[ewnasssty]

Guys, authority is bad unless I'm the one in charge, namsayin? Don't lick boots, only anarchy and the laws of nature are valid! Unless....

[chechnya]

Originally Posted by NUUDLZ ↗

ANOTHER REICH WING SYCOPHANT, BOOTLICKING SIMP FOR THE PEDO IN CHIEF !!! DO YOU GET PAID TO PARROT THEIR TALKING POINTS?!?!? GO HOME?!?!? HE WAS DEFENDING A WOMAN WHO WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE GROUND !!! HE'S MORE OF AN AMERICAN AND MAN THAN YOU'LL EVER BE. KEEP HIDING BEHIND YOUR KEYBOARD IN YOUR MOMMIES BASEMENT WITH YOUR JERGENS AND KLEENEX !!! WITH AMERICANS LIKE YOU WE'D STILL BE A BRITISH TERRITORY !!! YOU GUTLESS WORM.:pi mp:

Jesus Christ.. lacking emotional regulation much?

[chechnya]

Originally Posted by AnonX93 ↗

The unfortunate thing is that ICE is needed. ICE and the INS operated well for decades enforcing immigration laws ethically.

Use some logic.. how is it that ICE is operating all over the country, even in other deep blue cities but aren't seeing the same chaos? You don't think local politicians are inflaming this situation to the point where people act stupid? ICE is operating full swing in Houston but no protests, no shootings.

Seems like the cities that have politicians that are inciting this violence have one thing in common.. but no, ICE is to blame.

[Briarknit]

Originally Posted by chechnya ↗

Use some logic.. how is it that ICE is operating all over the country, even in other deep blue cities but aren't seeing the same chaos? You don't think local politicians are inflaming this situation to the point where people act stupid? ICE is operating full swing in Houston but no protests, no shootings.

Seems like the cities that have politicians that are inciting this violence have one thing in common.. but no, ICE is to blame.

ICE did murder those American citizens, so uh...yea.

[Yakisoba]

Originally Posted by chechnya ↗

Use some logic.. how is it that ICE is operating all over the country, even in other deep blue cities but aren't seeing the same chaos? You don't think local politicians are inflaming this situation to the point where people act stupid? ICE is operating full swing in Houston but no protests, no shootings.

Seems like the cities that have politicians that are inciting this violence have one thing in common.. but no, ICE is to blame.

Yes, this is a problem. Other states have Democrat leaders that enforce the rule of law and accept federal law. The key issue with Minnesota riots is that they don’t want federal law enforced. It is a major issue because if Washington DC allows the territory of Minnesota to bypass federal law, it sets a really bad precedent for other cites and states so it’s important that law enforcement continues there, but also they need to be careful and do their job without all the theatrics. I don’t know if it’s to please the people who voted for Trump, like to show them immigration enforcement is happening like they want and voted for, but ICE needs to go back to being more inconspicuous and quiet in their job. They used to wear black like FBI or DEA and just show up where the undocumented are, without a show and get their job done.
I’ve see it first hand and it was peaceful, though this was in the 1990’s, in Seattle of all places. I was sitting at a Mexican restaurant and they just walked in the door, a group of 3 of them, and went to the back kitchen and took some guys and escorted them out in handcuff. No shouting, no theatrics, no macho stuff. Just straight and to the point. They didn’t cause a scene or use anyone as bait to get the guys, they just went in quietly and did their job.


I’m neither a right winger or
A left winger. I think both republicans and democrats are corrupt as f*ck. Not the voters but the politicians. I am more of a libertarian type, I don’t give two shits if someone is illegal or undocumented, but if they harm people and are actual criminals, yeah they need to go. Those types aren’t good for society in any way, and can’t be reformed in most cases. Minnesota is being ran by seditionists, it’s obvious. They’re playing a game they can’t win though.

[tyroneslothrop]

"Preliminary review" by the US Custom and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility given to Congress and released by CBS News:

The following statement pertains to an in-custody death that occurred on Saturday, January 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, MN. This information is based on a preliminary review by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) Investigative Operations Directorate (IOD) and may be updated and clarified as additional details become available. It is being provided to Committee staff concurrently with CBP senior leadership to ensure timely reporting. 

CBP OPR IOD established the following information and timeline based on a preliminary review of body worn camera footage and CBP documentation.

On January 24, 2026, United States Border Patrol (USBP) Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) and Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) supporting Operation Metro Surge were conducting enforcement actions near the intersection of Nicollet Ave. and 26th St. in Minneapolis, MN. Several civilians were in the area yelling and blowing whistles. BPAs and CBPOs made several verbal requests for the civilians to stay on the sidewalks and out of the roadway.

