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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas anyone detained by Trump's secret police been released?
If so, have they said what happened to them?
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Has anyone detained by Trump's secret police been released? (Original Post)
Poiuyt
Jul 2020
OP
It appears as if they are being released as soon as they ask to see a lawyer.
cayugafalls
Jul 2020
#2
So basically, the thugs are there just to get their thrills beating up protesters...
Salviati
Jul 2020
#3
TygrBright
(20,776 posts)1. Hay Una Mujer Desaparecida
New lyrics:
"In Portland, in Portland, in Portland Oregon...
And the junta knows where they are hiding them..."
somberly,
Bright
Ms. Toad
(34,123 posts)6. That is precisely what this reminded me of yesterday. n/t
cayugafalls
(5,652 posts)2. It appears as if they are being released as soon as they ask to see a lawyer.
Here is an article that explains some of it. Since this incident, I have read others that tell the same story.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/portland-george-floyd-protests-president-trump-federal-officers-1030441/
Salviati
(6,009 posts)3. So basically, the thugs are there just to get their thrills beating up protesters...
... and amp up the tension as outside agitators.
KPN
(15,673 posts)4. That appears to be the plan. Great strategy be a very stable genius.
MFM008
(19,827 posts)7. Ex Blackwater thugs
Purely for intimidation.
This is what we will face in November is the message.
Prepare to defend our democracy.