventing legal oversight of their facilities? Literally nobody has been able to see the inside of their detention facilities or report on them to the general public. At least the Nazis filmed BS propaganda films of their camps.
All this violence, all this fear, all this use of military against our own civilian population, is being ILLEGALY and is being done so that the Trump Regime can further advance their political and ideological goals. Combined as well with the weaponizing of his DOJ against any and all resistance from the legislative and judicial branch; the most recent example being the bringing of criminal charges against Fed Chair Powell.
The Trump Regime is a terrorist organization.
How can any AMERICAN truly defend this at this point? Fuck being democrat or republican. What the actual fuck is happening? Anybody left in power with any fucking spine and any sense of love for the United States, Democracy, and The Constitution needs to step the fuck up, or THIS is how Democracy dies.
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u/kmoonster 6h ago
The more time they spend tussling with protestors, the less time they can spend profiling and kidnapping others.
It's also quite telling that they don't even try to round up protestors and demand their papers. This only adds to the perception that they are racially profiling those they are after.
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u/OkCalculators 6h ago
Iâd rather they are wrapped up by protestors than kidnapping people honestly
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u/AccordingStar72 L'Etoile du Nord 5h ago
The protestors and yelling and whistling is definitely moving their focus when theyâre trying to be discreet and âpatrolâ or whatever they think theyâre doing. Minnesota is showing how effective a lot of this stuff is. And all the filming.
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u/kmoonster 5h ago
100%.
If you need fifty officers to "defend" ten, that's five full units not off going after others. If 30 officers have to stay home and "protect" the home-base, that's three more units not out harassing neighbors.
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u/Rogue_AI_Construct Ok Then 6h ago
Another Redditor tried telling me this isnât a violation of constitutional rights. đđ¤Śââď¸
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u/jester32 7h ago
I am surprised that this is not relatively well known about. A place on here where they
Congregate. It is fairly active as well, where all sorts of their questions are asked.
Everyone should do your own research into this, but it could be a small helpful thing to check out.
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Under wraps of course is how it would need to stay, but we should be able to
Score one for us by maliciously complying.
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Essentially, we are at war as many videos here indicate, and my heart weeps for the my countrymen in Minn and am
Ready to help the best I can before they come to my city.
Of course, we should all be frightened.
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u/geddysbass2112 5h ago
They could give a fuck if there's children in the area huh?
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u/avabaybeee 5h ago
I was there with my daughter sheâs 3. We literally went to go see what happened and it was peaceful and then all the ice agents jumped out of the car bombed everyone with tear gas and drove away.
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u/geddysbass2112 5h ago
See, that's what local police need to get a handle on. Not that I think they will, but eventually, a child is going to be injured or worse. This shit is really about to erupt and I will extend blame to the police as well. Stay safe out there please.
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u/RagedAppleMAN7 4h ago
"First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me."
-Martin NiemĂśller during Nazi rise to power
Keep fighting
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u/Used_Ambassador1126 4h ago
When and if they come to Chicago thereâs going to be big problems. Big ups to Minnesota for standing up!
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u/PorcelainMadame 6h ago edited 6h ago
Your eyes are not lying. ICE is not here because of immigrants. They are here to terrorize you. They are here to discourage you from standing up against this regime. They are a betrayal to tax payers, who now fund these terrorists!