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Girard442

(6,826 posts)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:18 AM 6 hrs ago

Someone who goes around wearing camo, gear and a mask but with no ID...

...isn't any kind of professional. He's a cosplayer.

He's G.I. Joke.

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Someone who goes around wearing camo, gear and a mask but with no ID... (Original Post) Girard442 6 hrs ago OP
And Abstractartist 6 hrs ago #1
The open carry in some states that many of these idgits are gungho about may come back and kill them. mwmisses4289 6 hrs ago #2
Sure, but that is just what Trump wants to happen. Then it's the Insurrection Act and FailureToCommunicate 5 hrs ago #7
Unfortunately, most of the open carry folks odins folly 5 hrs ago #10
I've been saying that. These YaHOOES AREN'T COPS - Police Historic NY 4 hrs ago #11
It's gaslighting... Hugin 6 hrs ago #3
G.I. Joke? Lol, perfect. Dave Bowman 6 hrs ago #4
Trump and Miller have turned ICE into bounty hunters who will break any law to get that reward. Lonestarblue 5 hrs ago #5
Or perhaps members of.... RetiredParatrooper 5 hrs ago #6
Delta Forks Conjuay 5 hrs ago #8
ICE - carry big guns to scare/kill women and children but very, very few armed MS13 gang confrontations. Norrrm 5 hrs ago #9
Exactly! n/t iluvtennis 4 hrs ago #12
You are right. He is G.I. Joke. That is why he is so dangerous. flashman13 4 hrs ago #13
Imagine those ICE thugs demanding to see the papers of US citizens Trueblue Texan 4 hrs ago #14
And if he's carrying a gun, he's a terrorist. Iggo 4 hrs ago #15
What is a terrorist? A Poem. By Henry Gibson. usonian 3 hrs ago #16
"G. I. Joke". Ouch! calimary 3 hrs ago #17
Deviants stroking their "Warrior Ethos" BurnDoubt 3 hrs ago #18

mwmisses4289

(3,329 posts)
2. The open carry in some states that many of these idgits are gungho about may come back and kill them.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:25 AM
6 hrs ago

One day, Someone with a gun in one of thses states sees someone claiming to be an leo, but no id, no warrant and masks, is just going to open fire. Surprised it hasn't happened yet.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,584 posts)
7. Sure, but that is just what Trump wants to happen. Then it's the Insurrection Act and
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:04 AM
5 hrs ago

mass reprisals and no Mid-Terms.

odins folly

(555 posts)
10. Unfortunately, most of the open carry folks
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:36 AM
5 hrs ago

Would never draw down on someone with a gun. They too like the cosplay aspect of looking and acting tough but are just play acting.
Now if it’s a person they feel threatened by, who is unarmed, they will blast away and claim stand your ground, castle whatever or the ultimate catch all: I was in fear for my life….

Historic NY

(39,691 posts)
11. I've been saying that. These YaHOOES AREN'T COPS - Police
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:43 AM
4 hrs ago

I don't think many even went through the entire 18week FLETCO training course

Hugin

(37,486 posts)
3. It's gaslighting...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:30 AM
6 hrs ago

The ultimate in stolen valor. Wearing the trappings of a fallen foe like a shrunken head.

Lonestarblue

(13,252 posts)
5. Trump and Miller have turned ICE into bounty hunters who will break any law to get that reward.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 09:57 AM
5 hrs ago

Even if it means murdering US citizens.

Norrrm

(4,082 posts)
9. ICE - carry big guns to scare/kill women and children but very, very few armed MS13 gang confrontations.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:21 AM
5 hrs ago

Trueblue Texan

(4,222 posts)
14. Imagine those ICE thugs demanding to see the papers of US citizens
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:06 AM
4 hrs ago

...when they offer no identification at all for themselves!

usonian

(23,682 posts)
16. What is a terrorist? A Poem. By Henry Gibson.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:48 AM
3 hrs ago
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220928748

A terrorist carries deadly weapons with the intent of mayhem.
A terrorist hides his identity.
A terrorist wears garb that belies his intent, for example, cosplay law enforcement.
— Remember the phony cops at the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre?
— They were ice-cold-blooded murderers.
A terrorist drives unmarked vehicles.
A terrorist records his own misdeeds.
A terrorist generally is silent.
A terrorist intentionally defies laws.
A terrorist is part of a secret cadre, hidden from disclosure.
A terrorist kills.

BurnDoubt

(1,519 posts)
18. Deviants stroking their "Warrior Ethos"
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:29 PM
3 hrs ago

They dream of Domination and Murder.
Useful Idiots, all.
Toxic Masculinity.
It's a Mental Health Crisis.
Put down your gun and truncheon and Get Help.

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