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Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Wow, that's some deep passive-aggressive victim blaming right there.

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He wasn't screaming at them, he was filming them and then later helping up someone else who had been assaulted by them. Not that it should matter, screaming at the feds is protected first amendment activity.

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> Frankly if you don't change your opinion after this, then I'm going to either assume you're a federal agent attempting to maintain the propaganda line or so absolutely psychotic that you belong well and away from proper society. I am not watching your videos just because you said this. I approached the situation with a respectful disagreeing opinion and the information available to me. Everyone else here is being u…

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Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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This is probably a good day to take time away from social media. Doom scrolling won’t do anything Instead there’s DHS funding going through Congress which could give Congress leverage to restrict ICE. To be clear ICE will still operate past the funding deadline. But Congress can create limits like mandating allowing states to investigate these crimes. Restrict who can carry firearms. Write your senators and ask them…

How about no masks. If you are a police officer, of the state, wear your face with pride.

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Sounds like ICE's official word right now is that the guy had a gun. But the video clearly indicates that they all tackled him to the ground and were wrestling him maybe 4 vs 1, before they all shot him together. I'm not quite sure how a gun can have come out of this. Maybe the guy while struggling on the ground happened to reach in the direction of someone's gun while getting curbstomped, I dunno. What I'm most worr…

> At a news conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the man who was shot was a 37-year-old white man with no serious criminal history and a record that showed some parking tickets. Law enforcement sources said Saturday their records show Pretti had no serious criminal history. > O'Hara said the man was a “lawful gun owner” with a permit. Records show that Pretti attended the University of Minnesota. St…

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Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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That's a really good question for all those ICE and DHS agents. I suspect a partial answer might be that many are not in their right minds, are under trained, and over motivated by bonus payments and past divorces.

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> Private citizens on the street confronting law enforcement

What actions are you alleging qualifies as confronting? Be specific. Unless I have a wildly different definition of confronting, everything I've read and every video I've seen from different angles shows the opposite.

(This is setting aside the fact that having a concealed carry permit and carrying a legal firearm is not a death sentence in this country.)

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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He wasn't screaming at them, he was filming them and then later helping up someone else who had been assaulted by them. Not that it should matter, screaming at the feds is protected first amendment activity.

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38687832 > https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46569057 > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Asking_Questions >

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Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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Sounds like ICE's official word right now is that the guy had a gun. But the video clearly indicates that they all tackled him to the ground and were wrestling him maybe 4 vs 1, before they all shot him together. I'm not quite sure how a gun can have come out of this. Maybe the guy while struggling on the ground happened to reach in the direction of someone's gun while getting curbstomped, I dunno. What I'm most worr…

> What I'm most worried about is that Pam Bondi / Department of Justice refuses to investigate these or properly prosecute these cases. There’s a lot to be worried here, but I’m surprised that’s what you are more worried about There is no doubt in my mind that the the current DOJ won’t lift a finger against any of the agents involved

the DOJ won't and that's why it happened again only a few days after Renee Good, and will continue to happen.

It's not just that the DOJ won't investigate. It's actively preventing the state from investigating either.

if this continues, it's going to explode, and I think that's part of the plan, to provide cover for invoking the Insurrection Act and imposing martial law

Re: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning

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No, its prosecution for supporting terrorists.

Some guy comes into your restaurant and eats a meal. Pays cash. Leaves. He was ICE. You're now subject to charges from the state of Minnesota? That sounds like maybe not entirely the best idea.

Was the customer wearing a mask of the style the violent invaders use to hide their faces from legal accountability? If so, then yes it sounds like the restaurant owner should have suspected they were one of the gang and not served them.

If they removed their mask before getting to the restaurant, and the restaurant owner had no other reason to suspect them, then the restaurant owner is in the clear. But hopefully someone took a picture of their face so they can be on the early admission list for Nuremberg 2.

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> Private citizens on the street confronting law enforcement What actions are you alleging qualifies as confronting ? Be specific. Unless I have a wildly different definition of confronting , everything I've read and every video I've seen from different angles shows the opposite. (This is setting aside the fact that having a concealed carry permit and carrying a legal firearm is not a death sentence in this country.)

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