Summary

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, was detained in Somerville, MA, by masked agents claiming to be police, without charges or transparency.

The Trump administration alleges she supported Hamas, citing unverified intelligence, after her student visa was revoked.

Der Spiegel linked her detention to pro-Palestinian advocacy, including an opinion piece urging divestment from Israel.

The incident sparked outrage, highlighting long-standing surveillance and detainment of Muslim Americans under national security pretenses.

Civil liberties advocates warn of increasing government overreach targeting minority communities.

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    5 days ago

    People carry a gun to protect themselves and their family. Not necessarily random strangers. In fact, most state CCW classes tell you to stay away from situations where you might have to use your gun to help others.

    The good guy with the gun is either a cop, or a concealed carrier in the middle of the situation. In this case, cops were the bad guys.

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      Yup… the proper response to this situation as a bystander is to film and expose the situation. Even in a “stand your ground” state, it’s not justified to start shooting. (Not legal advice - ALWAYS know the local laws)

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      5 days ago

      It’s OK you didn’t get it.
      Good guy with a gun is a myth, and is never there.
      Still a bunch of masked men terrorizing a woman, should be an obvious target in the worlds most heavily armed country.
      But even in this situation the good guy with a gun is absent, and the guns don’t help against government overreach, which is the purpose of excuse for the 2nd amendment.