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[–] 82 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I do think it’s super important to point this out. This wasn’t a greenhorn or a training failure. This was done by people who have been in there for a long time. This speaks to the caliber and type of person ICE and CBP have been hiring for years.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    I mean I figured it was the case that whoever shot him wasn't just some rookie, but DHS was even attempting to leak to the press this was just a big whoopsie on account of the new guys being inexperienced, unprofessional, and startled easily.

    I still don't buy this wasn't intentional. Nobody puts 10 bullets (in 2 separate rounds of firing) in somebody who's already been disarmed and incapacitated by accident. Even for Border Patrol that was excessive. Definitely not the first time they've encountered protestors, but the first time a "border czar" happened to be waiting in the wings with the promise this could all be over so quickly if local police would just start rounding people up and handing them over to DHS so that "ICE and Border Patrol could stop putting themselves in danger."

    Homan has been pushing this bullshit since last summer. If they can't round people up in the safety of jails, they'll just have to invade communities.

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