| ▲ | qup 10 hours ago |
| Arrests aren't abductions. You can't change the words and suddenly make criminals into victims. |
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| ▲ | amanaplanacanal 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| If they have a warrant maybe. If they don't, abduction seems right. In addition, you're not a criminal until you are convicted. |
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| ▲ | john_strinlai 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| ice has literally abducted citizens with no criminal record. those people are victims. |
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| ▲ | qup 10 hours ago | parent [-] | | Law enforcement can arrest people or detain people. You're subbing in "abduct" for one of those words. | | |
| ▲ | schwartzworld 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | If you don't have probable cause and you don't have a warrant, it's not an arrest and you aren't law enforcement. You're subbing in some words yourself. | |
| ▲ | john_strinlai 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | abduct: to seize and take away (a person) by force https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abduct sounds like what happened to me. | | |
| ▲ | qup 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Law enforcement arrests people every day. It's their primary job. You're not confused about the term. We all know the difference. | | | |
| ▲ | lostmsu 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | In most cases police or ICE does not take away people by force, but by the threat of legal authority. OK, I am not certain about police and "most", but rather certain about ICE and "most". |
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