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[–] 143 points 9 months ago* (6 children)

Well, I have to commend them on their compassion. I'm not sure I would have done the same; and that's being an epileptic myself...

What stayed with Amundson most, she said, was not the adrenaline of the moment but the realization that came while she was holding the agent’s head in her hands and keeping his airway open.

“I was hit so hard with the fact that this man would not do this for me,” she said.

Her mind went immediately to Renee Good.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    It's been interesting to see the debate back and fourth over whether this was the right move. The moral 'you should help another human being in need' vs the logical 'don't aid the 'enemy', one less person against you+family'...

    It's such a difficult decision; knowing they wouldn't help you if roles were reversed, and may even blame you if he doesn't pull through. With 12h to think sbout it; I still don't know which direction I'd go.

    I do have to wonder what story the Administration is going to spin to vilify them anyway...

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I couldn't. Not just because it's ICE, but because if I didn't manage to save him I know I'd be charged with murder.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    I mean even from a purely transactional perspective, they did the best thing they could have done in that moment.

    If they let him die, a brownshirt might have taken out their frustration on them.

    If they shot an ICE agent and ran, they wouldn't have gotten that far and would have gotten the attention of the top Trump ghouls.

    Whereas, by saving his life, they got better treatment, convinced a few brownshirts of the value of humanity, and a PR win for the anti-ICE coalition.

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