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DOJ Indicts East LA Community Defender Accused of Giving Face Shields to Anti-ICE Protesters (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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One group asserted that Alejandro Orellana "has done nothing wrong; speaking out against ICE terror, raids, and deportations is not a crime, protesting is not a crime!"

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[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Charging him? With what? Giving out pieces of plastic with straps is illegal?

Edit: alleged conspiracy to aid and abet civil disorder. What a joke. They aren't even trying to make this look legit.

[–] taco@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

Making it look legit wouldn't be as effective as dissuading the next guy.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 12 points 1 month ago

With no crime committed.