[datax2]

>"...we are looking at it, we are looking at him, and he better watch out, because that's not a protected speech. That is threatening the lives of our law enforcement officers throughout this country."'

wild statement from the person who went to law school, but threw out everything they learned.

I see little to no difference between this, Waze, helmet* taps, or flashing your high beams to other cars when passing the cops. That topic in general has been in court multiple times, and every time the ruling was in favor of it being considered freedom of speech.

[water-data-dude]

I’m nervous about how willing SCOTUS has been to throw out precedent and side with this administration.

[grafmax]

Retaliation against free speech is completely normalized at this point. Primarily this administration has gone after large targets (recent Paramount case, the universities) and symbolic targets (students, a mayoral candidate). The circle of targets is going to continue to expand. Soon enough everyone’s speech will be tightly controlled under an AI-powered surveillance apparatus.

[wat10000]

They know, they just don't care. They have a friendly Supreme Court, and even if they lose in court they suffer zero consequences for trying.

[Ajedi32]

> That is threatening the lives of our law enforcement officers

It sounds like he's suggesting the app is intended as a way to target officers for assassination or something? That does seem like it might make a difference if it were true, but it also doesn't really seem like the intent of the app at all.

[chrisweekly]

head taps?

[ggreer]

People on motorcycles signal "police ahead" to riders in the opposite direction by reaching up with their left hand and tapping their head/helmet.

[datax2]

on a motorcycle when you pass a cop you tap your helmet to warn other riders.

[chrisweekly]

thanks. and yikes! I've been a motorcycle rider for over a decade, many thousands of miles, now on my 3rd bike -- and somehow I'm just now learning this.

[JumpCrisscross]

> wild statement from the person who went to law school, but threw out everything they learned

Trump pardoned felons who attacked law enforcement on January 6th. Bondi has no credibility calling out anyone for endangering law enforcement. If a Democrat were to match Trump’s rhetoric, they’d be promising pardons for anyone who physically assaulted ICE. They’re not. This entire shitshow is posturing.

[dzhiurgis]

The difference is scale. Waze and the like apps will let everyone know, not just a handful drivers.

[LeafItAlone]

>Waze and the like apps will let everyone know, not just a handful drivers.

What do you mean by this? I don’t use the app in the article (or Waze or any others, so they don’t let _me_ know).

What does ICEBlock do differently?

[0x3444ac53]

Disclaimer: I despise this administration, and think ICE should be abolished.

I would assume they mean that cops have a general duty to prevent/catch crime. So all you're doing by notifying people with waze or head taps is saying "hey there's police there!" Which everyone has a right to know.

However, because ICE is specialized, warning people of their presence might be seen as more akin to attempting to warn someone that their house is about to be raided by the FBI