Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order Thursday that’s intended to protect protesters demonstrating against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations if the city becomes the next target for a surge of agents.
His order requires Denver Police Department officers to intervene and detain ICE agents if they see any using “excessive force.” It also bans the federal agents from using city-owned property for their operations.
Standing in front of the City and County Building in downtown Denver, Johnston told reporters that his goal with the order wasn’t to provoke President Donald Trump. He said he didn’t have any information about whether ICE or the Trump administration intended to send an influx of agents to the city anytime soon.
“My first job is to run this city,” he said. “But in today’s America, that means answering questions from our residents about what happens if ICE troops descend on our city.”
I hope I have to eat my own words but expecting cops to stand up for citizens is on par with believing in Santa
Cops love to abuse people, and they don’t really care who it is. They get in trouble for choosing their own victims, so if they are told that ICE Apes are fair game, they’ll happily go abuse ICE Apes.
They absolutely do care who it is. Notice how they never bother dealing with car noise complaints, coal rollers, or violence committed by right wing demonstrators?
The first two are because they don’t want to do the paperwork.
But risking legal action or armed retaliation?
I hope there are shoot-outs, seems Win-Win to me.
And this administration LOVES lawsuits, it’s their hobby.