Terror in Charlotte

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ChileG said:
And you think people showing up for their standard immigration hearing in court, getting their immigration status revoked due to order from the justice department, and then getting detained by ICE who just happen to be waiting outside is all part of ICE merely doing their jobs to get rid of illegal immigrants.
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Like I said, I think there's sloppiness. I don't believe there is a policy of harassing people who aren't eligible to be deported. Just my opinion.
ChileG said:
Also, the guest on the Fox News show referenced the current economic climate and said now isn’t the time to break the bank on spending. So, no it wasn’t a secret commentary.
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There was no mention of the current economic climate. Now could be a standard reference to the holidays where people break the bank and resort to credit cards.

Have you never seen The Grinch with Jim Carrey?
 
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ZenMode said:
Like I said, I think there's sloppiness. I don't believe there is a policing harassing people who aren't eligible to be deporter. Just my opinion.

There was no mention of the current economic climate. Now could be a standard reference to the holidays where people break the bank and resort to credit cards.

Have you never seen The Grinch with Jim Carrey?
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There was mention of the economic climate. Just not in the clip. That’s the thing about clips. They aren’t the entire show.
 
Looking up Bovino’s bio, he appears to have taken the Leader and Development Course at Fort Lewis. That’s a course for ROTC students between their JR and SR years; or, for OCS students.

No where in Bovino’s bio does he appear to have served in the military.

Did he wash out of military training?

Is he a military wannabe who found a home in Customs and Border Patrol?

His bio says he became enamored with Border Patrol after reading autobiographies of border agents.

I’m just spit-balling; but, Bovino seems to be a weak bully who couldn’t hack it in the military and found a bunch of brown shirts to join.
 
Zoo_View said:
Looking up Bovino’s bio, he appears to have taken the Leader and Development Course at Fort Lewis. That’s a course for ROTC students between their JR and SR years; or, for OCS students.

No where in Bovino’s bio does he appear to have served in the military.

Did he wash out of military training?

Is he a military wannabe who found a home in Customs and Border Patrol?

His bio says he became enamored with Border Patrol after reading autobiographies of border agents.

I’m just spit-balling; but, Bovino seems to be a weak bully who couldn’t hack it in the military and found a bunch of brown shirts to join.
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Lori Archer Raible

“Dear Ones, I rarely raise my voice on social media these days. Please know that this is not a political statement, but a personal one.

This morning, I spent four hours running ‘safety patrol’ as part of an initiative here in Charlotte to ‘help working families get to school, work and church.’ Today I witnessed a young man, perhaps he was 19 or 20, walking down a sidewalk in Charlotte. Three SUV’s swept in beside him before he could notice. Passersby began to honk their horns, including me. Their doors flew open, he noticed and ran. The vehicles chased him through the front yard of a nearby home. He was violently abducted by a large team of armed men wearing masks. It was terrifying. I can’t imagine how the young man must have felt. A few thoughts as I process what I witnessed.

#1. Regardless of our varying political perspectives about immigration reform, that’s not what this is. Why are they violent? Why are they wearing masks? This boy was just walking down the street. He was racially profiled. He could be a citizen, he could have proper documentation, he could lack proper documentation. They had no idea, nor did they ask.

#2. My grandmother is a Jewish holocaust survivor. In Europe, people were forced to wear yellow stars to identify themselves as Jews. Her stories of the gestapo breaking into their businesses and homes are horrifying. Today in Charlotte, neighbors are being snatched off the streets based on how they look.

#3. To be clear, I did not help anyone go to school, church, or work today. Every door is locked, businesses are closed, children are staying home, but I know what I saw. As a person of faith, sometimes it is important to ‘bear witness.’ When a variety of truths are coexisting and fellow humans are under siege, we are called to pay attention. My actions and words are driven by my personal conviction of faith as I pray for an end to this violence in our city.

What can we do?

1. Frequent Latino owned businesses!

2. Donate money, food, or grocery gift cards for families who cannot work or leave their homes safely. Congregations, food pantries, and other organizations near you can be found online.

3. Be alert! Keep your eyes open. If you witness an abduction, try to bring attention to what is happening and record the incident.

4. Choose love and kindness. Act according to your personal convictions of faith for the common good.

Please let me know if you need help finding a way to engage that is right for you, and pray for our city.”
 
nycfan said:
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“… Bovino also holds two master’s degrees in National Security Strategy from the National War College, and in Public Administration from Appalachian State University, and a Bachelor’s Degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Natural Resources Management and Forestry from Western Carolina University. Additionally, he completed the CBP Leadership Institute in 2012 and the Department of Homeland Security’s Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program in 2016.…”


No military service but he did well in school at WCU at least.
 
I find it humorously coincidental that they put a guy named bovino in charge of rounding up immigrants who they claim brought bovines across the border with them.
 
Mulberry Heel said:
And if they continue this into next year, and I fully expect they will, they'll likely hope and try to hold down the vote in those blue urban areas somehow. And sadly their MAGA rural, small-town base is likely eating this stuff up, and it's a dream scenario for many of them, given the long-standing antipathy of rural folk towards city folk.
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Saw an article on CNN yesterday that ICE raided some small Ohio town in middle of nowhere bc some Karen called to narc out the workers at a Mexican restaurant there.

Town more divided about it than I would have thought
 
Icky Mettle said:
One of my partners’ neighbors witnessed a landscaper being snatched off her street in Dilworth by BP/ICE while he was working. Not sure of his immigration status, but certainly jarring.
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Just cleaning up the crime-infested streets of Dilworth.
 
I took my mom and her sister to the Southern Xmas Show in CLT yesterday. Other than being simultaneously very crowded and deeply disappointing, the Xmas Show did not seem to have an ICE presence. Nor did South Park Mall.
 
Just passed through the Charlotte airport - then Miami - I’ve fully entered a Spanish language world. ICE could rack up/shut down those places pretty easily.
 
Ddseddse said:
www.wbtv.com

Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say

Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
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Officials with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools said on Monday, Nov. 17, that approximately 20,935 students across the 185 schools were absent, which is 15% of students enrolled.

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Higher now. From CNN --

Amid immigration crackdown, over 30,000 Charlotte students were absent at start of week, district says​

From CNN’s Dianne Gallagher and Chris Boyette
More than 30,000 students — about 20% of district enrollment — were absent from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Monday as the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement mission in Charlotte continued, the district said, citing updated data from the beginning of the week.

“We now have updated figures following our overnight attendance data conversion, which indicates that 30,399 students were absent yesterday according to today’s reporting,” the district said.

The school district previously reported an unofficial estimate of 20,935 absences but said the number was revised “due to several factors that impact how attendance is recorded and updated.”

There are 141,700 students enrolled in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, according to the school district.
 
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