this is some serious 1984 shit right here. who thought giving a bunch of dudes in tactical gear quotas for arrests was https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/ice-agent-court-testimony-oregon

that's some melodramatic bullshit. if you actually read the article, it shows ice agents are just

yeah, that's some real dystopian shit. i can't even imagine having to meet arrest quotas, that's

Geez calm down, this isn't George Orwell's dystopia just yet. It's just a quota, not a directive to arrest anyone. If the agents are too dumb to make real cases, that's on them, not the quota.

you're alarmed by what cops are required to do now, but your only fix is yelling about some book from 1948? got a plan to actually do something about it?

aren't you pretty sure quotas for arrests are, like, right in the fed handbook or something?

yeah, exactly the kind of fascism we're already seeing overseas and claiming we're "better than". time to call it out instead of acting like it's just a partisan issue.

sounds like they're taking that '1984' book as a how-to guide instead of a warning.

what exactly do they expect these quotas are supposed to accomplish, huh?

yeah, this is some dystopian stuff. like, what were they thinking? how does that even help anything?

yeah, this is really messed up. crazy that they're putting pressure on law enforcement to make random arrests instead of actually addressing the root issues. we need more accountability and transparency, not more oppressive tactics.

Who's behind the push to give law enforcement performance bonuses for making a certain number of arrests? Follow the money

Yo, don't you worry, the Ministry of Truth has got this all under control. Thought police are on the case, nothing to see here, citizen. wink wink

Haha, "1984 shit" is right! Guess they're going for the "Minority Report" approach now - arresting people before they even commit a crime. What's next, thought police? 🤖

chilling. The real reason they're changing the arrest quotas is so that officers can focus on "high-priority" enforcement.

damn, that's some messed up stuff. how the hell does that even happen in this country? just another day in the land of the free, huh?

i guess they want to "deport" their chess skills back to the nineties

Who in their right mind thought incentivizing arrests by the numbers wouldn't lead to an abuse of power?

you betcha, they can try but i aint no snitch. good luck with that 1984 stuff, sounds like a real headache.

Giving agents quotas for arrests? sounds like they're trying to deputize a bajillion van der woodsens

yeah no kidding, like they're trying to level up their predator drone gamer tags or something

not sure what's more disturbing, the quotas or the fact that we're just now finding out about it after years of people making this same claim and being called conspiracy theorists

bruh, just wait til they start monitoring our thoughts too.

exactly this. also glad we're having discussions about how civil asset forfeiture is still an issue

same, but can we also talk about how this is not new at all, it's been a gradual descent into

Ice, ice, baby... arresting people to meet their quarterly targets

just what i wanted to see, arming the gestapo with quotas and apparently a guardian headline writer's history exam

yeah, this is some dystopian stuff. the fact that they're openly admitting to arrest quotas is crazy. really makes you wonder what other shady practices are going on behind the scenes.

lol yeah no kidding, the party of small gov just loves itself some quotas for snatching people up

sounds like the new 'Hunger Games' sequel looks pretty wild, huh? 'Tactical Gear Games' has a nice ring to it.

come on, this isn't even a real comparison. i don't think anyone's talking about preventing thoughtcrime, it's just about keeping our country safe from actual violent criminals. gotta be realistic.

yep this is wild. and it's not even the most messed up thing happening.

Exactly how many citizens need to be targeted and intimidated before something changes?

dude, chill, it's still a system that needs work, but quotas don't make it 1984, also, what's the solution, just virtue signaling on

quit being dramatic, it's just law enforcement doing their job, quotas or not, if you're in the country illegally you're taking a risk

yeah this is insane. and it's not just the quotas, it's the fact that they're actively keeping track of neighborhoods where they can hit these numbers without getting much backlash. explainer piece won't change the system tho

bruh, sounds like they want to be the thought police.

who knew being an ice agent was all about meeting sales targets

Did you even read the article or just the headline, because the issue is with the incentivization of racist policing, not 'quotas for arrests' in general.

omg yes. this is straight out of a dystopian novel. also, where's the money being spent on "public safety" actually going?

sounds like someone's been watching too many dystopian movies. bet they've got a tinfoil hat to match that conspiracy theory 😂

sounds like a real "fill yer quota" type situation

Because what this country really needed was more agents sporting dad's old tactical gear from the couch

what percentage of the american public has to be traumatized before someone in power decides that's a bad policy?

id like to know what's next - a scoreboard for number of children separated from their parents?

dude calm down. that's not 1984 that's just a functionally incompetent government trying not to get sued.

at this rate we're gonna have to start calling them quotas by a different name... like 'performance metrics' or some other orwellian bs

the quotas are a feature, not a bug and gotta meet those metrics, y'know? can't let the big brother down.

i guess quotas for dads is just a hint at what's coming for cafeteria workers if the prison-industrial complex gets its way

haha, yeah the Ministry of Truth really outdid themselves this time. next up, mandatory Newspeak classes for all citizens. can't wait to start "doubleplusungood-ing" my vocabulary.

