Journalism is not a crime
Journalism is not a crime
Fight
This will continue to happen. It’s imperative that we all know exactly what to do. As those Instragram guys say - apart from the phrases below, STFU!!!
Resisting arrest with 12 goons on you is dumb. Stfu & go peacefully or get seriously hurt. Theres no repercussions for the goons right now & you will be stuck with the medical bills. Now, no ID, NO WARRANT, MASKED entering your home? That's different!!!!
Agreed - my advice is for street protesting as shown in the video. There is great Know Your Rights training on www.nilc.org applicable to all who find LEOs at their home or workplace. 💐
And when you're in the camp, don't forget: Work Will Make You Free. Just be a good camp prisoner, and you might get an extra crust.
I think you are implying I’m suggesting “cooperation” - I’m not. I’m suggestions that people choosing this flavor of civil disobedience understand how to help their attorney help them in court. We have no other power than to STFU when surrounded by cops ✌🏻
The hope is that they actually HAVE their day in court. With this administration, I'm not that confident.
Me neither - but surrounded by cops what’s the alternative?
Take the high ground - don't let yourself be cornered or surrounded. Don't go alone - have support. 5 ICE agents are no match for 500 armed citizens.
No thanks. I’m committed to nonviolent civil resistance. Therein lies our best chances ✌🏻
And the final one: 6. "Why am I in El Salvdor?" Fact it - you have none of these rights anymore. The US has now gone Full Fascist.
Excellent information… thank you
How to assess “lawful” police orders?
Cops lie. The order you’ll be given will be considered lawful by the LEO. A judge decides. That’s why you say nothing to anyone but your attorney bc “anything you say can & will be used against you in a court of law.” This is advice straight out of the annals of civil disobedience training. 🗽
I don't know if this advice works in this lawless state.
What do you think someone engaged in this type of civil disobedience should do once surrounded by cops?
I don't know the answer to that. My point is that when the bad guys are the ones arresting people, rules and rights seem to have gone out the window, It is so sad.
I’m sorry to say that best practice is to assume that law enforcement is are not on your side. Stay civil, stay silent is my motto 🗽
It is in Trump’s America.
Fascists !!!
Check your calendar. It is in 2025 America.
We are living in a Republican One Party Nazi State. The Republican Party has been building this for 50 years. Trump is the senile useful bigot the GOP has been waiting for. Palin was the litmus test to see if the MAGA Base was ready for state sponsored violence & murder. Trump voters are ready.
Yet. It's not a crime *yet*.
Can you use your resources to find out who he is? I would like to help.
Six of them to arrest a man with phone?
It is if there are no laws.
As long as trump is in office, it is.
What year of 1930s Germany is this ?
I feel so safe with 20 officers catching one man with a camera.
Jesus
EVERYthing can be a crime, under the new regime. Face it - you're now a fascist nation.
* was not a crime. It's 2025, Jim.
I hope we can join forces somehow maybe even reach out to some who are afraid of MAGA to Unite who would thought it could be so easy for MAGA to do what they are doing There is more at play Heritage foundation perhaps outside forces God please help us to unite and conquer
Because of Republicans, we have gone from Uncle Sam to Uncle Adolf.
Oh, I’m not so sure anymore.
seems to me there are too many willing "agents" out there happy to "follow orders"
Apparently it’s a felony
We need to spread these stories. Also - another man died in ICE custody !!
My friend is a Journo for Bloomberg and he’s fighting charges for filming an ice raid
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I saw this early today and just started sobbing. I could not stop. I used to live at 16th and R. I love my old neighborhood, the amazing people and the ability to walk anywhere freely and joyously. This needs to be stopped and i am so proud of this wonderful man for being brave. What can we do?
We’re heading back to pre-war Germany, Jim.
10 incels against one peacegul bermuda shorts wearing guy. These guys are both gross and pathetic.
