Abby Phillip on Masking: Doxxing Is a Risk that ICE Agents Have to Take

PHILLIP: “Yes, but that is different from policing. We all know that. But, Scott, I know you were going to say something. Scott was going to say something.”
JENNINGS: “On the masks, I actually interviewed the Director of ICE today, Todd Lyons, on my radio show for about 20 minutes. I asked him point blank about the masks. I said, ‘What is the situation with the masks? Why is it happening? What is your observation?’ He said, ‘I don‘t like the masks. I wish we didn‘t have to do the masks.’ He said, ‘Back in March, we weren‘t.’ But then something changed. And what changed was people started doxcing these ICE agents, posting their personal information, posting where their families are, posting where their kids’ schools are, putting them and their families in jeopardy. And he doesn‘t want them to have to do it.”
PHILLIP: “I understand that. But that is a risk that every law enforcement officer in this country faces. Everyone — “
JENNINGS: “You think they should face that risk?”
PHILLIP: “Listen, I‘m not saying that that is right. I‘m not saying that it‘s good. It‘s terrible. No one should be doxxed. No one‘s families should be brought into their work. But what I am saying is that there are beat officers in this country, in every city in America, who are doing their jobs in extremely dangerous situations, and they show their face. Why? Because they work for the people. That is the reason. So the argument here is, that‘s a risk that you take when you take on this responsibility of having law enforcement power in this country, because the accountability is between you and the people.”
JENNINGS: “Yeah. Well, a) I don‘t agree that law enforcement officers in any agency should have to face the risk of their family being assaulted or themselves.”
PHILLIP: “I don’t agree with that either, but I do think that the accountability piece of it cannot be ignored. You don’t think that thereshould not be accountability, Scott, for law enforcement, regardless of what agency they represent?”