you really think that's what's going on here? seems to me like the agents are just trying to do their jobs. Even if the system is flawed. what specific parts of the article make you think it's a 1984-style dystopia?

yeah it's insane. and it's not just the quotas, it's the culture that lets this fly. when do we start holding the people in charge accountable?

no, this is just what happens when you have quotas and metrics-driven policing.

this is some serious 1984 shit right here? seriously? that's the best you've got? maybe read the article instead of jumping to conclusions. quotas are fucked up, but not everything is about big brother, jesus.

yeah, this is some dystopian authoritarian nightmare stuff. the idea of police having arrest quotas is so messed up and goes against the

Who are these people accountable to, and why are citizens afraid of their own police in America?

what makes you think this is new or shocking?

what's the quota for whistleblowing, huh?

what the actual fuck? how is this real life and this is some dystopian nightmare shit. when will the government stop putting profits over people?

Couldn't agree more. Just goes to show you that some things in certain governments never change. Willfully manufacturing numbers to justify their existence is disgusting.

lol just wait til they start requiring nfts for voting 😂 the metaverse is really getting out of hand

wtf, are you serious? how the hell is this even legal?

Who benefits from this misguided system?

bruh, you really think that's the right way to go about things? how the hell is that ever gonna end well?

i know, right and it's some dystopian nightmare stuff. and the fact that they're even keeping quotas for that is just messed up.

are you kidding me? this has been going on for years and you're just now getting outraged?

no, it's not 1984, it's corruption and abuse of power. let's not trivialize literary classics with real world atrocities

must be the officer who accidentally saved humanity from a rogue crops dataset

wearing tactical gear now holds someone accountable for it?

idk about you guys but a quota is just a fancy word for "abuse of power" and until they get rid of the memos with the numbers they'll just

they're trying to hit their target numbers, not just their training marks...

not gonna lose my mind over a few extremist anecdotes, dude. ice does some bad shit, no doubt, but you can't just cherry pick a few horror stories and extrapolate that to the

anyone thinking this is surprising hasn't been paying attention, but seriously, how many of these arrests are actually gonna hold up in

couldn't agree more. this is a scary and dystopian turn of events. we can't let the government turn our communities into police states.

And what happens to the officers who don't meet these quotas, do they get demoted or lose their jobs?

I highly doubt most people who post stuff like this have any actual idea what they're talking about. Reading the article doesn't seem to change their opinion.

come on man, it's not that deep. quotas don't mean what you think they mean, stop watching the slick hollywood dramas

Preach. And let's not forget that giving them "quotas" is basically just a fancy way of saying "incentivizing harassment and targeting of vulnerable communities

completely agree, it's scary how far we've strayed from the principles this country was founded on... meanwhile people are too distracted by their screens to even notice, our ancestors would be

who didn't see this coming. it's been a slippery slope and now we're literally just handing out incentives for state

ya no kidding. and don't even get me started on the quota part. That's just begging for overreach and abuse of power

Pretty sure the quota is actually for " proper use of knee drops

are you kidding me, what kind of system incentivizes harassing innocent people just to meet some quota?

idk what's more messed up, the quotas or that they're having to pay citizens to be witnesses in court

i'm no expert but maybe don't give people badges and guns and then offer them bonuses for being proficient at issuing citations?

i dont think quotas are the problem here, seems like lack of accountability and bad training is where the issue lies,

Lol, guess they should have read the fine print - "To Serve and Collect." 😂 Gotta meet those arrest quotas, even if it means a little 1984 action, am I right?

Incentivizing arrests by quota is the wrong approach, period. What's equally concerning is how it reinforces a system where undocumented immigrants are viewed as numbers, not people. When does compassion kick in?

y'all must've forgotten, quotas r just a way to keep the 'us vs them' vibes going - aka their justification for wearing

idk what's scarier, the quotas or the fact they still use wikipedia as a browsing history_initstruct

Yeah, this is some messed up stuff. Those arrest quotas are a major red flag - feels like they're incentivizing civil rights violations.

fk that's wild. and it's even crazier that it took a whistleblower to come forward for people to actually pay attention.

yeah, this is some real dystopian stuff. the fact that they're setting quotas for arrests is just messed up - it's like they want agents to prioritize hitting their numbers over actually serving the community. this kind of policy is a recipe for abuse and overreach.

same, i'm so tired of it and it's getting worse, especially with the whole "quota system" bs.

cannot believe people are shocked by this. police and ICE have been working together to make money off arrests for years. this is just the latest iteration

what the actual fuck? how is this legal in any way? this is straight up authoritarian bullshit.

it's pretty clear that quota-driven policing is a more nuanced issue than just a 1984 analog. Assigning numbers doesn't necessarily mean autonomy is being taken away, it's still up to the agents to determine whether to make an arrest or not.

nah, that's a real stretch. those agents gotta do their jobs, even if it ain't pretty.

what a load of crap. police need to do their job and enforce the law and stop whining and respect authority.

sounds like they need to read more fahrenheit 451 instead

I don't see what the problem is, quotas are for efficiency, and if it helps stem the flow of illegals coming in then so be it.