The shriek of whistles and a cacophony of cars honking have taken on new meaning on the streets of major U.S. cities in recent months — a warning to all those in earshot that immigration enforcement is nearby.
The warning tactics from activists have become popular in cities recently targeted by Border Patrol immigration operations. In Los Angeles, Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina, residents protested immigration enforcement actions and began coordinating street patrols, organizing neighborhood watch groups and recording videos of both immigration officers apprehending people and agents carrying out operations largely while masked and in unmarked vehicles.
Community activists have denounced what they say are increasingly aggressive tactics by immigration agents as residents patrol and document immigration enforcement activity.
Whistles make good stocking stuffers.
Three short blasts, (the S of SOS) repeatedly, is both the signal that you’ve spotted ICE and also what you’re supposed to blow if you’re lost in the woods or fallen down the well or whatever. The idea being, “Come quickly! Or run away and hide if you’re in danger of deportation!” So the goons will find themselves surrounded by a crowd of angry citizens. Three long blasts (the O of SOS) indicates they’re actually grabbing someone but I’m not sure how that plays out in practice.
So you can teach that to your niblings, while annoying your siblings, heh heh.