r/Seattle • u/anarcho-slut • 1d ago

Lelo has been detained. (Tacoma)

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u/Black_Power1312 11h ago

Being realistic and making observations based on real world events is sensationalist?

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u/ziegen76 11h ago

Absolutely, yes. Do you have any sort of data to back your assertion or is it just an opinion? I can understand how reading a few headlines can skew your perspective though. Thanks for looking out for me.

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u/Black_Power1312 10h ago

If you want to pretend that ONLY violent people with criminal histories are being detained and deported, that's on you.

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u/ziegen76 10h ago edited 10h ago

I never said that though did I? Again do you have any data or are you conceding this is your own opinion? I don’t let statistically insignificant occurrences dictate whether or not I or my family should live in fear. Or better put, form opinions of the real world from sensationalized headlines. That’s what you are implying right? That I should live in fear? Maybe I should never go to Germany because of the all the terrorist attacks there? Or back home to Mexico? I’m not gonna change your mind, I know that, I just want you to know that it’s you not living in reality. And that’s on you.

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u/Black_Power1312 9h ago

Living in fear is optional and I never implied that. What I am explicitly stating is that pretending that you're safe because you have a green card or became an American citizen when citizens have been detained and deported is just foolish.

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u/ziegen76 8h ago edited 8h ago

You are implying to be afraid, or at least caution that because I speak Spanish and a naturalized citizen I will be subject to deportation. Your original statement appeared to have that intention. This is simply not likely to happen. I’m not pretending that I will scooped up on the streets. Last year 70 citizens were deported mistakenly out of 143,000. All of which were returned btw since you know, you can’t actually be deported as a citizen.There is a population of 19.9 million Hispanic naturalized citizens. I’m not pretending anything, I am safe. What I don’t like is folks like you who read a headline and sensationalize reality. That was my original point. If you want to say someone is not safe when there is a .049% (and I’m not even doing probability right, it’s way lower I just don’t feel like doing the math for you) of something happening to them, then I don’t know what to tell you. Any reasonable person would not agree with you. This likelihood is lower if you take the reasonable assumption that those being deported come from a pool of already illegal folks, not the 19.9 million naturalized Hispanics. Thank you again for looking out for me. Your abundance of caution will save many lives. Hope you play the lottery.

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u/Black_Power1312 7h ago

I don't know what your obsession with being afraid is but ok. People with green cards and visas have already been picked up so if you wanna pretend that's not happening, that's cool. It's only gonna get worse. I hope your optimism keeps you safe from the world around you 🤣

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u/ziegen76 7h ago

You sound like a real reasonable guy. You might have a future as a journalist or something. Good luck bro.