EOE Exclusive: Pitted Into a Pole & Disappeared for 10 Hours — The Hunting Party Is Here (I Hate Being Right)
They came to Reddit to tell their story, but a subreddit isn’t a megaphone loud enough for the mountains this truth needs to climb. Their car is gone. Their body is broken. And the state, the very people paid to “protect and serve”, are the ones who did it.
Who is going to protect us? We are.
Over the years, starting with my advocacy during BLM, I began uncovering the patterns. I learned the history of the Fraternal Order of Police. I watched Black people being executed in the streets. I watched women’s rights being surreptitiously stripped away, their right to abortion stolen. I watched the brutal murder of Nex Benedict, a non-binary soul with a unique beauty of mind, body, and spirit.
The trauma is real. These stories, these incidents, they follow me like a grudge. They mark me like a stain. But I remember. I keep the ledger so others cannot lie or deny what is happening today.
I started r/EyesOnICE not because I wanted to be an influencer, but because I saw the blueprints. Being Black in America, you learn to read the lines in the sand before the tide comes in. You learn to recognize when the “law and order” rhetoric shifts from a campaign slogan to a tactical directive. I saw the mobilization plans. I saw the contracts for detention centers expanding. I realized that eventually, inevitably, they wouldn’t just stop at the border. They would come for anyone standing in the way.
I hate being right. I wish I was wrong. I wish I was paranoid. I wish I was just “unhinged.” But here we are.
Recently, I came across an amazing person who has been through some truly egregious, inhuman, murderous intent. They are stronger than I will ever be. They spent 10 hours in a hole, thinking they would be shot. With visions of Renee Good still hot in our minds, they thought they would be the next one. They proclaimed: “They are trying to kill us.”
📂 THE TESTIMONY: This is their story.
EyesOnICE
First off, I want to say I am so incredibly sorry. I am furious for you, but mostly I am just glad you are still breathing. Thank you for trusting us with this. Can you walk us through that moment? One minute you’re in your car, the next... what happened?
u/unhingedphantom
honestly i’m still processing it. i hate to say it but my car is absolutely cooked :/ one second i’m trying to keep warm, just existing in the space, and then there was this massive jolt. no sirens, no warnings. just metal screaming. they rammed me straight into the utility pole. like i was nothing.
i experienced that account suspension last year and i thought that was loss, losing memories, connections, but this? this is visceral. the airbag dust, the cold rushing in... it wasn’t an “accident.” they used a vehicle as a weapon.
The aftermath. A vehicle used as a weapon against a civilian.
EyesOnICE
That is terrifying. We’ve seen the reports of them using PIT maneuvers on civilians now. How are you holding up physically? And mentally? You mentioned before how devastated you were just losing an Instagram account, how does this compare?
u/unhingedphantom
physically i feel like i got hit by a truck (literally). my neck is stiff, back is on fire. but mentally? it’s numb.
when i lost my IG i was crying about “digital memories” 😓 but standing there in -9 degree weather looking at my crushed radiator... i realized they don’t care if we freeze. they don’t care if we live. i’m devastated, yeah. but i’m also realizing that “devastated” is a luxury. right now i’m just trying to survive the shock. i lost my lifeline. that car was my safety bubble and they popped it on purpose.
“They don’t care if we freeze. They don’t care if we live.”
EyesOnICE
They popped it because they want us exposed. They want us vulnerable. But we aren’t going to let that happen. You are not alone in this. What is the one thing you want the people reading this, the 60,000 people on our sub and the thousands on Substack, to know about the people who did this to you?
u/unhingedphantom
i want them to know that there was no hesitation. they didn’t check on me. they didn’t offer help. they rammed me and moved on to the next target. they looked at me like i was the debris.
so if you think this is just “politics” or whatever... it’s not. it’s hunting. and if they can do this to me in plain sight with cameras rolling, imagine what they do in the dark. we have to be each other’s insurance policy now. because they sure as hell aren’t paying out.
This is only the beginning.
They have been robbed of their mobility and almost murdered. They were imprisoned for 10 hours in a government black site. The agents intentionally left their ID behind.
Make no mistake. This is not about immigration. This is about slavery. This is about indentured servitude and creating a system that has surfaced once again from the pages of the history books to test our mettle.
We are working on finding ways to get them the funds they need to get a new car, lawyer fees, and more. Their fight has only started. They were kind and trusting to open their heart to EyesOnICE so we could open your minds to the truth we are denied.
Thank you for reading this and the work must continue. So, remember, this world can be cruel, but you can be kind.
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