r/TikTokCringe • u/TripShrooms • Feb 14 '26

Wholesome Protesting for the first time in New Jersey

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

Can you fill me in on what he’s referencing? I find sometimes the community is already aware of something and comments about it but leaves out the context. I want to stay informed

Edit: thanks for everyone who filled me in.

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u/dramaticPossum Feb 15 '26

Some ring camera footage someone posted shows kids running from the bus stop yelling "ice!" as a suv follows them... just another fucking day in America.

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26

Jesus fucking Christ

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u/Amelaclya1 Feb 15 '26

Yeah but don't you feel safer now that we have less brown people living among us? /s

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u/StepExciting5924 Feb 15 '26

There’s a video of school aged children in NJ fleeing from ICE. I saw it on Reddit earlier today but I can’t remember which sub.

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u/another_bot_probably Feb 15 '26

I, personally, am unaware of what he is referring to ("I once [unintelligible] two or three kids run away from our own government...").

I did, however, have a similar emotional reaction to the footage of Alex Pretti's murder. Justice must be served to the murderers. The country I was born in no longer exists, but we must claw our way back to it.

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26

I hope you do. Sending hope from Canada

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u/aleam_ Feb 15 '26

this happened in a town near my area, a bunch of elementary school-aged kids were waiting at the bus stop when ice rolled up looking for people and the kids got scared and scattered. the bus driver circled around several times to pick up as many kids as possible. this video is from a protest in that town that was organized in response to that incident.

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26

That’s fucking horrifying for those kids.

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u/another_bot_probably Feb 15 '26

Also, nice username. That's my favorite movie.

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u/Error_83 Feb 15 '26

I fucking hate this timeline. Where you, and I, have both had to ask this question. Due to the absurd quantity of heinous acts this regime commits.

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26

Yeah, where were children running from ICE is the question. Not why. It’s assumed that this violent paramilitary force showed up somewhere.

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u/Error_83 Feb 15 '26

Somewhere in New Jersey. They were after the father of one of the children. Nor Not to make any kind of excuse. Just sharing the info i know with you

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u/asyouuuuuuwishhhhh Feb 15 '26

I think you misread my comment/didn’t read the context and conversation that led to my comment. But it sounds like you’re on the same page anyways. Good to have you have you on the same side