Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient William Vermie told ABC News that he was tackled and arrested by ICE in Minneapolis and held for eight hours.

So we’ve gone up from 4th Amendment violations to the 5th Amendment. Soon it’ll be 6th, and the 13th is a little shaky.

    • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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      8 days ago

      bate

      I think you mean bait. Just trying to help.

      Bait and bate are homonyms, sound the same but have different spelling and meanings.

      bate /bāt/ transitive verb

      1. To lessen the force or intensity of; moderate.
      2. To take away; subtract.
      3. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower.

      bait /bāt/

      noun

      1. Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals.
      2. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.
      3. An enticement, temptation, or provocation.