They must know what they are doing is wrong OR hey have nothing else to do…
I cannot find a single news article on this. It's killing me
Bastards. Thats What trump and Israel want an authoritarian regime. That's what Israel is used to doing to Palestinians so they order their goons to do the Same in the US. We must all unite against this harassment of Americans.
Fucking disgusting..that man did nothing to break any laws from what was shown in this video. All these men and women that are partaking in this are nothing more than traitors in every sense of the word.
If it's illegal then show me where, recite the law show us where in the law says it's illegal to record ?? #ICEGestapo can go and fuck themselves to oblivion.
so sick,nobody is doing anything........that guy got more guts than the whole country...........
Always be live when dealing with Geatapo
We no longer live in the United States of America. Poorly trained, childish bullies are wiping their feet on the US Constitution with GOP approval from the top down.
cops and pretend cops always seem to say "stop resisting arrest" and use that as an excuse to escalate violence. What is citizens started saying "stop touching my (insert sensitive area)"
You may as well be in North Korea or Russia. Trump is such a loser.
That's insanity. Filming is not a crime.
Why are D.C. Metro police detaining someone filming? This is unconscionable. @mayorbowser.bsky.social
Takes 5 or 6 cops to put cuffs on nonviolent, non resisting guy?
JFC
It is when fascist subhumans patrol our streets.
BULLYING THE NEWS TRUMP'S OBSESSION WHAT'S HIS END GAME? JUST SUP-PRESS-ION ~ BURMA-GRAM
FASCISM
It sure feels like it is right now. Let’s bring back the Newseum—we have lots to add!
Meanwhile, the Epstein files.... #distraction
Is it legal for citizens to document actions of law enforcement in every state and territory? I love how he tells them “when the trials are held you will all be in jail”
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What did he do?
I think I saw his video, and he was really antagonizing them and swearing, but staying out of their way and not interfering with them (they were mostly just standing around). Apparently, swearing at law enforcement who refuse to id themselves isn't covered by the First Amendment. Hurt macho egos.
He was just documenting what he saw. Apparently now it’s against the law to live freely and walk the streets in Washington DC.
Geez! My friend’s daughter is set to start uni there in September. She’s got dual citizenship so there’s that but I would be seriously reconsidering my options at this point.
Reconsider, for sure. I wouldn't send my child there even if they were only a U.S. citizen.
DC is still a safe place. As soon as this particular distraction from the Epstein files blows over like they always do DC will be fine and so will your friend’s daughter. My niece goes to university of Maryland. She’s never had any problems.
Yet.
When are the Epstein files going to be released??
They are making up new rules as they go... don't film me, get on the sidewalk, and they never get prosecuted for any wrong doing. Crazy.
Wow, the country is spiraling out of control! This is a clear example of fascism!
Oh, fuck this shit.
Is he a journalist? Was he warned to stay back? Police can arrest anyone for any reason, even as a joke. The question is whether or not they are going to get sued for false arrest due to violating someone’s rights.
Bearing witness to the bs is legit. Doesn't matter if a person is a bona fide member of the press. It's not illegal to record on a public street. In case you missed it though, real live journalists have been targeted, shot at, beaten up, etc.
The goon squads know that. They'll probably try to say he resisted, or he attacked them, which is their standard. It certainly doesn't take 5-10 overweight goons to take down one guy, but that's the fascist style.
I never said he did anything illegal. I said that he has recourse if he was arrested for no good reason. Take emotion out of it and just look at it logically. There’s video proof. If that’s on his side, then good for him.
Nothing worse than people getting emotional about the fascist dumpster fire their country is becoming.
One can get emotional about many things, but it hinders critical thinking and good reasoning skills as is often evident on social media.
For example, our nation is seen 10 times worse than what we’re seeing now. The civil rights conflict of the 60s, the Civil War, the revolutionary war. What’s happening now pails in comparison when it comes to tumult and turmoil. This too shall pass.
