🚨NEW: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara just embarrassed the feds without even trying:
“Third shooting in less than 3 weeks… MPD recovered ~900 guns last year and didn’t shoot anyone. This is not sustainable.”
So let’s be clear:
Minneapolis wasn’t the problem.
The problem is federal agents showing up like an occupying force, pulling triggers, then hiding behind badges.
Federal agents claimed Alex Pretti, 37, forced their hand on a Minneapolis street Saturday morning, alleging he “violently resisted” disarmament until the officers fired “defensive shots.”
Bystander footage appears to tell a different story. https://t.co/2zHwDkaGy7
Just as the Bible takes us through many stages of consciousness and salvation history, it takes us individually a long time to move beyond our need to be dualistic, judgmental, accusatory, fearful, blaming, egocentric, and earning-oriented. https://t.co/SFOORbutLf
I have always avoided talking about politics on this account. But this is my breaking point. I can't say nothing while ICE is going around executing people in broad daylight in my city, blocks from where I live.
They murdered a second person this morning. And I don't want to hear for a second that "he had a gun." Republicans' entire thing is about being pro-2A, that people have the right to be armed against a tyrannical government. Now a textbook example of government tyranny unfolds before you and your immediate response is to take their side? It makes no sense.
There were at least 7 federal agents on top of that man. IF he was armed, the video appears to show that he was disarmed before the shots were fired. There is absolutely zero justification for his killing. This is yet another example of these ICE agents being untrained, hate-filled escalators who are seeking out this kind of violence. They aren't making our community safer, they're making it 1000 times more dangerous.
Everyone can agree that violent criminals, of all backgrounds, should be prosecuted and jailed. A conversation can be had about immigration policy. But this isn't working. This has to stop. ICE has to get out of Minneapolis.
Today, we lost another Minneapolis neighbor after multiple ICE agents pummeled him and shot him to death.
How many more people need to die or get shot before this ends?
President Trump, I am calling on you to put the American people and this American city first & get ICE out.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
Trump 2.0 is identical to 1.0
Useless. Pointless. Nothing getting done.
Constant unnecessary drama.
Zero results.
Country getting torn apart.
1 guy getting personally rich off of it.
Andrew Van Ginkel just picked up that fumble and ran it all the way to his son. Handed the ball to his son and gave him a hug. What a defensive masterclass.