Ice agents arrested the New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander at a federal building in Manhattan. He had spent the morning there observing immigration hearings and told an Associated Press reporter he had intended to accompany some immigrants out of the building. Footage of the arrest shows an agent telling Lander: ‘You’re obstructing’. Lander replies: ‘You don’t have the authority to arrest US citizens asking for a judicial warrant’ as he was led into a lift
Serious question, but at what point does your stance change? Like, at what point does violent resistance become undeniably the path forward?
Peaceful protest can only go so far and can only achieve so much. I’m happy to be proven wrong.
Never.
Appreciate the response. I’ll read it through and sleep on it.