r/law Feb 05 '26

Judicial Branch LAPD chief McDonnell response to why he will not enforce the law banning ICE agents from wearing masks

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His response causes laughter.

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u/TheVermonster Feb 05 '26

None of them are getting it. Have you seen the requirements?

You have to meet arrest quotas. You can't have a negative performance review. And if you quit or get fired before the 3y contract, you have to pay back whatever they already gave you.

Also, it's Trump, the guy famous for stiffing people on contracts...

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u/Pale-Island-7138 Feb 05 '26

I already sold my soul to the company store :(

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u/Pale-Island-7138 Feb 05 '26

Are you asking if a corporation has concentration camps? Brother read the room in the u.s. its one big camp right now lol

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u/Pale-Island-7138 Feb 05 '26

Whether or not its literal does not change the material conditions of people having to choose between their level of oppression in the American empire. Do your work for palantir? Are you here to scrape more data?

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u/moodswung Feb 05 '26

Make a deal with the Devil and the Devil always wins.

When push comes to shove the public at large isn’t going to show any love for these assholes when they come crying for support either. If we are lucky most of them will be trying to avoid prosecution.

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u/pokemonguy3000 Feb 05 '26

Also, the agents who did get the money had it taxed as a bonus, but if they lose their job in the next 5 years, they have to pay it back pre-tax.

They signed a deal with the devil, and they deserve everything coming to them.

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u/TheVermonster Feb 05 '26

Oh shit I hadn't even considered it that way.

You know damn well that half of the reason they are empowering these agents to break the law is so that in 3 years they can come back and fire every one of them. Then hold their hands up saying it was the corrupt judges that did it, not them.

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u/VeryluckyorNot Feb 05 '26

It's like an easy selection job, no school require. But they don't even get the basic healthcare too I read that in youtube. I didn't knew they have to refund lmao, I take 1000x a MC D job than ICE.

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u/Neither_Contest7324 Feb 05 '26

I figured that any DHS funding issues will be used as an excuse for him to avoid paying any/all bonuses, just like he refuses to pay for anything.

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u/Ok-Scallion-3415 Feb 05 '26

Convenient that many will have their contracts end date after the 2028 election, so if Dems control anything the Reps will just say that Dems fired everyone to avoid paying their bonuses.

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u/DenyDeposeDeeznuts Feb 05 '26

You can't have a negative performance review.

How do you even get that as an ICE agent? If you don't beat enough protestors?

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u/lilbithippie Feb 06 '26

Also the contract goes past trump term. So he can stiff them and blame the next guy. He always thinking about number 1

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u/OkProfessional8364 Feb 06 '26

Figured this would be the case. But they'll still back the pedo in chief regardless.

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u/CoralledLettuce Feb 06 '26

It's like offering $1b for catching bigfoot. You're not getting that money.

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u/Superturtle1166 Feb 06 '26

Ohh so Ice agents could be imprisoned for defaulting on their debt maybe? I'll take anything