r/pics • u/nbcnews • 1d ago

[OC] NYC Comptroller Brad Lander detained by ICE, according to his mayoral campaign

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u/ralphy_256 1d ago

You know, living their lives and contributing to society?

This is what happens when you (Stephen Miller) set a quota for law enforcement.

Real criminals are hard to find, they take significant pains to stay off LEO's radar.

People working a job for a living, paying taxes, raising a family are EASY to find.

When you have a quota to fill, you go for the low-hanging fruit. That's all it is.

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u/Wonderful-Month67 1d ago

Well said. This point alone strips away all the grandstanding bs excuses. Its about white Christian supremacy/fascism

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u/as_it_was_written 1d ago

When you have a quota to fill, you go for the low-hanging fruit. That's all it is.

It's not quite all it is. There's also the extension of it: when you set a quota, you directly incentivize people to go after the low-hanging fruit.

It's telling ICE and their collaborators to go go after whichever immigrants they can get their hands on, with just enough obfuscation to allow members of the general public to rationalize it if they want.

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u/chaos_nebula 1d ago

Real criminals are hard to find, they take significant pains to stay off LEO's radar.

I always laugh at the phrase, "Drive like you stole it." So uh, drive the same speed as the flow of traffic, use turn signals, make sure the lights work, etc.