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[a character looks sad in front of a sad city, under the sunset]
Things aren't looking great…
It sucks when the state kills people
Wish we could do something about it

[the character is now in front of their TV, showing ICE agents surrounding a bleeding corpse on the floor]
Wait… this time they killed WHITE people
This means it could happen to me too?!

[an angry crowd is demonstrating, holding various signs such as…]
THIS TIME YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR
I DRAW THE LINE HERE
TOLERATE NO MORE

2025-31-12, Keith Porter, shot and killed by ICE agents
2025-09-12, Silverio Villegas González, shot and killed by ICE agents
2025-07-28, Jaime Alanis Garcia, shot and killed by ICE agents

27 shootings by ICE in 2025,
8 of which were lethal

31 deaths in ICE custody in 2025

11 deaths in ICE custody in 2024
7 deaths in ICE custody in 2023
3 deaths in ICE custody in 2022
5 deaths in ICE custody in 2021
18 deaths in ICE custody in 2020
9 deaths in ICE custody in 2019
9 deaths in ICE custody in 2028

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[–] bastion@feddit.nl 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

You're seeing the effectiveness of community organisation efforts to impact larger groups of people. That community was largely established in response to events like Floyd, González and Garcia.

The event with Pretti was filmed from multiple angles by community members. The evidence is unequivocal.

  • he was carrying, and didn't attempt to draw, which establishes ultimately peaceful intent
  • the gun was completely removed from him before shooting began
  • he was shot while under control of four other men

There was zero justification, and it's documented. That is why there's such a major uptick in response. ..and that documentation was in direct response to the prior wrongdoing which was not in response to white people being threatened.

This is a lot of people, from different backgrounds, looking out for each other. What more do you want?