[dghlsakjg]

I'm curious why there isn't a counter protest that is more extreme.

Set up your own cameras and publish publicly the movements of politicians that claim this is for safety. Nothing illegal about pointing a camera at the entrance to city hall and logging entries and exits of politicians to a website. Hell, afaict, nothing illegal about pointing a camera at their house and doing the same.

Something in the spirit of celebrity jet trackers, but at a local level.

The hardware/software isn't particularly difficult. Some loudmouth like Rossman could get this moving.

Nothing to hide, nothing to fear right?

[tamimio]

You will be arrested for harassing, stalking, and public misconduct (misfeasance primarily), and if that’s not the case, the same legislators will make a new law just for that! It’s a one way justice system, laws apply to the majority but the select few get a pass with all loopholes implemented by the same few.

[dghlsakjg]

Possibly charged, but extremely unlikely to have a conviction stick if done intelligently. It would be a pretty massive Streisand effect, and almost certainly covered under first amendment protections.

Anyone can publish a livestream of anything visible from public by the naked eye. Why would using machine vision on that livestream to highlight public officials change anything.

It’s literally the same laws that let flock operate, and exactly what they and other ALPR companies are already doing silently.

[bsder]

> Possibly charged, but extremely unlikely to have a conviction stick if done intelligently. It would be a pretty massive Streisand effect, and almost certainly covered under first amendment protections.

What part of "The Orange Clown and his minions simply regard the justice system as a speed bump" are you not paying attention to?

> ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.

Ref: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230...

In the meantime, you will sit in jail, pay money to lawyers, and possible wind up in El Salvador if you really pissed somebody high enough off.

But, sure, feel free to organize it yourself, please. We would all benefit from your actions.

[ok_dad]

They’ll use whatever laws they can and you’ll get imprisoned. They don’t play by the rules. They’ll just ignore that you were doing that for a political purpose and call you a pervert or terrorist or something. You can’t think your way out of authoritarianism with intelligence.

[dghlsakjg]

This comment adds nothing new to the conversation. It is simply a rephrasing of the exact same thing said by GP. Read my prior response.

[ok_dad]

OK so explain how it’ll be okay with you being arrested, spending tens of thousands on lawyers, and probably losing your job and having strangers think you’re a criminal.

It won’t just be fine, thousands are arrested for bullshit every day and their lives are ruined, you’re extremely naive if you think otherwise.

Your comments are literally just wishful thinking, get a fucking clue. Smart people are being violently detained and assaulted by the law every single day.

[dghlsakjg]

I haven’t made any of the claims that you are asking me to defend or explain. So I can’t address that strawman.

Sometimes protest must cost the protester something to prove a point, if not - as you point out - many people will be violently detained and assaulted by the law without restraint.

Civil rights protesters for generations have known that getting beaten and unjustly charged are probable short term outcomes while long term justice is on the way. They weigh that they are willing to endure that for the greater good. Yielding to powerful people and injustice because it is unjust is a choice that you can make, but don’t call other people wishful thinkers that need to get a “fucking clue” for being willing to do the thing that you are fearful of.

[stringfood]

"I'm curious why there isn't a counter protest that is more extreme."

I think it has to do with the increasingly toothless nature of the average civilian - I personally could never seriously physically riot unless in extreme danger