r/politics • u/Zen1 Oregon • Jul 12 '25

Paywall ICE officers doxxed by antifa, anarchists in Portland, Noem says

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/07/ice-officers-doxxed-by-antifa-anarchists-in-portland-dhs-says.html
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u/PillowPrincess314 Jul 12 '25

They are public servants being funded by taxpayer dollars. The people have the right to know who is in their employ.

If they aren't doing anything wrong, why are they worried?

If they can't hold their heads high and proudly announce their professions, they need to seek a new career.

These are not undercover officers, secret agents, CIA, whatever. They should not be hiding their faces and people being arrested by them should be able to know their accusers.

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u/Long-Researcher777 Jul 12 '25

Exactly, they can't actually be doxxed because their identites should be public anyway 

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u/Highlow9 Jul 12 '25

That is not how that works. Doxxing is publicly revealing somebody's identity without their consent. That is happening here

You could argue that doxxing in this case is morally justified but it still is doxxing.

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u/alwaysintheway Jul 12 '25

They consented when they signed up for the job.

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u/Highlow9 Jul 12 '25

No they didn't. Please point me to the law/policy that says that they should be identifiable. Again whether you think they should be is irrelevant for the question of their consent.

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u/wilburschocolate Jul 12 '25

Public servants have no expectation of privacy when serving the public.

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u/Llarys Jul 12 '25

Just to confirm: you aren't being a contrarian and genuinely believe there are no laws stating enforcement officers within the United States need to be identifiable?

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u/Highlow9 Jul 12 '25

Indeed, specifically not of ICE (normal police officer do).

And also to be clear, I also think they should be identifiable, but that currently is not the law.

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u/Carnifex72 Jul 12 '25

Most officers are required to provide a name, the agency and badge number or some type of verification of their legal authority when asked.

Otherwise how do you know it’s not just some heavily armed asshole impersonating a police officer or a home invasion etc?

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u/fibrous Jul 12 '25

2021 Federal Defense Authorization Act included a stipulation that all federal police need to wear name badges when engaging in crowd control. while that is not ICE's primary job, they are doing it regularly in LA, Portland, etc