I think I recall reading that some people were held and then let go. Kind of anticlimactic, but I think it was also grounds for lawsuits in some cases.
Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 6395), which just became law, is a new requirement for federal military and civilian law enforcement personnel involved in the federal government’s response to a “civil disturbance” to wear visible identification of themselves and the name of the government entity employing them.
Shout out black vans of secret police grabbing civilians off the streets during the 2020 George Floyd Uprisings.
Did anything ever come of that? It was terrifying.
Honestly, I never heard about it again after that, but I also didn’t go specifically looking, either.
I think I recall reading that some people were held and then let go. Kind of anticlimactic, but I think it was also grounds for lawsuits in some cases.
Actually yes:
https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/new-law-requires-federal-agents-to-identify-themselves-to-protesters
Probably not, oh well
Can’t believe I forgot about that…
Too much shut going on. Honestly I hope those people are ok :(