Then again, it’s difficult to have a reasoned discussion with emotionally erratic and unbalanced activists and instigators.
In fact, if you get off the Internet for one week and just live in your neighborhood and city, you would likely never know that any of this stuff was happening. It’s just a huge circle jerk of online social media that amplifies the perception.
While I don't disagree with a lot of what you've said, I don't find the implosion of the SCOTUS, the federal justice system, Fema, dept of education, women's rights, the free press, National guard patrolling city streets, etc, something to bury my head in the sand over to stay emotionally detached.
Also, witnessing BS and just standing there head-to-head against a bunch of armed thugs, wagging one’s finger at them has always ended well for the person doing it. /s
Folks here are yelling about what ought to be, but reality is almost never that.
Not emotional, but thanks for your concern. 😂
Real Journalism is now.
It is in a fascist country.
And once again, we see a dozen overweight rent-a-cops converge on ONE nonviolent man. Real profiles in courage and manliness
It is now...
GOP senators & congress people, how do you sleep at night?
Small dick energy lol
Someone needs to clarify what constitutes a "lawful" police order. Telling a person they can't stand on a public sidewalk would not seem to qualify.
Trump has been pumping up his troops since 2015 to beat people up for him It was just a few days ago he said he wants them to do whatever they want with consequences Yeah these are the guys that would willingly joined Hitlers Gestapo and are enjoying being part of trumps fascist pig enforcement
Well look how many of those guys it took to cuff a guy with a cell phone. Idiots
Time to take back are country folks!
The worst part of these videos is that there can be 10 LEOs standing around and all it takes is one to decide it’s time to escalate and arrest and the rest all just blindly follow along from that point on. None of them intervene to de-escalate or prevent an unlawful arrest.
The America Trump always wanted well now he’s got it so we gotta get rid of him and them should’ve been done yesterday Home of the brave and land of the free is dead in America thanks to the orange asshole
I wonder what puffed up lies Krispy Gnombe and her hooliguns tell these loser unlawfuls so they can make what they do "alright" in their minds.
Tell that to the Whitehouse press core.
Why isn’t CNN and every major msm screaming about what is happening? Why not focus on Epstein? You are all like cats distracted by the latest shiny objects. No mention of trumps obvious mental decline either.
I didn't know standing and holding a phone was against the law . Crazy stuff we are coming up with now
Thugs
I see faces. We CAN identify them
Apparently, it is now.
PLEASE let's stop calling them Federal Agents. THEY ARE PAID MERCENARIES. PAID TO "ROUGH-UP" INNOCENT PEOPLE. IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT GETS THEM EXCITED.
Yep, and bounty hunters!
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He’s on a public sidewalk and has a First Amendment right to record if he’s not trying to block or hinder law enforcement in any way.
Obeying orders won’t be a defense much longer. ICE agents are who they are, but the remainder of federal law enforcement needs to decide which side of history they want to be on.
It is in a fascist state I think it’s time for people in the US to finally flip that mental switch The US is now a fascist state. What are you all going to do about it. Are you going to resist or roll over?
unless you’re filming the secret police!
In today’s US, seems that “a crime” is whatever the Mango Mussolini says it is. Or isn’t.
He makes them up as he goes along 🤡
Please don’t insult the mangoes… let’s keep it real is 🤡Mussolini.
A dozen agents to take one chubby little journalist. Government efficiency.
Also soon as they file the report, their name is available for neurmberg part 2.
It is in a Fascist regime. Propaganda should be a crime.
Journalism may not be a crime. But so long as Trump is in power, criticizing him is dangerous.
He must be criticized for everything he does every single day for the rest of his life and I hope that’s a short period of time
"Journalism is not a crime", but in a Fascist USA it is a crime
Utter fascism Nazism Unacceptable
It wasn’t in the days of Ben Bradlee. It is under the Trump regime
One of them admitted in an open committee meeting that they get paid $1000.00 for each arrest