One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.
They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.
I 100% agree with you there.
I would imagine “we’re cops” was much easier to say than “were secret federal agents sent here to detain you because you said something we don’t like”.
Shitty situation all around and it’s painful to watch this happen. I’m ashamed to be from a place that screams freedom but has consistently shown that freedom only applies when you meet certain criteria, on top of all the other shit that’s happening.