• Em Adespoton ( adespoton@lemmy.ca ) 
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    9 months ago

    he said that the situation is “evolving” and would be investigated “just like we have done over the past several years.”

    Contrary to Bovino’s claims, there is no reason to believe that the Trump administration will conduct a legitimate investigation of Saturday’s shooting.

    That’s not what he said. He said the investigation would be the same as how they’ve been done over the past several years. I don’t recall any real investigations in the past several years.

  • There’s no case for self defence here. These guys weren’t fearing for their lives and the situation was under control. There was even a spare ICE agent available to raise his arm and block people from coming any closer to the scene before they did the execution.

  • Manmoth ( Manmoth@lemmy.ml ) Banned
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    He was carrying a concealed weapon with an extra magazine. This is lawful (insofar as I understand Minnesota law). HOWEVER any law enforcement will get nervous if you don’t comply. If they pull a gun off of you and you continue to be non-compliant it is not unreasonable for them to assume you could have another weapon. All of this could have been avoided if he kept a distance. Don’t impede armed law enforcement even if you disagree with them. That’s what the ballot box is for.

    FWIW any concealed carry class worth it’s salt goes into extreme detail about how to deal with law enforcement when you are carrying a weapon. The focus is AVOIDING any escalation, clearly demonstrating compliance and proactive communication about the location of anything that law enforcement could see as a threat. This is how you get your day in court instead of ending up in a body bag.