Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

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  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    505·
    1 day ago

    Uh… BULLSHIT:

    Yet as dangerous as the mere act of observation became for these victims of ICE and Border Patrol’s violence, video is also what documented their murders and is now holding federal agents accountable.

    There is no one being held accountable for these blatant murders.

    • InvalidName2@lemmy.zip
      111·
      23 hours ago

      To anybody reading this person’s misguided opinion: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of progress. Don’t let temporary set backs and the sometimes slow pace of justice keep you from doing what you know is right. And don’t let unaccountable, anonymous naysayers poo-poo all over one of the very most important, non-violent tools we still have at our disposal.

      Record. Record. Record. Be safe. Keep your distance. Do not obstruct. Keep the footage rolling as best you can. It doesn’t have to be perfect. You may have to stop for your own safety. That’s okay. Because if you don’t, you might not be around for the next time when you could actually be the one to make a difference.

      Be a force of good and progress. Even if it’s just the tiniest and nearly immeasurable sliver, you are holding the line and making a positive impact.

    • SkyNTP@lemmy.ml
      28·
      1 day ago

      Accountability in the court of public opinion, the last line of defense. The public needs to understand that institutions will not save us. They are corruptable.

      • this@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        16 hours ago

        Yes, and I’ll add that these events need to be historically preserved as well. There will be an effort to wash these events from our history, don’t make it easy for them. Stream, record, backup, archive everything. Make it as easy as possible for future humans to learn from what is happening today.

    • hector@lemmy.today
      5·
      1 day ago

      Indeed the “investigations,” the feds are doing are not criminal but looking at use of force protocols or some bad faith bullshit. State officials are predictably too weak to stand up to them, just as the administration knew they would be.