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Hundreds protest in Minneapolis after ICE officer kills Renee Nicole Macklin Good
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Yes it is. But the US is not going to get rid of guns so we are going to have to go at it from another perspective. The problem, in my opinion, is that when an issue becomes politically polarized then the chances of finding middle ground goes out the window.
The average age of a school mass shooter is less than 18 years old so restricting gun access to that age group seems like a good start. But when that has been proposed the republicans cry foul and the democrats say it doesn’t go far enough. It’s a political hot potato.
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The left has always resisted law enforcement.
Right, different cultures, of course you find it hard to understand.
You are correct about being shot but UK law enforcement is highly assaulted and miss work.
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The National Catholic Register should not attempt to judge the heart of Vance, pretending they know that Vance "doesn't care." Catholicism teaches that only God is all knowing and that God is our only judge. Hatred toward ICE or Trump or Vance or Charlie Kirk is not the way of Jesus. If you disagree with the law work with your representatives to change it. Don't demonize your neighbors who enforce the laws that are passed through the democratic process. Heed God's Word.
Romans 13: 1-7
Being Subject to Authorities
13 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore he who resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of him who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain; he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be subject, not only to avoid God’s wrath but also for the sake of conscience. 6 For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are ministers of God, attending to this very thing. 7 Pay all of them their dues, taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. RSVCE
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If I had a nickel for every Christian who waved Romans 13 away when it was inconvenient, I'd be a rich man.
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Your tinnitus? Seriously, the only sound I hear in that video at that point is the engine revving. Yes, the front left tire does break traction briefly, and in the video filmed from behind, you can hear a short scuffing noise, consistent with what a tire spinning a bit on a loose/wet/icy surface would make. There are no squealing tires.
These statements are not conflicting. You do understand the sequence of events, right? He walks in front of the vehicle (twice), and then, by the time the vehicle accelerates and he shoots, he is at the side of the vehicle. The first part is relevant because the danger that he perceived himself to be in was of his own creation, against general law enforcement policy (granted, I do not know if ICE specifically has a policy against this). The second part is relevant because it shows that he was not in any actual danger, and therefore was in violation of the federal use of force policy.
Which he should not have done. Again, you don't walk in front of a running vehicle - especially with a driver at the wheel.
And she had already reversed a bit just before the first time he walked in front of the car - her intent (leaving) was pretty obvious even at that point. Walking in front of her a second time was doubly stupid.
She did not "jump out of the vehicle" in the course of his interaction. She was already out of the vehicle when he exited his vehicle at the start of his video footage. Also, she doesn't yell "Come at me." She says (doesn't yell, either) "You wanna come at us?" Not quite so aggressive as you're making it out to be. If that level of confrontational behavior is enough to put someone on a hair trigger for violence, then they should not have a gun. Period.
Because there are always safety concerns about walking in front of a running vehicle with a driver at the wheel. You don't ignore safety rules just because you think you have the situation under control - complacency gets people killed.
You always check to make sure the gun is unloaded - even if you haven't touched it since the last time it was unloaded. You always check to make sure the breaker is off. You always LO/TO when servicing the trash compactor, even if you're the only one there.
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No it doesn't. When all things taken into consideration it can only process so much information in a certain length of time, make a decision based upon the input it receives and tells the body what to do and how to respond. Thats why training is done to help the mind and body react quicker under certain circumstances.
It is also why the courts have recognized that officers often have to make split seconds decisions based upon rapidly evolving situations and that people like you cannot use hindsight as a criteria for determining if it was the correct course. What the officer saw, felt and perceived at that moment of time in dangerous rapidly evolving situations is what matters.
Look, Ive actually taken some courses on this, so I have some understanding how this works.
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Yeah there are plenty of court rulings that indicate that if you don't comply with lawful commands and rhe officer decides to take you into custody you cannot just suddenly comply and everything is null and void. If you fail to give the officer your ID as required and then rhey decide to take you into custody, you cannot suddenly produce your ID and get off Scott free. The charges will stick.
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The time frames in the video are nowhere near putting a thought process under that kind of time pressure. Sure things can go too fast for people but clearly this is not one of them. Only fast action is Tex drawing his iron.
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I think you missed this:
'While I'm here, can you comment on Trump saying that the officer and others were hurt. In fact, Trump said he'd actually been run over: "violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer...based on the attached clip'.
We've all seen the clips. Trump was lying. We all know that. Why do you think he lied yet again? Why is telling the truth so very difficult for him?'
Any answer?
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