Anson Williams is best known for playing the lovable goofball “Potsie” Weber on the hit sitcomHappy Days from 1974 through 1984, but these days the actor has other things on his mind.
Williams, 79, recently took to his official Instagram account to share his troubled thoughts about how Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been interacting with peaceful protesters.
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To drive his point home, Williams posted a photo ofRev. David Black, screenshot from the CNN website, which shows the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago being attacked by heavily armed ICE officers wearing masks and military fatigues during a protest on Sept. 19 in Broadview, Ill. Black was also struck in the head by pepper balls fired by ICE officers, per video posted on YouTube by the Chicago Tribune.
Along with the photo, Williams added a long caption about how he feels about the situation.“I can’t stop thinking about the image of a peaceful priest—a man of faith, standing calmly, unarmed, exercising his constitutional rights, being pepper-sprayed in the face by ICE officers,” he wrote. “Not running. Not attacking. Not breaking the law. Just standing there.“That image should terrify every American. Because this has nothing to do with immigration anymore. This is about power. This is about who gets rights—and who suddenly doesn’t.If a priest can be assaulted for peacefully existing, then your rights are not secure.If free speech can be met with chemical weapons, then the Constitution is just paper.If obedience is demanded instead of justice, then we are no longer a free society.“This isn’t “law and order.” This isn’t “keeping us safe.” This is what happens when fear replaces humanity and authority replaces morality,” Williams added. “And to anyone cheering this on, saying it’s “warranted,” ask yourself one simple question:? If this can happen to him… why do you think it can’t happen to you?Rights don’t disappear all at once.“They disappear one person at a time, while others look away and say, “Well, that doesn’t affect me.” Until it does,” he continued.“History doesn’t collapse with a bang—it erodes while people justify cruelty, mock empathy, and confuse force with strength.“This is not who we’re supposed to be. And silence right now is not neutrality—it’s permission. If you still believe in dignity, in freedom, in the basic humanity of others… now is the time to speak up.”
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Williams’ fans supported his statement in the comments.
“you're absolutely right, ANSON,,,never felt so unsafe since this administration has entered in DC,,,,,,never seen so much chaos, distress, killings, sadness, complete horrendous hate-filled un-Constitutional Acts of Lawlessness....who claim to be Christians,,?,” wrote one.
“Well said!” added another.
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