Kansas City Gas Station Meetup With ICE

At first we suspected this interaction was AI . . . But we've been to this gas station quite a bit over the years and machines aren't yet capable of rendering this kind of genuine "local interaction" despite so much data center building. 

First and foremost . . . 

This is probably not courageous but TKC advises against recording ICE mostly because their lack of training is well documented and we don't really trust so many rookies to control their emotions and play by the rules. 

But our primary skepticism against recording ICE is just basic math: It's a lot of risk for very little reward . . . The payout for social media street cred offers little by comparison in exchange for all of the dangers that accompany tangling with feds. 

Still . . . 

People are going to do what they want . . . And so this online quote isn't at all definitive but might provide otherwise naive people a good reason to second guess their best intentions when deciding to engage in citizen journalism . . . Check-it:  

"You have a First Amendment right to observe and record Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or any other law enforcement officers while they perform their duties in public spaces in Missouri. Legal rights and boundaries when filming or recording ICE actions are governed by specific guidelines.

"You must not physically interfere with or obstruct ICE agents while they are executing an arrest or conducting an operation.

"If an agent tells you to step back, you should comply calmly but you are legally allowed to keep filming from that safer distance.

"Hold your phone or camera in plain view. Under Missouri's wiretapping law, secret recording is heavily restricted if there is a justified expectation of privacy."

Accordingly . . . 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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