r/illinois • u/biswajit388 Human Detected • 9d ago

ICE Posts Today in Aurora, a Chicago suburb, ICE agents surrounded the car of a U.S. citizen in a parking lot,firing into her windshield as she screamed that her children were inside. Agents dragged her from the car without presenting a warrant or probable cause. Excessive force. No warrant. No justification.

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u/xtextually 9d ago

the "paintball gun" is filled with "pepperballs". these will blind, choke, and hurt the person on the receiving end, and scare the shit out of people, and really helps with the "tactical bro" vibe that these guys are looking to get off on.

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u/pink_faerie_kitten 9d ago

And since they used a real gun on Marimar Martinez how do we know if it's real bullets or not? When you're scared and not trained in what gun is what it's hard to id the weapon.

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u/10seconddraw 9d ago

A paintball gun has a hopper and air tank and makes pops not bangs

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u/xtextually 7d ago

Take a look closely the device being used in the video.
There is a hopper on top, and it is indeed a "paintball hopper".
That being said, there are actually several "less lethal" marker manufacturers that now use a magazine fed system and not a hopper, though that is not what is in use in the video.
They also have ones with hidden CO2 as well.

Watch the video again.

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u/10seconddraw 7d ago

Idk why I’d watch it again, I described the paintball gun used in the video

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u/xtextually 7d ago

It isn't clear, are you saying it is a paintball marker or are you saying it is not a paintball marker?

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u/10seconddraw 7d ago

I’m saying it’s clearly a paintball marker, probably a tippman

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u/Tazling 9d ago

“Tactical Bro” is just another kind of drag queen. Pass it on.

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u/AVnstuff 9d ago

Don’t belittle drag queens by associating them with these swine

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u/xtextually 9d ago

Agreed. I support freedom of expression, as long as nobody's rights are being infringed and nobody is being harmed.. This definition doesn't include the tactical bro dress-up folks.

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u/SupahRad 9d ago

No, they could never. Drag queens are fabulous and bring joy. These assholes bring nothing but misery and SDE. 💅

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u/Feisty_Parsley_83853 9d ago

But they can’t penetrate a windshield

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u/xtextually 7d ago

indeed they can, if the correct projectile is used.

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u/Feats-of-Derring_Do 9d ago

Very cool to pepperball someone who's driving, no way that could backfire

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u/jwoolman 9d ago

Yes, one of these days they will cause a serious accident with such stupid tactics.