The original sin of the Justice Department is Alex Acosta’s sweetheart deal and the pass given to Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, which by the way, is still ongoing. I will never forget.😞
While the term “crimes against humanity” was not invented at the post WWII Nūremberg trials, it was the first time it was formally used in the prosecution of evil people. The term is applicable in so many ways and of so many people of the regime.
Excellent article. Following criminal orders is still a crime. Wearing a badge does not make you innocent (despite what the courts want to make us think).
One of the things that needs to be corrected is the standards by which police / law enforcement is held accountable for crimes committed 'on the job'. The current standards are what required the BLM movement.
ICE could be more fittingly named as EISS, a German acronym pronounced as ICE that stands for Entführung Intern Schutz Staffel and translates to Abducting Internal Secret Police. They are an abducting organization. I could not resist putting the translation of SS in that acronym.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if with a new Attorney General and Director of the FBI (assuming they're Democrat appointed) if the officers responsible for the two famous killings don't at least face charges of negligent homicide. In one case we have uncontested proof that the driver was shot in the side of the head...ie from the side of the car. A car not moving very fast. It's a bit hard to argue that this was self defence against a charging car.
That said it would be a tad unjust for just the trigger puller to be called to account. There's no doubt the tone of reckless aggression was set right from the top.
This article outlines two already-on-the-books federal statutes that the next administration could use to prosecute ICE agents who violated Minnesotans’ constitutional rights:
Germany survived after 1945, despite the absolute abhorrence of some neighbors' actions. South Africa had their Apartheid Reconciliation Commission.
We will need something to help ensure justice for the victims, but that provides a path for those who wish to now abide by our Constitution to make restitution. Deport the ones who don't, or send them to the very concentration/deathcamps they built for their fascist Turd Reich's pogrom.
We need a zero-tolerance policy for those who would flout the very Constitution that MAKES us America: this would solve the anti-Constitutional issues with Roberts' Supremely Corrupt Court, Republican corruption regarding Article I and emoluments/tariff permissions, and the illegitimate insurrectionist PedoPINO squatting in our Oval Office.
Thank you for this piece, Lisa. Seems like it's taking so long to get to the other side. This has got to be the longest 4-year term in history! Pieces like this remind us that there is an "after" when people can be held accountable.
We MUST push all Dems running for president and house/senate in 2028 that they will not give a pass to anyone in and out of this Nazi administration and that also goes to all the businesses who decided to suck drumpf off to enrich themselves. There IS NO looking forward only. If the next Dem does that, then the next rethug/maga will go even further then this current fascist group has. If as a Dem you can’t stand up and say all of this, get the fuck out politics and country since you clearly don’t care about democracy.
I get tears in my eyes remembering those days. And the harm is ongoing, our property taxes are skyrocketing to help pay for the enormous amount of police overtime required during Metro Surge 😡
I've said it elsewhere, but I'll keep saying it. If someone wants my vote in 2028 the bare fucking minimum is "there will be tribunals. There will be executions."
That's the foundation of what needs to happen going forward.
The original sin of the Justice Department is Alex Acosta’s sweetheart deal and the pass given to Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump, which by the way, is still ongoing. I will never forget.😞
Politicians will preach expedience and reconciliation; as Americans it is our duty to demand the full weight of justice.
While the term “crimes against humanity” was not invented at the post WWII Nūremberg trials, it was the first time it was formally used in the prosecution of evil people. The term is applicable in so many ways and of so many people of the regime.
Excellent article. Following criminal orders is still a crime. Wearing a badge does not make you innocent (despite what the courts want to make us think).
One of the things that needs to be corrected is the standards by which police / law enforcement is held accountable for crimes committed 'on the job'. The current standards are what required the BLM movement.
ICE could be more fittingly named as EISS, a German acronym pronounced as ICE that stands for Entführung Intern Schutz Staffel and translates to Abducting Internal Secret Police. They are an abducting organization. I could not resist putting the translation of SS in that acronym.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if with a new Attorney General and Director of the FBI (assuming they're Democrat appointed) if the officers responsible for the two famous killings don't at least face charges of negligent homicide. In one case we have uncontested proof that the driver was shot in the side of the head...ie from the side of the car. A car not moving very fast. It's a bit hard to argue that this was self defence against a charging car.
That said it would be a tad unjust for just the trigger puller to be called to account. There's no doubt the tone of reckless aggression was set right from the top.
Oh please, the only proximity to Nelson Mandela’s South Africa is MAGA and DoJ dreams of apartheid.
This article outlines two already-on-the-books federal statutes that the next administration could use to prosecute ICE agents who violated Minnesotans’ constitutional rights:
https://ajl016.substack.com/p/a-path-to-accountability-part-2?r=46xncx&utm_medium=ios
Thank you for this excellent analysis, Ms. Needham.
Germany survived after 1945, despite the absolute abhorrence of some neighbors' actions. South Africa had their Apartheid Reconciliation Commission.
We will need something to help ensure justice for the victims, but that provides a path for those who wish to now abide by our Constitution to make restitution. Deport the ones who don't, or send them to the very concentration/deathcamps they built for their fascist Turd Reich's pogrom.
We need a zero-tolerance policy for those who would flout the very Constitution that MAKES us America: this would solve the anti-Constitutional issues with Roberts' Supremely Corrupt Court, Republican corruption regarding Article I and emoluments/tariff permissions, and the illegitimate insurrectionist PedoPINO squatting in our Oval Office.
Thank you for this piece, Lisa. Seems like it's taking so long to get to the other side. This has got to be the longest 4-year term in history! Pieces like this remind us that there is an "after" when people can be held accountable.
We MUST push all Dems running for president and house/senate in 2028 that they will not give a pass to anyone in and out of this Nazi administration and that also goes to all the businesses who decided to suck drumpf off to enrich themselves. There IS NO looking forward only. If the next Dem does that, then the next rethug/maga will go even further then this current fascist group has. If as a Dem you can’t stand up and say all of this, get the fuck out politics and country since you clearly don’t care about democracy.
Nuremberg is a nice idea though I'd prefer something more like what they had going on in Inglourious Basterds.
I get tears in my eyes remembering those days. And the harm is ongoing, our property taxes are skyrocketing to help pay for the enormous amount of police overtime required during Metro Surge 😡
I've said it elsewhere, but I'll keep saying it. If someone wants my vote in 2028 the bare fucking minimum is "there will be tribunals. There will be executions."
That's the foundation of what needs to happen going forward.
I have been thinking about next steps (usually “what I would do if I were the next president”). This is excellent.