Border Patrol Chief: Shooting Victim Wanted to Cause ‘Maximum Damage’ and ‘Massacre’ Agents With Handgun

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/border-patrol-chief-shooting-victim-wanted-to-cause-maximum-damage-and-massacre-agents-with-handgun/

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Akh@lemmy.world · 61 pts · 222d (6 replies)

Except they took his gun and both hands were on the ground when they shot him

s1ndr0m3@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 222d (2 replies)

He never even held the gun. He had it holstered. They found it while wrestling him to the ground. His crime was using his body to block the Nazi Gestapo from assaulting a woman.

Drusas@fedia.io · 22 pts · 222d (1 reply)

And just a reminder that it is legal to own a gun. I cannot speak to Minneapolis' carry laws, but I'm pretty confident that the punishment for breaking them does not scale up to the death penalty.

Triumph@fedia.io · 13 pts · 222d

In Minnesota, you need a carry permit in order to legally carry (open or concealed). Reports are that Pretti was licensed.

Rhaedas@fedia.io · 23 pts · 222d (1 reply)

Shot him, many, many times. That's an execution, period.

Triumph@fedia.io · 16 pts · 222d

I counted ten. And the guy at the end who just dumped a couple more rounds into the immobile, prone body on the ground should be in jail right now, by literally any standard.

halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 9 pts · 222d

And (if we trust they didn't plant evidence), he only had a 9mm with 2 magazines. That's daily carry, self defense amounts of ammo, not massacre amounts.

ozymandias@sh.itjust.works · 28 pts · 222d

“This situation is evolving,” Bovino told her. “This is under investigation, those facts will come to light.”

said after he said as much lies about it as possible….
people might be able to stomach this if they admitted that the murder was wrong and they were charging the officer, but this “double down triple down” is designed to create violence….

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 222d

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 222d

Liars.

archonet@lemy.lol · 12 pts · 222d

Right, and I'm Mary fucking Poppins.

Though, the more innocent civilians you execute on the street, I'm sure the more likely someone will oblige you with a massacre.

Tronn4@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 222d

Next step: DOJ won't investigate becuase ICE said so

melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 221d (1 reply)

I never thought that the USA would fall by invading itself.

Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 221d

"Us hurt itself in it's confusion!

It's super effective!"

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 222d
  1. The slander lawsuit will be cathartic
  2. Tell me why ICE agents and their family deserve hospital care now; ever. YOU DON'T KILL MEDICOS. They can treat their own.
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 222d

flynnguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 222d

One gun with 2x mags? That's pretty normal.

Scubus@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 221d

Oh shit, sounds like they really are coming for most Americans. The bootlickers dont count as American btw

MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 221d

So he's sure he can easily get away with covering some goons who commited murder. Something seems wrong here.