▲ 1503 ▼ Robbers pretending to be ICE agents (discuss.online) submitted 1 year ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world 183 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://6abc.com/post/woman-tied-robbed-man-impersonating-law-enforcement-officer-mayfair-section-philadelphia/16707524/
[–] lefixxx@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (3 children) He low key helped show why we want law officers to have a branded uniform, name tag and provide ID. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) And wearing a mask to hide your identity while performing your job function is pretty sus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Given the photos, this guy didn't even use a mask! He could have gone full bear and been even more protected from discovery. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago Low key? permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sure that would be a nice fringe benefit of police reform. But this was only possible because of the terror police inspire by their mere presence. Nobody is willing to fight back against this guy for fear he's an actual officer. Nobody has any faith in the Real Police (assuming this guy wasn't actually a cop who decided to moonlight as a robber) finding and stopping this guy. It isn't as though the crook couldn't have slapped a "Hi I'm Jim_" name tag on his chest and done the exact same thing. You have to believe knowing the officer's identify would result in some consequence to the owner of the gear in order to see that as a material benefit. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glitch1985@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) And wearing a mask to hide your identity while performing your job function is pretty sus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Given the photos, this guy didn't even use a mask! He could have gone full bear and been even more protected from discovery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Given the photos, this guy didn't even use a mask! He could have gone full bear and been even more protected from discovery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago I mean, sure that would be a nice fringe benefit of police reform. But this was only possible because of the terror police inspire by their mere presence. Nobody is willing to fight back against this guy for fear he's an actual officer. Nobody has any faith in the Real Police (assuming this guy wasn't actually a cop who decided to moonlight as a robber) finding and stopping this guy. It isn't as though the crook couldn't have slapped a "Hi I'm Jim_" name tag on his chest and done the exact same thing. You have to believe knowing the officer's identify would result in some consequence to the owner of the gear in order to see that as a material benefit. permalink fedilink source parent
