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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: 2) by IndigoFreak on Saturday April 29 2017, @07:40PM (2 children)
There are few things on this earth that are more absurd than telling a person where he can or cannot be!
You need to change this statement. We tell people where they can and cannot be all the time. You cannot be standing on roads or highways. You can get jailed. You can't be in private property. We limit the number of people in buildings. I'm not sure where you get the idea that everyone has the right to be anywhere. What about people with highly contagious diseases? Should we have allowed Ebola infected people to take airplanes and go to any country they wish? What about special events that require entry fees or special permission?
Why is it absurd that a country cannot have a say in who is and who is not allowed to enter?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 29 2017, @08:05PM (1 child)
No, it's the idea of 'country' that is absurd. Borders are for business, legal and illegal. And your other absurdities aside, a person has the right (though presently unenforceable) to live and work where he wants. We are entitled to the same rights as any other migrating animal. It is long past time we enforce our rights!
(Score: 2) by IndigoFreak on Saturday April 29 2017, @08:39PM
Going to assume you were the parent I was replying to. Why? You say these things are true, but you don't explain why. We are not animals. We have agency. Why are people free from rules placed on them by a society?