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Sangye's avatar

That’s the best news I’ve heard in quite a while. Thank you for your work.

J L Graham's avatar

Rule of law is fighting for survival. Our fate hangs in the balance.

Of course, that is very much our business.

Diane Love (St Petersburg FL)'s avatar

Color me cynical, but, the gang that won’t release the Epstein files despite a court order….Won’t stop threatening to invade Greenland despite NATO agreements….Won’t allow Minnesota to investigate the murder of their own citizen….Ignored a court order to not fly immigrants to CECOT in El Salvador….Is pursuing criminal charges against the governor of Minnesota and mayor of Minneapolis; congressional veterans who advised military personal they have the obligation to refuse illegal orders, et al.

Until the state starts charging and arresting these out of control ICE agents, nothing will stop them.

AMCottingham's avatar

Bravo, Xavier, and brava, Judge Menendez!

J L Graham's avatar

claiming that officers faced “unruly crowds and agitated protesters”

That's just a bit vague in terms of statutorily illegal conduct. No?

Jennifer Champion's avatar

You should check your facts

Xplisset's avatar

Elaborate

JOHN SILVERS's avatar

What in the judge’s order constrains the protestors from throwing missiles at, spitting on, and physically impending the ICE officers?

Understandably boundaries need to be set to allow both the constitutional right to peacefully protest and assemble by the protesters and the constitutional mandate of ICE of the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Meanwhile under the news barrage of immigration enforcement and protests, the criminal probe into the alleged massive theft of US taxpayers money by residents of Minnesota continues.

Where is your news coverage of that, Explicit?

It’s clear to me your silence should make you Complicent, not Explicit by your biased reporting and commentary.

I refer you to Stephen Smith as an example of clearer eyed and therefore far more powerful analysis. Your bias dilutes the power of your message, sir.

Xplisset's avatar

John, man, you’d be a disaster in triage.

In triage, we don’t start with the guy in the waiting room yelling “but what about my paperwork.” We start with the woman bleeding out and the baby who can’t breathe. Even in horse-and-buggy days, everybody understood the order: women and children first.

So no, John, a judge didn’t “greenlight” missiles, spitting, or physically impeding officers. That’s already illegal. The order says: don’t retaliate against people who are peacefully protesting and not obstructing. In other words, stop treating a camera and a chant like they’re felony weapons.

But in John Silvers World, the top priority patient is the white man who calls lesbians “bitches” and then shoots them in the face in broad daylight, and everybody else can wait in the hallway. That ain’t triage, John.

David Gardiner's avatar

Protestors are already legally restrained from assaulting government agents. Judge Menendez is reminding the terrorist goon squads hired by the administration that they cannot harass law aiding citizens without cause.

AMCottingham's avatar

Please show evidence that federal agents need protection from protesters or those they arrest or detain. Your bias is blatant.