I Was a Cop for 20 Years, Never Shot Innocent People in Cars

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Michael Fanone: The spree of ICE shootings against unarmed civilians is a tell.

Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 08:30 AM | 16 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Michael Fanone: "Trump flooded the streets with ICE agents. One just killed an unarmed woman. Good cops have been shouting from the rooftops that this would happen."

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FTA:

Law enforcement trains you over and over again how to recognize a potentially life-threatening situation. There are very specific rules for when it's appropriate to deploy lethal force, and we've spent decades introducing new safeguards at the federal, state, and local level aimed at trying to ensure that "bad shoots" become less common. When they do happen, there are policies in place to help ensure irresponsible cops are held accountable.

Compare that to the reality we are now witnessing: Trump has encouraged his federal agents to act like an occupying force. In the bluntest possible terms, he has encouraged them to use maximum force against citizens, and has promised they will be shielded from any consequences for doing so.

#1 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2026-01-10 09:25 AM | Reply

ICE Academy Shortened Its Training to Just 47 Days Under Trump in Nod to the 47th President, Report

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#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-01-10 09:35 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

ICE is a street gang.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-10 09:57 AM | Reply

I was a cop for 20 yrs & never shot innocent people in cars

Well, if that's the only qualifier, she was clearly guilty. And shooting innocent people walking on the sidewalk or grilling in their yards is on the table.

The world is your oyster!

#4 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-10 10:23 AM | Reply

Republicans want ICE to shoot protesters.

This isn't rocket science.

Just like I'm sure there were Republicans who said the National Guard should have shot more protesters at Kent State.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-10 12:31 PM | Reply

@#1 ... Law enforcement trains you over and over again how to recognize a potentially life-threatening situation. There are very specific rules for when it's appropriate to deploy lethal force, and we've spent decades introducing new safeguards at the federal, state, and local level aimed at trying to ensure that "bad shoots" become less common. ...

From what I saw in the videos, the ICE agent was not fully focused upon who and why he was shooting.

His attention looked to be split between using his cell phone in one hand, with his gun in the other hand.

Did his training say it was be OK to shoot someone three times with one hand while using a cell phone in the other hand?

Where was his focus of attention?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-10 08:05 PM | Reply

ICE are domestic terrorists and will be dealt with appropriately.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-01-10 08:59 PM | Reply

Some people can chew gum and walk at the same time.

#8 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-01-10 10:33 PM | Reply

His attention looked to be split between using his cell phone in one hand, with his gun in the other hand. Where was his focus of attention?
#6 | Posted by LampLighter

"Pokemon Go" claims another victim.

#9 | Posted by censored at 2026-01-11 08:48 AM | Reply

At this point there is little difference between ISIS and ICE. One uses the Holy Koran to warp their thinking and one uses Project 2025 to solidify theirs ...

#10 | Posted by catdog at 2026-01-11 10:56 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#10 One of the most spot-on posts I've read recently.

Bravo, CatDog.

Bravo.

#11 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-01-11 10:57 AM | Reply

ICE is a street gang.

#3 | Posted by Zed

I remember meeting a guy through a friend who was in an "Anti-Crime" unit with the Franklin, TN PD. Four of them rode around, harassing anyone they wanted to, stopping anyone for anything.

During a conversation, he told me he'd formerly been a mafia enforcer in Detroit. That's how I instantly put 2 and 2 together and figured out what his PD unit was all about:

Thugs with badges. And no doubt some "lost" money taken from drug dealers too.

#12 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-01-11 12:01 PM | Reply

Most of the NYPD cops (and other locations) I knew were OK and many never used their firearms unless it was at the range.

One NYPD cop was forced to shoot a suspect and he kept yelling at him:

"Why'd you make me shoot you?"

He was glad that he only wounded the suspect in the leg and he felt awful about it years later.

But another cop I stopped drinking with (for good reason) used to "roust fellas on the street."

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-11 12:17 PM | Reply

Then again, maybe nobody ever tried up kill this cop with a motor vehicle.....

#14 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-01-11 04:33 PM | Reply

- tried up kill this cop with a motor vehicle.....

You have a vivid imagination. Perhaps you should write comic books?