On January 24th, Alex Pretti was shot dead by a CBP officer in Minneapolis. As the video shows and as the CNN breakdown (YouTube, 0:00-3:51) and The Daily Podcast explain:
- Pretti was holding his phone, directing traffic, and helping a fallen protester.
- Pretti had a legal permit to carry but never drew or "brandished" his gun.
- An agent (w grey coat) appears to remove Pretti's gun before the first shot.
- Federal agents then shot a motionless Pretti nine more times.
image from Common Dreams / Blue Sky
As with Renée Good, DHS officials have lied about and exaggerated the threat that Pretti posed. Witnesses, family, friends, and neighbors describe Pretti as the best kind of American. It's unbelievable that DHS's premature official statements could ever apply to him.
Two weeks ago, they killed a poet and mother, and now they've killed a VA ICU nurse who was dedicated to helping others – 'VA ICU nurse': all three parts of that job title are inspiring. Without a hint of accountability and acting as a secret police force, DHS has murdered and defamed two honorable citizens.
There's something happening hereWhat it is ain't exactly clearThere's a man with a gun over thereTelling me I got to bewareI think it's time we stopChildren, what's that sound?Everybody look what's going down(Stephen Stills – The Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth", Springalo-Cotillion, 1966)
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