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In reply to the discussion: screen shot of the ICE thug proves it was not justified and was murder [View all]Ms. Toad
(38,317 posts)I agree that he did not seem to be struck - or, if he was, it was not serious contact.
My concern is escalating the situation by posting images that purportedly identify the shooter or insisting the shooter was clearly out of the way of the car - when he had just (without the benefit of freeze frame) crossed in front of the car from its right side. I haven't seen a video connecting the shooter to the close-up which is being posted. I haven't seen a video from the front of the car which clarifies where the thugs were, when the shooting took place (or just before).
It isn't helpful when we counter inflammatory rhetoric with our own inflammatory rhetoric.
Do I believe a killing like this was inevitable - absolutely. Do I believe this particular shooting was unjustified - absolutely. From a legal perspective do I think he will be charged or convicted by Minnesota - I hope so, but unfortunately I don't believe it is certain. He is close enough to the path of the car (a decision he made when he crossed in front of the car) that I'm not sure a jury would convict him. The mind of the officer doesn't have the hindsight we have in looking at fraction of a second freeze frames.