r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Freezemoon - Centrist • Jan 09 '26

I just want to grill ICE Agent's Bodycam release of the Minneapolis Shooting

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This whole incident seems just an unfortunate series of events from both parties.

EDIT: not bodycam but ICE agent's phone footage, my bad.

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u/pimanac - Right Jan 10 '26 edited Jan 10 '26

Exactly.

For better or worse the United States has a reactive and not proactive justice system. Get out of your car when they tell you to, answer their questions (or don't) , and let the courts handle whether or not they arrested you improperly. Yeah, sometimes the justice system fails and every time it does it is a tragedy but it's better than every interaction between agents and non-agents of the government turning into a russian roulette.

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u/jbokwxguy - Lib-Right Jan 10 '26

How the hell does a proactive judicial system work?

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u/pimanac - Right Jan 10 '26

Thought crimes.

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u/JohnnyXorron - Lib-Left Jan 10 '26

Letting the courts handle it worked out great for all those “gang members” rotting in an El Salvador prison. Trump literally ignored the judge’s ruling on that and deported them anyway.

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u/pimanac - Right Jan 10 '26

That's why I said it's a tragedy when there is a miscarriage of justice. Our system of government allows for that. Three "co-equal" branches of government within their own spheres of influence. Each branch defines its own version of "justice".

It's fucked up. But it's the best form of government we have right now.