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originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: MikeA
I'm not sure what the people in Mexico may or may not have said but I'm not saying "It's just one...."
Here is evidence of the bat signal Lumenari doesn't want to believe exists: Facebook Groups Warn Immigrants About ICE Raids, Checkpoints
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: MikeA
Alerting others that the fuzz, 5-0 or the po-po is on the way is not a crime and I have yet to meet anyone who has gone to jail for that.
Being a big deal or not is a matter of opinion. I gave mine. I never said it was anything other than my personal opinion and I'm standing by it, especially in light that ICE hands out notifications to businesses they are going to "raid" 3 days in advance.
originally posted by: daskakik
a reply to: MikeA
Telling someone that the cops are coming/around is not always aiding and abetting.
18 U.S. Code § 2 - Principals
(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is punishable as a principal.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal.
In the case of illegals, the offense happened when they jumped the border or overstayed their visa and for aiding and abetting to apply to someone sharing info on raids they would have to also be linked to that act.
Is it right? Is it worse if it is a public official? Everyone will have their opinion but I'm just saying that it isn't automatically illegal.
I'm also pointing out that one can't assume that that particular tweet was the only info that allowed people to dodge that raid.
originally posted by: MikeA
If that's the way you see it then don't complain when your rights are being destroyed because someone decided it was unimportant to them.
I would also like to say this. I spent 8 years busting drug runners with the Coast Guard. My oldest son is a cop, my middle daughter is an ADA, and my youngest daughter is CBP. I'm pretty sure I have a good idea about what is and is not legal. The statutes you mentioned do not apply in this case.
The section as revised makes clear the legislative intent to punish as a principal not only one who directly commits an offense and one who “aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures” another to commit an offense, but also anyone who causes the doing of an act which if done by him directly would render him guilty of an offense against the United States.