Rudy Ornelas was pulled over in Sacramento in 2018 for tinted windows. His Smith & Wesson was registered and locked in his trunk. He told the officers. He stayed calm. He knew his rights. He asked for a supervisor. In return, a female officer drew her gun and pointed it at his head. He was cited, his legal firearm was temporarily seized, and he was forced to complete a safety class and wait two months to get it back.
Every charge was dropped. He didn’t file a lawsuit—he won in criminal court when the charges were thrown out. The officer? No public discipline. Reports say she was later promoted to detective, but SPD never confirmed it because they never had to. The real loss isn’t just what happened to Rudy. It’s a system that rewards escalation instead of punishing it. Compliance doesn’t protect us. Accountability will.
🎥: @flexxinruee
Rudy Ornelas was pulled over in Sacramento in 2018 for tinted windows. His Smith & Wesson was registered and locked in his trunk. He told the officers. He stayed calm. He knew his rights. He asked for a supervisor. In return, a female officer drew her gun and pointed it at his head. He was cited, his legal firearm was temporarily seized, and he was forced to complete a safety class and wait two months to get it back.
Every charge was dropped. He didn’t file a lawsuit—he won in criminal court when the charges were thrown out. The officer? No public discipline. Reports say she was later promoted to detective, but SPD never confirmed it because they never had to. The real loss isn’t just what happened to Rudy. It’s a system that rewards escalation instead of punishing it. Compliance doesn’t protect us. Accountability will.
🎥: @flexxinruee
The video is real footage of Ryan Schwank (former ICE legal instructor, resigned Feb 13) testifying yesterday at a Democrat-organized forum. He claims ICE cut 240 hours from the 584-hour basic training program (Constitution, use of force, etc.) to rush hiring for deportations, and pressured secrecy on it.
DHS/ICE denies it: "No training requirements removed. Streamlined for efficiency; same core content, now 6 days/week at 12 hours/day vs prior 5/8. Full Fourth/Fifth Amendment and firearms instruction intact."
It's his allegation vs official denial amid partisan scrutiny—not settled fact.