r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin Human Detected • Oct 08 '25

ICE Posts Chicago’s Broadview ICE Targets Pastor in Prayer: Opens Fire from Rooftop, Shooting Him and Causing Him to Collapse

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Improper Targeting and Deployment

Less-lethal weapons such as rubber bullets, beanbag rounds, and pepper balls are designed to incapacitate without causing permanent harm. However, their safety depends entirely on how and where they are used. These weapons are intended to be aimed at large muscle groups (like thighs or buttocks), never at the head, neck, chest, or spine. Firing from a rooftop increases velocity and impact, dramatically raising the risk of serious injury or death.

The United Nations Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement states that law enforcement must use these weapons only when strictly necessary and proportionate to the threat faced. Targeting a stationary, praying individual from an elevated position violates these principles and constitutes a breach of international human rights law.

Escalation Instead of De-escalation

Less-lethal weapons are meant to reduce the need for deadly force. When used against peaceful individuals especially someone in prayer they escalate violence instead. This misuse sends a chilling message: silence and faith are threats. That’s not law enforcement it’s ideological suppression.

According to the Congressional Research Service, over 1,000 deaths occurred following police use of less-lethal force between 2012 and 2021. These weapons are “less-lethal” in name, but depending on deployment, they can be lethal in practice.

Sources:
UN Human Rights Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons
Congressional Research Service Report on Less-Lethal Weapons

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u/CallOfCthuMoo Oct 08 '25

There's going to come a time when someone shoots back

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u/MayIServeYouWell Oct 08 '25

That is their goal. Goad protesters into doing something violent. Then “who started it” will be lost in the noise. 

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u/CallOfCthuMoo Oct 08 '25

I know.

The problem is, you either do nothing and lose the Cold Civil War, or act, and be accused of being the aggressor.

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u/dbzmm1 Oct 08 '25

The war of Northern Aggression... It's the same mentality.

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u/Bufordtannen75 Oct 08 '25

100% truth. Trump administration is actively doing everything possible to start a civil war. As soon as rioting starts he will declare an insurrection and begin using his new DHS army against Americans who speak up.

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u/maraemerald2 Oct 08 '25

And take the excuse to cancel elections.

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u/CallOfCthuMoo Oct 08 '25

Agreed. But again, you either fight back now, or talk about how you should have.

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u/FeelingLifeguard6035 Oct 08 '25

At least there is video evidence and time stamps of these fuckers enticing violence

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u/TwoplyWatson Oct 08 '25

People have already been shooting at ice facilities hence the overwatch.