An ICE hotline set up to allow reports of crimes committed by "criminal aliens" has had a close encounter with trolls:
The administration set up the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office on Wednesday, in accordance with President Trump's executive order in January. The office, folded within the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, aims to "assist victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens," according to the Department of Homeland Security.
"Alien" is a term used by the federal government to describe individuals who are not American citizens but who reside on U.S. soil. [...] Despite the line's intended purpose, callers have been reporting a range of abnormal activity.
1-855-48-VOICE to report all your encounters w/ illegal martians, rude Sasquatch, unleashed Texas Blue Hounds, Springheel Jack. Goblin army.
— Kathleen Dennis (@chelseabmw) April 27, 2017
ICE denounced the calls, saying such actions hurt victims of real crimes. Callers have even mentioned spotting "muggle-borns," a term from the "Harry Potter" book series referring to magical characters with non-magical parents.
Also at The Atlantic and CNN. Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 29 2017, @06:56PM (1 child)
Nerds hate big bang theory because, exactly every other successful sitcom, it parodies stereotypes.
It just so happens that the stereotypes in BBT are nerds and holy shit, nerds can ... not ... laugh at themselves.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 30 2017, @03:24AM
The thing that pissed me off about that phenomenon was encountering people who claimed to be nerdy and would say things, but then I'd actually try to engage them on their vague references, only to find out that they were just parroting bullshit from that show.
"Oh yeah, I love SNES games still too. What was your favorite?"
"Uhh... well, uh..."
"Oh, so you like watching sports and drinking shitty beer, but you claim otherwise to make you seem less one-dimensional?"
"Yeah, basically."
"Sigh. Fair enough."