I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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in reply to Philip Bump • • •Thank you for the article, and in particular for bringing attention to the meaning of a percentage there. It's always dubious when we see that: it's a graceful obfuscation to make issues seem bigger -- or sometimes, smaller -- than they actually are.
Typically when we see a percentage, I look for factors which might correlate with them. Is there, for example, a significant increase in warrantless, badgeless masked thugs in plainclothes tearing families apart? Or even an increase in 'legitimate' ICE activity to that effect?
And I wonder if that's more or less than 413%...
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in reply to Philip Bump • • •"Lander — literally & aesthetically the city’s accountant — assaulted the officers in the sense that a bully might accuse you of having gotten in the way of his fist."
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