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[mariomike]

Utterly irrelevant to the decision of officers to use force the day he was killed.

Concur.

No, that does not mean he deserved to get shot

 

[Blackadder1916]

Appears to be a legit video. Utterly irrelevant to the decision of officers to use force the day he was killed.

True. But in a world where 'truth' can't be social nor believed, conspiracy theories abound. In reporting of the previous encounter between Pretti and ICE agents, there is notably the question of whether or not any of the agents were at both incidents. Prior behaviour may be irrelevant to the justification for the killing, but knowledge of previous encounter could be relevant to premeditation.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Appears to be a legit video. Utterly irrelevant to the decision of officers to use force the day he was killed.

What was the video of?

 

[mariomike]

What was the video of?

Alex appears to have kicked a tail light.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016628670295642518

 

[HavokFour]

Alex appears to have kicked a tail light.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016628670295642518

They beat him up, and drove away without detaining or arresting him. This is not the gotcha some (not here) are calling this, in fact it doesn't make ICE/DHS look any better.

Didn't pull his CCW out in this instance either.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Alex appears to have kicked a tail light.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016628670295642518

That's a pretty good kick.

 

[brihard]

They beat him up, and drove away without detaining or arresting him. This is not the gotcha some (not here) are calling this, in fact it doesn't make ICE/DHS look any better.

Didn't pull his CCW out in this instance either.

Or shoot him ten times in the back after disarming him.

If you’re gonna thump a dude, you better make the arrest. Seems they didn’t even ID him. Clearly he committed an offence that time. Sloppy police work.

 

[RangerRay]

Or shoot him ten times in the back after disarming him.

If you’re gonna thump a dude, you better make the arrest. Seems they didn’t even ID him. Clearly he committed an offence that time. Sloppy police work.

You’re assuming they’re trained in police work in 47 days.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Alex appears to have kicked a tail light.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016628670295642518

This is blatantly AI:

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[brihard]

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune verified the event.

https://www.startribune.com/bystander-video-reveals-confrontation-between-alex-pretti-and-federal-agents-11-days-before-killing/601572009

Non-paywall:

https://archive.is/j87pV

 

[HavokFour]

Stopped right in front and got out of his vehicle to engage with the protest, then hits a kid and does a runner.

Car Hits High School Student in Nebraska During an Anti-ICE Protest

A video showed a driver with a “Trump 2024” flag mounted to the car’s rear window driving into a girl who was holding a poster.

www.nytimes.com

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