It’s Hard to Believe This Video Was Filmed in the United States. It No Longer Should Be.
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It shows, clearly, the explicit and proud policy of the Trump administration.

One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

    • DegenerationIP@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      4 days ago

      Yep. People just disappearing. There are already a lot of reports. Its straight up facism at work. Thats terrifying.

          • y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            13·
            3 days ago

            So, no?

            If you make a claim, the burden of proof lies on you, not the other person to internet search for a mystery article.

            Are you referring to the BLM protest arrests in 2020 or is there something current happening beyond this one instance?

            I’m not saying this isn’t bad, nor that it won’t get worse, but if it’s already worse, and you’re making the claim that it is, I’d like to see some evidence of that.

          • y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            12·
            3 days ago

            There are already a lot of reports.

            This post is one report.

            The claim is that there are lots of reports of this happening.

            I know about the 2020 plainclothes, masked, secret police kidnappings, and I know of this one. Are there others, or was the “lots of reports” just made up?

            Edit: grammar. removed a (hopefully) unnecessary comma

    • NoXPhasma@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 days ago

      Beside the fact, that the SA never worn face masks. You still have time to fight against this, the moment these people will not wear any masks anymore, you’ll live in a fully fascist country.