Chicago woman dragged out of her car ICE collides with it
chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com
> Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
> Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
> The Department of Homeland Security later released a statement claiming that Figueroa was at fault, saying “she crashed into an unmarked government vehicle and violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers.”
> Figueroa was released the same day a few hours later without charges.
Judging by the videos I came across, she seems to be the size and build of an average women, how could she possibly have hurt the two officers? Seems they seriously lack training and if they managed to get hurt in such situation, they have no place in the police force from the beginning.
Devil's advocate: if you're untrained† and flailing around while trying to be restrained, an elbow or knee could smash someone's nose or groin pretty hard.
† I.e., not an MMA fighter or into judo or BJJ, which has a lot of grappling techniques.
But these are law enforcement, they shouldn't be in the street unless they're trained, so safe to assume they've received some training before actively working, yet it seems they're unable to follow basic instructions.
> But these are law enforcement
Was referring to the woman that got grabbed.
Have you seen officers in the country. Half of them an obese slobs.
Also I’ve seen the caliber of ICE recruiters in a bodycam the other day. The agent had been pulled over for a DUI and was drunkenly questioning the arresting officer on if they were Haitian.
DHS is completely bypassing these rules, which are in place for the reason of maintaining peace with society. Breaking these rules not only cause civil unrest, but open an avenue for society to hold DHS and ICE legally accountable.
Legal Eagle has a recent (10/31) video on how ICE cannot (seemingly) be sued: