Philly Sheriff: "No law enforcement professional wears a mask" (video of full statement, + links)

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Excellent statement by Philly Sheriff Rochelle Bilal. It is about 3.5 minutes and you will not be disappointed. Sheriff Bilal KICKS ASS here.

(sorry, did not find a transcript - but this is from the press conference, not edited "influencer" commentary, and it is short)

Links to news articles below video. Hat tip to BumRushDaShow for his link to this video on another thread about the Philly DA, Krasner.

Billy Penn (WHYY) article about the press conference:
https://billypenn.com/2026/01/08/krasner-ice-minneapolis-shooting-trump-city-council/

Metro-Philly article:
https://metrophiladelphia.com/stories/krasner-condemns-fatal-ice-shooting,122746

HuffPost with my headline quote:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/philadelphia-sheriff-blasts-ice-agents-as-wannabe-law-enforcement_n_69614df4e4b0120ab25d55db

Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal joined other officials Thursday to condemn Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, calling them “wannabe law enforcement” and reminding agents that wearing a mask won’t stop them from getting arrested if they commit a crime.

“No law enforcement professional wears a mask,” Bilal, who was joined by District Attorney Larry Krasner and several city council members, said. “None. None. Those that come into our communities wearing a mask to commit crime, I thank God for our District Attorney Larry Krasner, who says he’s gonna lock ’em up.”

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1. She begins her statement with "I say her name - Renee Good ..."

And repeats it with the crowd joining her.

I note that one of my first thoughts about the shooting was hey, this is a white woman. I guess "all lives" don't matter after all. (in case it's not clear, I was never confused about the reality of that ... but we all know that the whiteness of the victim does matter to how this plays out in certain quarters.)

I found it poignant that Bilal began her statement that way.

[bronxiteforever]

2. Kick. Absolutely.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Real cops don't wear masks!

[joanbarnes]

4. LOVE this Awesome, Powerful, Trained and Educated Black Woman! but she's gonna trigger ICE MAGA

[Justice matters.]

5. masked iceholes showing up arrest them right there

the coward in chief can't pardon them on state crimes.

it's not rocket science.

[RandomNumbers]

6. just being "masked iceholes" isn't a crime in itself

But what I saw from Krasner and Bilal is that as soon as that masked icehole commits ANY actual crime, they can expect to be arrested and have their identity revealed. As Bilal said, they will not be "whisked away" to protect their identity as the Feds want to do. The local police will do the arrest and there will be no "whisk away" protection.

But being masked in itself is not a crime. Being masked and openly carrying ... I can't speak to the legal details of what has to be displayed for them to pass legally as federal law enforcement. But I bet Bilal et al have that covered.

[ShazzieB]

7. "I call 'em made up, fake, wannabe law enforcement."

That's exactly what those ICEholes are, despite their pretensions to the contrary!

I love this woman. She's smart, and strong, and fierce, which is exactly what's needed right now.

P.S. Has Schlump called her a DEI hire yet? If not, I'm sure it's just a matter of time. We all know how much he hates black people, and he hates strong black women who stand up to him more than anything else.

P.P.S. Fuck Schlump, fuck his authoritarianism and his sadism and his cruelty and his greed.

[Oneironaut]

8. ICE thugs are paid government highwaymen. Nothing more.