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Woman shot and killed by ICE officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Syracute Thu 08-Jan-26 10:27:26

Yesterday there was a very tragic shooting of a woman leaving the scene of an Immigration raid/incident . The video clips are very disturbing as she is shot and killed by an officer after she was given conflicting information by two officers . One who told her to leave and another who told her to get out of the car.
She was killed by a third officer who was to the side of the car . I can only advise you not to watch the clip if you feel it might be disturbing . I was able to read a good account of it in the NYT and it definitely looks and reads like she was murdered.
She was a white, US citizen not a target of the raid.

I truly feel like the USA is imploding from the inside out and that Trump is creating fires of danger everywhere.

Maremia Sun 11-Jan-26 11:05:30

Trump will do his best to avoid the mid-terms.
Listen to what he says he will do, because he then tries to do it.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:07:53

My choice would not have been to taunt and follow them around all day then disobey an order.
My choice, should I have wanted to would have been to join a bunch of protesters on the sidewalk.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:08:48

Maremia

Trump will do his best to avoid the mid-terms.
Listen to what he says he will do, because he then tries to do it.

A bit like Starmer witholding the elections in May.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:09:41

Politicians in power do what suits them.

Maremia Sun 11-Jan-26 11:11:52

She was following the order to move on.
She was shot anyway

Syracute Sun 11-Jan-26 11:12:38

Oreo

My choice would not have been to taunt and follow them around all day then disobey an order.
My choice, should I have wanted to would have been to join a bunch of protesters on the sidewalk.

There is no evidence that they did this.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:13:24

There probably is.

Syracute Sun 11-Jan-26 11:18:31

Oreo

Maremia

She was told to go.
She co-operated, by starting to move away.
She was shot.
So, by co-operating, she was not safe.
The suggestion, that she would have been safe if she co-operated, has been disproven.

She was told to get out of the car, it’s easily heard on the video.

There is also evidence that she was told to get out of here and leave. A neighbour that was standing right in front of it.
All the evidence is not in .

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:18:57

The wife of the driver uses taunting words to the ICE officer as well as body language ‘ you wanna come at us? You wanna come at us? Go get some lunch big boy’ .She also says something about the Reg plates on the car when he looks at it, along the lines of we don’t change the plates you’ll be seeing it all day.

Syracute Sun 11-Jan-26 11:19:48

Excuse me a neighbour that was standing right in front of the incident as it happened,

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:22:43

I agree that all the evidence is not in as yet.

StoneofDestiny Sun 11-Jan-26 11:23:05

Starfire57
Thank you / but I’m fairly well read on history, including US history.
The US white settlers were illegal settlers. Because something wasn’t written down in US Statutes doesn’t mean there was no law! US Law was made for the US! The Native Nations of North America had customary laws and sovereignty over their lands. The white settlers ignored that and laid claim to the land. They were trespassers and unwelcome as they trampled on Native culture and sensitivities. You still hear echoes of Manifest Destiny out off the mouths of some right wing Americans to this day.

LizzieDrip Sun 11-Jan-26 11:27:21

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

StoneofDestiny Sun 11-Jan-26 11:32:42

Scary

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:33:33

LizzieDrip you’re lecturing me, a Jew, on this?!
The American public don’t need to stay silent they can protest lawfully as much as they want or as little as they want.
Many there are happy that illegal immigrants are being questioned and deported, and those who disagree can speak out freely as long as they don’t interfere.State Government can also speak out.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:37:39

When any right wing government comes up with policies that aren’t universally liked forum members can’t wait to post their 1930 Nazi comparisons.
There are no same comparisons, none whatsoever to the Holocaust ( but they never seem to get this fact.)

StoneofDestiny Sun 11-Jan-26 11:41:48

Oreo……*LizzieDrip you’re lecturing me, a Jew, on this?!*

Why Oreo - have you immunity from being challenged?

Whitewavemark2 Sun 11-Jan-26 11:43:02

ICE are not being compared to the Holocaust - that is an entirely separate issue and false equivalence.

ICE. Is being compared to a militia in 1930s Germany where a fascist authoritarian government was in power.

LizzieDrip Sun 11-Jan-26 11:44:51

Oreo I’m not “lecturing” anybody.

I’ve asked for my post to be removed as I realise it gives ‘access’ to my Instagram, which I’m not comfortable with - given the views and attitudes of a few posters on here.

For anyone interested, the piece is on Blossom Place on Instagram. It’s a ‘Raj Says: Thoughts and Understanding’ comment on 1930s-1940s Europe.

It’s not “lecturing” - it’s about thinking and trying to understand.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:45:41

StoneofDestiny

*Oreo……**LizzieDrip you’re lecturing me, a Jew, on this?!*

Why Oreo - have you immunity from being challenged?

On not knowing anything about the Holocaust and Nazi Germany , definitely.

Galaxy Sun 11-Jan-26 11:47:01

The fascists are the ones systematically murdering Jews across a number of countries. You are shouting far right in the wrong direction.

Galaxy Sun 11-Jan-26 11:47:38

Sorry that was a general post, not aimed at you Oreo.

ronib Sun 11-Jan-26 11:49:13

No matter what I think about the police in the UK, I understand that if an authority figure tells me to step out of the car, then that’s precisely what I need to do. No ifs or buts. If any lessons are learned from this situation, then politeness and obedience to a directive may one day save lives. Don’t disrespect and disregard someone holding a weapon.

Oreo Sun 11-Jan-26 11:50:40

The Jews in Germany were not, repeat not living there illegally they were German citizens quite often long standing ones of generations and generations.
There is zilch parallels with the US government trying to root out illegal immigrants in their midst.

Galaxy Sun 11-Jan-26 11:53:02

To be fair there are zero parallels with most comparisons to Nazi Germany.