A person was shot Tuesday morning during an incident involving U.S. Border Patrol in southern Arizona, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. near milepost 15 of West Arivaca Road, NBC News reports.

The individual, who has not been identified, was transported to a hospital in critical condition by the Santa Rita Fire District.

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[–] 84 points 9 months ago (11 children)

Gonna be real with you - I don't believe that this was an aggravated assault per the FBI's claim. My assumption is that border patrol/ICE straight up shot this guy because they wanted target practice. I will not change my mind until I see body cam footage of the ICE officer being actively assaulted to prove that they were actually defending themselves.

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  • [–] 71 points 9 months ago

    Jon Stewart had a good point about this: We saw how brazen they lied about something captured in HD from like 8 different angles. Imagine how they lie when there's no immediate evidence to contradict them.

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

    Gonna be real with you - even if we get definitive proof this was an aggressor against an officer, it’s still self defense by the citizen at this juncture and I’ll take that opinion to any jury box in this country.

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

    They're learning what they can get away with. I fear it's only going to become more common now...

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    They learned blue states are pushovers, that they can summarily execute and slander them to justify it, forbid the state from investigating the scene, and the state will do nothing, file no charges.

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    Disgusting. Soon the feds will shut down crowdfunding for victims. Already they only have to charge them and it is canceled. Guilty until proven innocent. They all kowtow already.

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

    Now everyone has seen how they lie. Good and Pretti are not one offs, le lies as they speak and courts pretend to believe them, as do politicians, the media, their cynical supporters. Their sheep believe of course.

    Most people have still trusted authority despite the visible rot spreading throughout our lives.

    Those people now must confront what we mostly already know, you cannot believe anything from law enforcement, not on their word alone.

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  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago

    Easily avoidable daily gun violence: It's not just for kids anymore

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    Here's hoping it was an ICE goon... 🤷🏼‍♂️

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