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Is the guy with a hat a law enforcement officer? Are you reporting his presence to evade a crime you or your friend are committing?

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aiding and abetting is already a crime, and a very different one. we already have case law that warning people about the presence of police does not amount to aiding and abetting from people flashing their lights to warn others about a speed trap. even if the flasher and/or flashee are breaking the law, as long as they don't physically interfere with the police its within the realm of free speech even though it could potentially hinder them. (https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/headlight-flashing/#...).

Flashlights weren't created with the intent to aid and abet criminal behavior. ICEBlock was. If it's being used primarily for that purpose, there's a strong case to be made that it should be shut down, especially if it's found to create significant challenges for law enforcement, either leading to their harm, or enabling criminals to evade or escape justified enforcement.

Stepping back from the legal / Constitutional considerations, this just seems like common sense: person commits crime, others make app to help criminals escape, therefore the app itself is aiding and abetting.

I think really, its proponents are using "free speech" as a roundabout way of saying they support these criminals. I really wish they'd just be honest instead.

ICE has been detaining and deporting non-criminal American citizens under this government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_and_deportation_of_A...

This entire article is subject to the whims and misinterpretations from Trump's staunchest opponents who gleefully lie and twist almost everything he and his administration does — everyone should take this with a giant grain of salt.

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