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clevergrrrl

(142 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:22 PM 4 hrs ago

If ICE Agent Jonathan Ross isn't arrested, prosecuted and sent to jail

Then this country will erupt into mass civil disturbance.

and that is what Trump wants.

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If ICE Agent Jonathan Ross isn't arrested, prosecuted and sent to jail (Original Post) clevergrrrl 4 hrs ago OP
I'll believe it when I see it. RockRaven 4 hrs ago #1
Nothing is ever the last straw. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #2
he hasn't been yet, and civil disturbance hasn't happened yet. Do you have a timeline in mind? WhiskeyGrinder 4 hrs ago #3
I think this is the build up clevergrrrl 4 hrs ago #6
Who will do something else "that'll have the nation on fire"? WhiskeyGrinder 4 hrs ago #8
The regime... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #12
Why would they "need something" when it's clear they can act without provocation? WhiskeyGrinder 3 hrs ago #13
I think we're talking... 2naSalit 3 hrs ago #16
Derek Chauvin was arrested 4 days after killing George Floyd hot2na 4 hrs ago #4
I have said before, Codifer 4 hrs ago #5
maybe they got tired of being told they weren't protesting correctly or were protesting the wrong things WhiskeyGrinder 4 hrs ago #7
You're mistaken. johnp3907 3 hrs ago #14
I am sorry. Codifer 2 hrs ago #18
This is a heavy duty civil war sized problem. Klarkashton 3 hrs ago #9
You are correct. That is exactly what Trump wants! Climate Crusader 3 hrs ago #10
I love the frog costumes. progressoid 3 hrs ago #11
He will do it anyway. Most of his incidents are false flag. Blue Full Moon 3 hrs ago #15
No, it won't. BlueTsunami2018 3 hrs ago #17
What if he is tried and the jury doesn't convict? MichMan 1 hr ago #19

RockRaven

(18,755 posts)
1. I'll believe it when I see it.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:27 PM
4 hrs ago

Everybody else who has pointed to a last straw so far has not been correct. Someone may be right some day, but what are the odds that day is today?

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,419 posts)
3. he hasn't been yet, and civil disturbance hasn't happened yet. Do you have a timeline in mind?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:29 PM
4 hrs ago

clevergrrrl

(142 posts)
6. I think this is the build up
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:36 PM
4 hrs ago

the rest of the winter and spring a people are gonna be pissed off and feeling helpless. They'll do something else that'll have the nation on fire for the summer. Then they'll point to "lawless Democrats" to try to sway the election. It's pretty obvious.

2naSalit

(100,147 posts)
16. I think we're talking...
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:34 PM
3 hrs ago

About two 'theys'.

We the people will be on fire as the gestapo continue to ramp up the outrageous behavior and harming more people in more brutal ways as they have been because they WANT US TO ERUPT so that the great orange satan and icebarbie can send out all the troops and tell them kill whomever at will. That is what I think the OP is talking about.

It is what we're seeing though the regime would like to step it up to full on assault every day, everywhere.

hot2na

(454 posts)
4. Derek Chauvin was arrested 4 days after killing George Floyd
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:30 PM
4 hrs ago

And the state of Minnesota arrested him. Lets hope they get justice again, in spite of the obstruction by the federal government.

Codifer

(1,169 posts)
5. I have said before,
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:30 PM
4 hrs ago

if this murder had happened in 1969 every university and college would immediately empty into the streets in protest.

Or am I mistaken about the perceived apathy on campuses now?

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,419 posts)
7. maybe they got tired of being told they weren't protesting correctly or were protesting the wrong things
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:40 PM
4 hrs ago

Klarkashton

(4,757 posts)
9. This is a heavy duty civil war sized problem.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:43 PM
3 hrs ago

Just imagine a shootout between those ice bastards and the local cops trying to arrest any of those fuckers.

Climate Crusader

(149 posts)
10. You are correct. That is exactly what Trump wants!
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 04:50 PM
3 hrs ago

A reason to trigger the Insurrection Act and stop the 2026 Elections.

I'm convinced that what is what he was trying to do on Jan 6 2021, but the cops were patient and did not begin shooting folks which would have given Trump the optics and excuses he needed to find a reason to delay the certification.

I'm so proudd of the left for the patience that has been shown so far (really? Frog costumes), and hope that we continue to fight in the courts and at the ballot box. Patience.

progressoid

(52,617 posts)
11. I love the frog costumes.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:04 PM
3 hrs ago

And dinosaurs. Saw a LOT of them at the No Kings rally. My favorite was the inflatable sugar glider.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,876 posts)
17. No, it won't.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 05:38 PM
3 hrs ago

A third of the country is in full support of the murder, another third is mad about it but won’t really do anything and the final third has no idea or doesn’t care.

Ross isn’t going to face any charges. The crime scene was disrupted and purged, the perp removed to a safe place with the help of the government and the administration has declared ICE immune from any prosecution. A go fund me has already raised well over half a million dollars and counting for Ross who will go on to live a life he never would have had if he hadn’t murdered that innocent woman.

There’s no justice in this country. And no one knows how to fight for it anymore.

Sorry for the bad news.

MichMan

(16,666 posts)
19. What if he is tried and the jury doesn't convict?
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:45 PM
1 hr ago

Is a mass civil disturbance warranted just because people disagree with the outcome?

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