PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Princeton, New Jersey, police are trying to ease fears after some people raised concerns about a patrol vehicle that has ICE on its door.
ICE is the acronym for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Writing on Facebook , the police department in the town that is home to the Ivy League university says the pickup truck underwent repairs and will receive the rest of its decal so it spells POLICE on Friday.
The department says its official colors are black and white, while ICE vehicles are white and blue.
Oh, I thought this was going to be a story about criminals masquerading as ICE.
I saw a police car exactly like that in our town the other day! Driver’s side door was blank, I presume because of a repair. Only in our case, the part of the word missing was “PO” instead of “POL.” With the consequence that the car was driving around with “LICE” printed on its side.
Which is better! Lots of people are scared of ICE, but no-one is afraid of the LICE patrol.
“First responders were overwhelmed when panicked locals jammed emergency lines in frenzied response. ‘This is awful,’ lamented Mrs. Thurston Whitebread IV, ‘I just sent invitations for the GOP fundraiser at the Christie’s!’ But by late afternoon, fears had faded of an unthinkable future devoid of fearful, hard-working nannies, housekeepers, cooks, and landscapers who would work for slave wages without benefits.”
What happens if an ice delivery truck goes by? Will people think it’s a ICE paddy wagon?
If they put the wrong half of the decal on the front door, it will say ICE ICE, baby.