Posted on 03/10/2017 11:23:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
It's a detail that stands out in photos of recent immigration roundups across the country: federal agents wearing clothing that labels them as "police."
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials say it's an accurate word for them to use, and it can mean the difference between life and death in volatile situations.
But elected officials in Los Angeles say they want the practice to stop. When ICE officers call themselves "police," they claim, it's misleading and endangers public safety.
How long has this been happening? What's the debate? And why is it coming up now?
The history
It isn't new for ICE officers and agents to refer to themselves as police.
Photos of operations dating back years show them wearing jackets and vests with that label, usually in large letters that read, "POLICE ICE."
Sarah Rodriguez, an ICE spokeswoman, says ICE agents may sometimes verbally identify themselves as police when they're going into a situation.
"It is the universally recognized term for law enforcement and our personnel routinely interact with individuals from around the world," she said. "In the often dangerous law enforcement arena, being able to immediately identify yourself as law enforcement may be a life-or-death issue."(continued)
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Go with “Policia”! That will drive them crazy.
Stop calling ILLEGALS “undocumented.”
Tell LAPD to quit calling themselves Law Enforcement then ......
I pretty sure this BS is not from the LAPD street cops . More likely polidiots and the LAPD administrative nut huggers that fly a desk .
Stop calling 0bama a Constitutional law professor.
Great comeback.
GO POLICE!!!
Just wait until the secret ones get unleashed on the communist bastards.
LOL
ICE are definitely NOT police nor are they peace officers.
No. I bet this move is more about BS politics and that there are Hispanic police officers and politicians involved. Hopefully Trump cut L.A.P.D. Sanctuary City's slush fund for the protection of the La Razans and Reconquistans that the local Hispanic politicians receive heavy donations from.
Los Angeles Fake Police STOOD DOWN and cowardly ran during the Rodney King riots.
Truth hurts. They should instead be called LA Authority.
Somehow I don’t think they will have the same complaint when armed EPA agents knock on your door....when Obama was president...
“Open up I’m from the EPA” just doesn’t have the same ring as police...
Ice are not police in the same way immigration law isn’t law.
Thank you for playing.
You may pick up your booby prize on your way off the thread.
Next contestant.
Do you consider BATF,(the heroes of Waco), to be police? I would rather consider them unemployed.
“ICE are definitely NOT police nor are they peace officers.”
They are law enforcement so they are police. I guess English is your second language.
Police:
The civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
It’s a subtle but important distinction which has been forgotten in the last 15 years. Generally, Peace Officers ( aka Police ) are local constabulary drawn from the local population whose primary role is to keep the peace.
Think Andy Griffin
ICE and other federal paramilitary forces are primarily enforcers who are not drawn from local population and whose role has little in common with Peace Officers.
Think Barney Fife
would be useful to understand the difference. It’s a long American tradition, that’s why Sherrifs are elected in this country.
“Think Andy Griffin”
Unfortunately for America, we’ve dumbed ourselves down to using a fictional television show as a basis of our understanding.
fortunately - we have cultural touchstones that all Americans understand.
Andy Griffin or Barney Fife
those distinctions still resonant.
ICE to LA officials. We will stop calling ourselves police if you stop calling yourselves honest.
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