Short answer, yes they can.

Long answer, it’s really going to depend on the state and the laws there.

That said, common etiquette would be not to unless, as someone else pointed out, they had a very specific reason to suspect an illegal immigrant is in the vehicle. Usually, LEOs stick to their specific jurisdiction’s unless they are asked to assist in another.

Typical federal agencies would notify and work with law enforcement, but sanctuary states have directed state and local law enforcement not to.

They are breaking the law and violating a US citizens constitutional rights, that’s where America is right now.

No, it has nothing to do with the “Golden Dome” nonsense.

The US did all sorts of war game scenarios and plan making during and directly after WWII and they’ve never stopped.

There’s actually probably a lot of countries who have done the same, though I’m not sure to the extent the US has.

The fact that the US has a plan like this by itself isn’t newsworthy. Who it’s coming from makes it noteworthy because, while the plan may have been created decades ago, it’s a very unsubtle threat against another nation.

I agree that this is stupid, but understanding is important because this is how they weasel out of things. If confronted or challenged they’ll say, “Oh, that plan was put together decades ago.” Everything they do is done with cover because not only are they fascists, they’re cowards too.

The contingency plan probably isn’t about the people at all. It’s likely the government has had a plan for a long time, maybe since WWII, about any number of countries including Greenland. Strategic points to either destroy or control. How to repel an invading force as well as how to invade against a repelling force.

That’s who the US has become over the last 80 years.

And there’s an argument to be made that a single sentence stating an opinion with no rationale or justification doesn’t add to the conversation.

But let’s be honest, whatever “etiquette” may be, people here vote how they want, for whatever reason they want.

If it matters that much to you then you might prefer an instance where downvotes are disabled. Or, if you use an app, find one, like Voyager, that allows you to turn vote visibility off.

Why worry so much about someone who downvotes and won’t engage in discussion with you about what they downvoted?

Opinions can be unpopular. Complaining about downvotes is as unpopular on Lemmy as it was on Reddit, if not more.

Hey, I have a little grey in my beard!

As someone who was only just alive in 1985 though, I’m curious where you were in the US in 1985 and if you remember how big or widespread the news coverage was on the MOVE bombing?

That’s true, and I did already know about it.

However, being 1 year old at the time it happened I wasn’t in a position to speak up about it or to “allow” it to happen unchallenged.

I wonder how many mid-50s or older Americans are on Lemmy?

Doesn’t matter. A Grand Jury proceeding, as I understand it, is almost always controlled by the prosecutor and results in an indictment if they want it to.

There’s no defense present or argument against indicting, it’s just a prosecutor explaining why they think there should be an indictment and presenting their “case”.

I think we can safely assume the DOJ prosecutor is operating on political orders and not in service of the country or the law.

I like this one. It’s similar to what I’d pick from English which is amble.

It means to walk at a slow, relaxed pace, often in a leisurely way.

I thought CBS was the one eye network.

Yeah, I’d say that would cover them pretty well. Also, happy cake day!

Did the government claim it was accurate to the law? I’m guessing just providing code doesn’t open the government to liability. That would fall on anyone who implemented it. I always assumed that’s why for-cost software has Ts&Cs that indemnify them unless you pay extra for the protection.

It doesn’t matter what men think, it’s none of their fucking business. It shouldn’t even be a discussion.

A man only gets to decide whether they’ll be there or not if the woman decides to not terminate the pregnancy.

No. Spending time around people different from myself offers me different perspectives, interesting conversations etc.

Hanging out with someone exactly the same would be like living in an echo chamber with a yes man.

There’s a lot of issues going on, but one of the biggest is nothing about that was illegal.

I disagree with you here but not because of the reason Newsom gave. The deployment of Marines is a direct violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1385.

I see what you mean on the growing healthy communities bit.

That plus private votes, nah, I’m good.

I don’t think they understand a vocal minority.

MAGAs make firearms a part of their identity.

I’m guessing you’d agree that most liberal gun owners don’t?

I don’t remember why I blocked .ml because it was a long time ago but I’d guess I got tired of the users and many of the communities bleeding tankies into the rest of Lemmy.

I’ve heard that blahaj has changed a lot too but I haven’t really noticed it not being in my feed so I haven’t bothered to check.

Most of them I don’t know why. I just came back to this account because of lemm.ee.