▲ 1520 ▼ First Graders. They're snatching First Graders in Unmarked cars. (discuss.online) submitted 1 year ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/peoplebluesky@lemmy.world 165 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://bsky.app/profile/gxldsociety.bsky.social/post/3lr7mkb4a4s2j
[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago* (1 child) A lot more than any republican would every be willing to admit. Here are some example of different impersonations: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/04/us/ice-impersonators-on-the-rise-arrests-made-as-authorities-issue-national-warning https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/25/ice-agent-impersonate-kidnapping-florida-woman/83271541007/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) What is most disturbing is that most of those are chaotic, disorganized impersonators who therefore got caught. There are probably calm, professional-looking adults doing this and flying under the radar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago Exactly. Many criminals who do terrible crimes get caught because they panic and make dumb mistakes in fits of anxiety (criminals are humans, too, and like many humans in very high pressure situations, especially ones where your entire life is at stake if you fuck up, they crack). But... a calm psycho or someone who really prepared well for it? That is scary as all hell. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) What is most disturbing is that most of those are chaotic, disorganized impersonators who therefore got caught. There are probably calm, professional-looking adults doing this and flying under the radar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago Exactly. Many criminals who do terrible crimes get caught because they panic and make dumb mistakes in fits of anxiety (criminals are humans, too, and like many humans in very high pressure situations, especially ones where your entire life is at stake if you fuck up, they crack). But... a calm psycho or someone who really prepared well for it? That is scary as all hell. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago Exactly. Many criminals who do terrible crimes get caught because they panic and make dumb mistakes in fits of anxiety (criminals are humans, too, and like many humans in very high pressure situations, especially ones where your entire life is at stake if you fuck up, they crack). But... a calm psycho or someone who really prepared well for it? That is scary as all hell. permalink fedilink source parent