• artyom@piefed.social
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    the DOJ is saying it simply wants to “go out, knock on doors, potentially interview these ballot workers and poll workers.”

    The govt will never send people to your home to knock on your door for a fun chat. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. So say nothing. You have nothing to gain by talking to them.

    If you are or know one of these workers, don’t open the door, demand to see a warrant. If they don’t have one, tell them to go away and ignore then. Actually that applies to everyone, but especially these workers.

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      They will probably just break in anyway, and knowing how bad they are at investigating, they will probably break into homes where the workers don’t even live anymore.

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        They may do that but if they do, nothing they find will be admissible in court. If you let them in, that doesn’t apply.

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          True, but that’s assuming the proper use of the justice system is the intent. No. The goal here is obviously to promote fear for political gain (literally the definition of terrorism). They want to ensure these poll workers, and others like them, know the Trump administration will come after them. Only the ones who support the regime are safe.

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            Listen, I get it, our criminal justice system is anything but just. But these are things you can do that will probably protect you. So maybe stop arguing against it.

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              I don’t see where I argued against it. It’s still the smart thing to do, but it’s not going to prevent their goal. They couldn’t care less about getting an actual conviction. Yeah, make sure their case fails to protect yourself, but their goal is only to make sure you suffer, and that doesn’t require a conviction.

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      Put a homemade claymore under your porch with a remote detonator… To protect against bears. Just definitely make sure you don’t get confused and hit the button on accident when a bunch of armed masked strangers are at your door…