At approximately 9:00 a.m., a CBPO was confronted by two female civilians blowing whistles. The CBPO ordered the female civilians to move out of the roadway, and the female civilians did not move. The CBPO pushed them both away and one of the females ran to a male, later identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a US citizen. The CBPO attempted to move the woman and Pretti out of the roadway. The woman and Pretti did not move. The CBPO deployed his oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray towards both Pretti and the woman.

CBP personnel attempted to take Pretti into custody. Pretti resisted CBP personnel's efforts and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, a BPA yelled, "He's got a gun!" multiple times. Approximately five seconds later, a BPA discharged his CBP-issued Glock 19 and a CBPO also discharged his CBP-issued Glock 47 at Pretti. After the shooting, a BPA advised he had possession of Pretti's firearm. The BPA subsequently cleared and secured Pretti's firearm in his vehicle.

At approximately 9:02 a.m., CBP personnel cut Pretti's clothing and provided medical aid to him by placing chest seals on his wounds. At approximately 9:05 a.m., Minneapolis Fire Department Emergency Medical Services (MFD EMS) emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrived and assumed primary medical care for Pretti.

At approximately 9:14 a.m., MFD EMTs placed Pretti in an MFD EMS ambulance and he was subsequently transported to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). At approximately 9:32 a.m., HCMC medical personnel pronounced Pretti deceased.

CBP OPR IOD was advised that an autopsy would be conducted by medical personnel from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office. CBP OPR IOD will request the official findings upon completion.

Homeland Security Investigations is investigating the incident and CBP OPR IOD is reviewing it. The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General was notified.

[Vedderman]

Submitted to the thread without comment.

[Vincentsdream]

Republicans want our guns now.

[tyroneslothrop]

Originally Posted by tyroneslothrop ↗

"Preliminary review" by the US Custom and Border Protection's Office of Professional Responsibility given to Congress and released by CBS News:

My take away from this "preliminary review" is CBP did not determine at this stage that Pretti:

1. drew his firearm at the CBP LEOs
2. was reaching for his weapon when shot
3. had a second weapon
4. was doing anything other than eyewitnesses claimed

It also does not say that the LEO that had Petti gun had accidentally discharged it. But it did say that he resisted arrest and there were two CBP LEOs who fired on Petti.

[Vedderman]

Originally Posted by tyroneslothrop ↗

My take away from this "preliminary review" is CBP did not determine at this stage that Pretti:

1. drew his firearm at the CBP LEOs
2. was reaching for his weapon when shot
3. had a second weapon
4. was doing anything other than eyewitnesses claimed

It also does not say that the LEO that had Petti gun had accidentally discharged it. But it did say that he resisted arrest and there were two CBP LEOs who fired on Petti.

I am having a hard time in any of the videos hearing anyone identifying themselves as law enforcement and placing Pretti under arrest. I never heard them tell him he was under arrest.
I'm an old man and my hearing isn't great. There was a lot of noise, but I never heard it. The sworn affidavits from the eyewitnesses also said he was never placed under arrest. He was just bum-rushed by several masked men when he tried to help that woman to her feet.

What were they arresting him for, that he was resisting? The 'enforcement operation' they were conducting was halfway down the block from where he was filming and directing cars to avoid a traffic pileup. Two women were yelling at them half a block away and they ran away when the agents started getting handsy. He stepped in when one of them knocked a girl over and tried to help her up. He was doing so half a foot from the curb, in front of a parked car. 'Attempted to move him out of the roadway, but he would not move'? Dude was literally a half-foot from the curb. He was obviously trying to help get that girl back on her feet. Right next to the curb. In front of a parked car. You can physically see them PULL him back into the street even as he was trying to help the woman stand up and move out of harm's way. Both of them had been moving from the middle of the street towards the sidewalk when she was knocked down and he stopped to help her. They arrested him for being in the street and then dragged him back into the street? He started in the street and ended up on the curb before they dragged him back out. That report is a fucking fiasco.

Are they trying to claim he was being arrested for 'obstruction' of their federal enforcement operation half a block away? What was he obstructing? They chased two American citizens halfway down the block AWAY from their operation and then telepathically told Pretti he was under arrest for standing in the street when he was, as is clearly evident in the videos, half a foot from the sidewalk and trying to help a woman who they had knocked over?

The verbiage they use in their report contradicts the eyewitnesses and, frankly, doesn't make a lot of sense. I still don't understand the grounds for his alleged arrest.