Can a single TES guy in here actually explain to me why they want to ban federal officers from wearing masks? Is it just redirects, insults, and Socratic questions that presume an answer they seem unable to articulate themselves?
I'm not one of the TES crowd, but I can outline the principle they're perverting.
As a general democratic principle, law enforcement should be transparent. They are given a monopoly on force (mostly), and can't be trusted to wield it 100% properly, so they should have oversight, checks, and balances. When something goes wrong, a key part of accountability is being able to identify who did the wrong thing. Otherwise the bureaucracy can hide and obfuscate who did what, and nobody can be held to account. That's why cops are required to have an identifiable badge with a trackable name or number on display while executing their duties, or immediately provide it upon demand.
The key thing here is that
the system itself holds them accountable; identification is only required for initial reporting. The wannabe revolutionaries aren't trying to bring accountability through the proper channels, because they know they don't have a proper legal basis. They're trying to enforce "oversight" on the people doing the things they don't like, by identifying and punishing the officers
outside of the legal system. But to do that, they still need identification, and masks frustrate the OSINT methods of doxing.
So while the request is reasonable in accordance with proper oversight, they don't want it for the purposes of proper oversight. They want it for extrajudicial domestic terrorism (as defined by "unsanctioned violence to terrorize a population, in pursuit of political goals").
Every disingenuous concern troll crying about masks deserves a punch in the face, without elaboration. They know what they're doing.
