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One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 194 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“We’re the police. Relax”

“We’re the SS. Be very afraid”. There, FTFY

[–] Cgers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 5 days ago

Legit, from her perspective, this is no different from a human trafficking kidnapping, this is the shit my wife has taken classes to learn to defend herself from, it's only a matter of time before someone defends themselves (unknownly assaulting an officer and assuredly setting off some punitive, authoritarian political bullshit)

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Damn, I didn't know it was this easy. Just pretend to be an undercover cop. Oh wow, this changes everything. Brb adding more to my collection of kids in my basement.

~/s~

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 28 points 5 days ago

This shit has happened in NYC. Thieves roll on you and claim to be cops.