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[–] 94 points 9 months ago (7 children)

That video contradicts administration claims that he and others were interfering with immigration enforcement, and Pierce argued that the earlier encounter – which was also recorded on video that came to light after his column was published – suggests that agents intentionally targeted the intensive care nurse

"There’s no 'riot,'" Pierce wrote. "There aren’t enough people on the sidewalk for a decent hockey fight. An ICE officer walks right up to Pretti and initiates the violence. Then he and his colleagues swarm Pretti, who vanishes below a flurry of punches and kicks while onlookers plead with his attackers. And then five shots ring out, a pause, and then five more."

"Presumably, Pretti at least was incapacitated by the first volley, which means the second burst was meant to do what?" the columnist added. "Kill a dead man? Intimidate the witnesses? Everything that the ICE agents do in that video can arguably be interpreted as planned and purposeful."

100% it was meant to finish the job. Probably not the killer(s?) first rodeo either. The administration (mainly Miller and whoever has their hand up his puppet ass) pressures DHS to get new recruits as fast as possible without bothering to do a background check. DHS (Noem and her puppet master Lewendowski) are dumb and evil enough (not to mention fucking drunk on unchecked power and greed) to give their blessing for whatever commands Miller screeches.

Surprise of the century, in the rush to get rich by hurting America, DHS "accidentally" ends up hiring professional murderers to carry out their campaign of making America "safe."

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  • [–] 19 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I'm sure they're instructed, in a very obtuse way, to make sure all shots are kill shots.

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago*

    Firearms training doesn't teach you to do some sharpshooter type "Shoot the gun out of his hand" shit (Saying this as an example, it's very clear Pretti was not carrying a weapon in hand.). You're trained to shoot center mass and shoot until the threat stops. That said, it's really hard for me to believe that he was somehow a threat after a bunch of dudes kicked the shit out of him, then still a threat after shooting him in the back 5 times. That was a murder. Straight up.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago

    There is no such thing as non-lethal shot placement. One of the basic rules of gun safety is that you do not point your gun at anything you don't want to destroy.

    If you don't want to kill someone, you don't use a gun.

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