{"id":1067,"date":"2026-02-21T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attorneycalendar.com\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:42:19","slug":"federal-agents-uniforms-masks-increase-intimidating-behavior-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attorneycalendar.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/federal-agents-uniforms-masks-increase-intimidating-behavior-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal agents: Uniforms, masks increase intimidating behavior (Letters)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Federal agents: Uniforms, masks increase intimidating behavior<\/h4>\n

Re: \u201cICE accountability pledged<\/a>,\u201d Feb. 3 news story<\/p>\n

When my son was four, we got him a tiger costume. He loved it and wore it almost every day. He could transform himself into a fierce animal, not only a tiger but also a bear, a wolf, a zombie, etc. His personality changed, but in a 4-year-old, it was cute and harmless. And who doesn\u2019t love costumes at Halloween? Groups and masks enable behavior we wouldn\u2019t otherwise exhibit.<\/p>\n

The problem arises when grown-ups dress up in real life and lose the social barriers determining how we should behave. Until now, our law enforcement officers (\u201cservants of the people\u201d) have worn identity badges and not masks. By disguising its agents and dressing them in intimidating uniforms, ICE enables them to behave more aggressively than they would otherwise. Since they operate in groups of like-minded enforcers, like all bullies, they feel free to act aggressively, with no accountability. They operate like a pack of dogs, which will terrorize people where a single dog might not.<\/p>\n

How many ICE agents are bullies and see ICE as a means to satisfy a desire to dominate other people, while in real life, unmasked, they can\u2019t? Or is it the $50,000 signing bonus? Or do they have violent pasts? We don\u2019t know, because we can\u2019t identify them. Like my 4-year-old, they can hide behind their masks and behave in ways they otherwise would not.<\/p>\n

Therefore, I support the Colorado House in banning face masks for all law enforcement personnel. Enough is enough!<\/p>\n

Marsha Budz,\u00a0Boulder<\/em><\/p>\n

ICE agents need protection from aggressive protesters<\/h4>\n

Re: \u201cJudge won\u2019t halt crackdown<\/a>,\u201d Feb. 1 news story<\/p>\n

A judge who believes in ICE agents doing their job? Amazing. The ICE officers need protection from the lunging protesters who are screaming, spitting, injuring and threatening them. Allow them to do their jobs. Stay out of the way. Police need protection as well.<\/p>\n

These protesters are out of control. Standing with a sign? Fine. Otherwise, get out of the way.<\/p>\n

Deanna R. Walworth, Brighton<\/em><\/p>\n

Time for voters to embrace independence<\/h4>\n

A Declaration of Independence in 2026!<\/p>\n

What is slowly happening in America this year is a growing pool of independent voters. As the reservoirs of the Republican and Democratic voters evaporate, independents are becoming a stream of optimism for removing the wasteful and destructive policy of the two-party war that is pushing us further apart.<\/p>\n

Imagine a campaign built on real character and service instead of a front for the rich. Are there enough citizens willing to risk an honest campaign with only the endorsement of individual voters?<\/p>\n