There’s a dangerous thing happening in this country that has nothing to do with “politics” and everything to do with basic safety. When federal agents show up in plain clothes, in unmarked cars, with no visible badge, no clear markings, and no immediate way to verify who they are, they create a vacuum. And in that vacuum, authority becomes a costume anyone can wear. That’s not just bad optics. It’s how you get people hurt. I spent years in law enforcement. Identification isn’t some optional courtesy. It’s the foundation of legitimate authority. It protects the public and it protects officers—because the second people can’t tell the difference between a real agent and a random guy grabbing them, everything becomes unpredictable. Fear spikes. Resistance spikes. Mistakes turn deadly. And the public gets trained into the worst habit imaginable: accepting unidentified force as normal. That brings us to what happened in San Diego. A man walked into a McDonald’s wearing jeans and a t-shirt. No uniform. No badge. No…