LE Leaks show treatment of pro BLM protestors vs conservative militias

[Dill]

(07-17-2020, 05:53 PM)samhain Wrote: The article I read focused on a guy leaving a rally that was picked up and tossed in an unmarked rental van with some armed gentlemen in the back.  The people that detained him did not identify themselves, and pulled the guy's beanie over his eyes to prevent him from seeing where he was taken, which turned out to be a Federal courthouse.  They allegedly read him his rights, tried to get him to waive them and have a discussion, then released him when he declined and asked for an attorney.  When asked about Pettibone's detention, the Feds denied ever having arrested him and said that there was no record of it happening.  I believe that one of the agencies being used is BORTAC.

Again, it may all be blown out of proportion, but even if some of these details are real, it's unnerving.

One big problem with that sort of action is that the rest of us cannot tell legitimate police forces from vigilantes in tactical gear.

Especially tough if you are the one being arrested and have to decide if the people arresting you are really police.