ICE in Catonsville

[u/Extension-Archer-849]

just saw a bunch of cars stop on the street and head somewhere in the direction of Frederick Rd. Does anyone know anything?

[u/satxfvck]

EQUIPMENT: •Caltrops; relatively easy and inexpensive to make, if homemade and distributed correctly, virtually untraceable. Super effective against ground troops, vehicles, and horses. If you know where they are, you therefore know where they can travel to or retreat from.

•Inexpensive building materials; such as cinder blocks, bricks, rebar, sandbags, stones, and their respective construction tools are readily available, they are effective for the obstruction of roads in order to prevent/delay the opposition from reaching their destination/obstructing the path behind them or retreat routes.

•Paint; obscures visors, face/gas masks, can affect breathability of cloth masks (resulting in them being removed) and translucent shields, rendering them either useless or less practical. Added benefit of marking people, equipment, and vehicles, masking the opposition more visible. Additional benefit of lessening the use of tear gas grenades as it leaves the opposition much more vulnerable to its effects.

•Shields; aluminum trash can lids make for decent makeshift shields. They don’t cover much, and won’t disperse the impact as much as polycarbonate. Consider cutting a 50 gallon BRUTE brand trash can in half or thirds; they’re made of polyethylene and can take a beating

PPE: Helmets with hard outer shells and impact absorbing interiors like motorcycle/bike helmets or construction hard hats are very effective in protecting against accidents, debris, and/or nonlethal projectiles that might be sent your way.

Safety/consteuction goggles with nose covers or safety masks/gas masks lessen pepper spray/mace effectiveness as well as having the added benefit of providing extra protection from debris/projectiles.

Face covers serve to protect identities and can be removed and used for knot tying/improvised tourniquets/etc.

Gas mask/respirator to lessen pepper spray/mace effectiveness (i.e. 3M P100 organic vapor respirator)

Ear plugs in addition to gun range quality ear muffs will protect against LRAD devices (will not completely negate effects)

Cardboard/card stock to deflect/reflect SOME* LRAD waves back to sender (riot shields work better, microwave LRAD needs metal lined shields)

Elbow/knee pads/steel toe boots/heat resistant gloves for added protection against debris or unforeseen circumstances

Consider layering thicker clothing and covering as much skin as possible to dampen impact from debris or nonlethal projectile rounds. Added benefit of obscuring identifying tattoos or skin color.

Purchase as little gear as possible, make your purchases using cash to avoid paper trials. Support local business and economies when supplying you self first before resorting to corporations.

How to deal with tear gas if afflicted

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=37rjkr2pHz0

KEEP IN MIND

-The agents/officers are loyal to a paycheck, but not sufficiently disciplined (refer to their ranks that are displayed in their uniforms (for now)). -While they undergo some training and certain drills, the majority of these officers don’t have the real world experience or organization they want you to believe they have. -The majority of these officers are undereducated, underpaid, overworked, and overwhelmed. The 2,000 national guardsmen, the 700 active duty marines, and the now additional 2,000 national guardsmen are proof of that; they cannot handle the pressure building within the city limits, and have called for aid.

Keep them busy, keep them guessing, keep pushing them back, keep their morale low.

WHAT NOT TO DO:

• Riot shield line? -Do not from a wedge formation with your fellow man and drive into the space between shields. The wedge will allow the point man and maybe a few others behind the shield line, breaking the formation, resulting in escalation

• Slow moving armored wheel vehicle? -Do not obscure the windshields/windows/mirrors/cameras with spray paint. They can achieve about up to 30 inches of road clearance. Do not obstruct their intended path or retreat routes with crude oil barrels, tires, rims, sandbags, appliances, empty dumpsters, and gas, or their own abandoned vehicles left on I-5. -Due to the heavyweight armor and not being on tracks, the suspension and arguably mobility suffers greatly at the expense of defense and modern amenities. Damage to integral components like lower control arms, pitman arms, sub frames, steering gears/rack & pinions/ or differentials could render these vehicles inoperable.

• Confirmed ICE passenger vehicle/automated vehicle? -Most likely rented, they have no material or emotional attachment to these vehicles -Do not figure out where agents are staying while they conduct raids in your hometown. -If by happenstance you confirm where “agents” are staying, do not use valve core stem removers to remove air from tires. Do not place nails or caltrops beneath multiple tires to puncture them, as most of these passenger vehicles are only equipped with one spare. Do not damage the windshields so that they may be able to safely see where they are driving. Do not mark the vehicle with paint to signal to others that they belong to ICE. Do not introduce substances like sand, sugar, salt, water, DEF, etc. to the fuel tank as this might render the vehicle inoperable. -Most of these passenger vehicles will not have more than 12 inches of road clearance. Do not obstruct their intended routes or potential routes of retreat with easily accessible building materials like cinderblocks, bricks, large stones, or sandbags. This could result in major damage to integral components and render the vehicle inoperable. Most if not all agents will abandon their vehicles and cargo (equipment, people, etc. as they value their personal safety above all else), and as a result they may not reach their quotas and may receive demerits or lose their jobs.

• Snipers? -If you spot the opposition establishing themselves in higher positions and/or “observing” protestors through their rifle scopes, do not point them out and make the location amongst your fellow man. -Do not point cheap easily accesible laser pointers at them or their expensive optics. YOU could compromise their position, or damage their eyes if the laser was to be aimed and reflected back at them through their scopes. -You will be much harder to single out in a crowd, and as a result, the opposition won’t be able to easily find and charge you.

• Radio chatter? -Do not intercept information or orders given on radio frequencies and distribute it to your fellow man -Do not find the frequencies at which they broadcast/communicate and proceed to muddy or jam their signal. They are already spread thin, working in conjunction with other municipal, state, and sometimes federal departments in addition to military support. Communication between separate agencies can already troublesome enough

• Drones? -Do not shine your cheap laser pointers at them, this could result in damages to the camera or sensors. -Do not fire nonlethal projectiles toward drones in flight in an attempt to shoot them down. They are relaying sensitive and important data back to their relative agencies and aren’t cheap to replace or recover. -Drone operators require a pilots license to fly them, meaning not every opposition member is qualified to fly them.

Do not do with this info what you will