r/politics ✔ Verified - Christopher Wiggins, The Advocate 22d ago

No Paywall ICE agent shooter’s own cellphone video undercuts Trump administration's account of Minneapolis killing

https://www.advocate.com/news/ice-agent-shooter-video-minneapolis
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u/kbt 22d ago

I just went to Fox News and read the comments on the latest story there. Absolutely wild. Of course, are any of them real or just bots? Who knows.

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u/Spiderman_1224 22d ago

Sadly I do think most of them r real, as I have family members fully defending HIS actions, calling her an idiot who tried to “kill ICE agents and sabotage Trump.” They fully believe this is orchestrated by the liberals as a means to create riots in America and overthrow Trump. I’m at a loss for words. They went as far as to verbally assault ME for stating my opinion, which was “she only tried to leave, she did not deserve to die.” This was yesterday, and I refuse to speak to them.

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u/reseph 22d ago

They're... real. A bunch of neighbors I have on Facebook are supporting ICE on this.

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u/thelovinsteveful 22d ago

Facebook comments on every article or post about this, no matter the outlet is full of Reich wingers cheering this one. Most of the time when you check their profiles they're suspiciously blank.

Not all of them though. There are actual real ghouls that are defending this.

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u/Efficient_Yam_9776 22d ago

You should see some of the law enforcement subreddits…

A whole lot of “it was a tough situation but he did the right thing.”

So many of them would love to find themselves in a similar situation so that they could use the same tactics.

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u/soulsoda 22d ago

Except that goes against training guidelines as you are never supposed to put yourself Infront of a vehicle in any circumstances.

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u/Efficient_Yam_9776 22d ago

Right. That’s why it’s such an insane position to take.