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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com
Picture a federal agent leaning into a citizen and saying: “You raise your voice… I erase your voice.”
That happened in Minnesota. On camera. And when Congress asked the ICE Director about it, he said he hadn’t seen the clip. That’s not accountability. That’s denial.
I wore a badge. Protocol isn’t a suggestion; it’s the guardrail that keeps power from turning into punishment. Threats like that aren’t “tough talk.” They’re red flags. In any real agency, you’d see Internal Affairs pulling files, command asking hard questions, training rolling tape, evidence units preserving every frame. You don’t “erase” someone’s voice because enforcement feels uncomfortable — you de-escalate and you follow the Constitution.
Zoom out. This isn’t one bad interaction or one bad apple. Minneapolis has seen fatal federal shootings, street protests over aggressive tactics, citizens alleging unconstitutional detentions — and leadership doubling down while pretending the evidence doesn’t exist. When a director shrugs off a viral clip in an oversight hearing, that’s not ignorance; that’s an institution protecting itself.
Command responsibility starts with awareness. If a video is public, if Congress is citing it, if communities are living with the fallout, “I’m not aware” isn’t an answer — it’s the problem. Because once you normalize threats from the badge and denial from the top, you don’t just bend protocol; you break public trust. And when trust breaks, everything gets more dangerous, for civilians and for officers who actually want to do the job right.
You’ll hear the words in the episode — the threat, the dodge, the pattern. Watch it clean, then ask yourself the only question that matters: are we looking at a rogue agent, or an agency that’s lost its compass?
If ICE wants authority, honor the protocol. If it wants legitimacy, stop pretending the camera didn’t catch what it caught. If it wants trust, tell the truth and fix it.
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By Michael FanoneThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michaelfanone.substack.com
Picture a federal agent leaning into a citizen and saying: “You raise your voice… I erase your voice.”
That happened in Minnesota. On camera. And when Congress asked the ICE Director about it, he said he hadn’t seen the clip. That’s not accountability. That’s denial.
I wore a badge. Protocol isn’t a suggestion; it’s the guardrail that keeps power from turning into punishment. Threats like that aren’t “tough talk.” They’re red flags. In any real agency, you’d see Internal Affairs pulling files, command asking hard questions, training rolling tape, evidence units preserving every frame. You don’t “erase” someone’s voice because enforcement feels uncomfortable — you de-escalate and you follow the Constitution.
Zoom out. This isn’t one bad interaction or one bad apple. Minneapolis has seen fatal federal shootings, street protests over aggressive tactics, citizens alleging unconstitutional detentions — and leadership doubling down while pretending the evidence doesn’t exist. When a director shrugs off a viral clip in an oversight hearing, that’s not ignorance; that’s an institution protecting itself.
Command responsibility starts with awareness. If a video is public, if Congress is citing it, if communities are living with the fallout, “I’m not aware” isn’t an answer — it’s the problem. Because once you normalize threats from the badge and denial from the top, you don’t just bend protocol; you break public trust. And when trust breaks, everything gets more dangerous, for civilians and for officers who actually want to do the job right.
You’ll hear the words in the episode — the threat, the dodge, the pattern. Watch it clean, then ask yourself the only question that matters: are we looking at a rogue agent, or an agency that’s lost its compass?
If ICE wants authority, honor the protocol. If it wants legitimacy, stop pretending the camera didn’t catch what it caught. If it wants trust, tell the truth and fix it.
Your support keeps this show growing, keeps us on the road, and keeps these stories from getting buried.
🟧 Paid subscribers get 15% off your next merch order🟧 Founding Members get 20% off for life
You’ll get the link in your welcome email.
👉 Become a paid subscriber today.
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