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[quote=Anonymous][b]Commentary: Who knew ICE could be so funny? Just check out videos of their fails.[/b]

“Viral videos show ICE agents bungling arrests as detainees slip away, run from agents or evade capture in scenes reminiscent of slapstick comedy.
Social media users remix the recordings with humorous soundtracks such as the Benny Hill theme, turning deportation failures into viral entertainment.
Experts say mocking failed raids helps combat authoritarian fear tactics by exposing the deportation machine as fallible rather than all-powerful.”

“Humans have laughed at tyrants going back to the days of the ancient Greeks. Yet I’ve also seen some pro-immigrant activists insist now is not the time to laugh, even if it's at ICE's expense. To them, Otto Santa Ana says they’re missing out on a valuable tool in the fight for our democracy. He’s a retired UCLA Chicano studies professor who’s working on a book about the history of humor, down to its biology. 
“The people who are laughing at ICE are not contrary to the people who are standing on the front lines,” he said. “The mocking allows us to redirect that frustration into something positive. We both laugh at the perpetrator and bond with other people laughing. When it reaches viral levels, we know that our community takes joy in it — and our community needs any joy right now.””
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