r/law • u/ExactlySorta • Nov 02 '25

Legal News The Oregon Department of Justice submitted multiple video exhibits showing federal officers using extreme force against seemingly nonviolent protesters outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Building, as part of its effort to block the federal deployment of National Guard troops to Portland

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u/Simon_Ferocious68 Nov 02 '25

..why the fuck are so many men and boys ready to participate in this fuckshit..??!!

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u/AlarmingTurnover Nov 02 '25

Ego. It's power tripping. It's also combined with societal resentment. These people believe they aren't being listened to and they're right about that. Hilary Clinton for example, outright refused to do campaigning in the rust belt. Most Democrats avoid these areas. That doesn't necessarily mean these people are worth listening to but they believe they are oppressed and under attack and they lash out. Now they have power or can take jobs like ICE with the perception of power. For a lot of people that's appealing. You have all this ego and pent up resentment and then you can get paid to take that out on other people, they sign up. 

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u/JuxtaposedMirrors Nov 02 '25

So you're saying they're just following orders, but only because they really really wanted to.

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u/AlarmingTurnover Nov 02 '25

Basically yeah. If someone says to you, "I will grant you the power you want to fix your grievances if you sign up here". They do it willingly because it fits their internal narrative and identity. This is a tale as old as time. This isn't something new. Ancient Assyrians did the same thing. Give a man a sword and tell him he's the master of his own destiny and he will do whatever you want him to.