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Gregory Bovino applauded his agents’ actions in Minnesota, despite one citizen being killed by agents.

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Sunday said his Customs and Border Patrol agents are “the victims” after they shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minnesota. In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Dana Bash pointed out that Bovino had repeatedly referred to Pretti as a “suspect” as he defended CBP’s training and de-escalation tactics.

“With respect, it feels as though in some ways you’re blaming the victim here,” Bash said.

Bovino replied, “The victim? The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I’m not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The suspect put himself in that situation.”

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[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 160 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Bovino should be in danger.

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 70 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He's going to wake up Charlie Kirked one of these days

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I think you're probably right if what you mean is he's going to be killed to further inflame tensions. Somewhat tangential, but I'd also be scared if I was Usha Vance.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have no sympathy for any of these profligate whorechildren, fuck the lot of em.

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[–] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Greg ‘The Cow’ Bovino applauding the killing of an innocent US citizen by the feckless slobs under his command

[–] TheBenCommandments 6 points 2 months ago

Hey don’t dis cows like that.

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have no idea why nobody is killing these people.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They are extremely well funded. Literally more money than most countries’ militaries.

[–] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And less trained than your local boy scout troop.

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[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

To be fair he's a really small target.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 109 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Murdered. Not killed, he was murdered. We all saw the video.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

And after murdering him, and Alex Pretti's body lay on the street, they stood back and shot him 5 more times.

[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 102 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is this the fabled victim complex they've always accused the left of having?

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 months ago

Always has been. Always will be.

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Totally not a nazi or a sympathizer. No siree

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

Looks like he's wearing Daddy's jacket

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (5 children)

He looks like Nazi-Skeletor in that picture.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

Hey don't besmirch the name of Skeletor. He would never be a racist piece of shit. Skeletor was an equal opportunity employer.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

He looks like he just opened the Ark of the Covenant.

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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Fuck this dude with a road salt rusted brake pad...

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Barbed wire and a poly pipe

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[–] 353247532631@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

Dude isn’t even a political appointee. He’s a regular old career civil servant (GS-15 to be precise) who pretends he’s far more important than he is. He is a walking hatch act violation and I hope he eventually rots in prison and loses his pension.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Abercrombie & Fitch had a tacticool line of clothing, Bovino would be the photoshoot model. I can smell the cologne and teenage insecurity through this photograph even though by all appearances this is a fully grown adult man.

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[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I just watched One Battle After Another and holy shit does little bovino remind me of Penn's character.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Reverse victim and offender.

[–] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 months ago

Someone needs to squash this bug.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Bovino needs to be deported from earth. To the sun, to mars, to hell, I don't care but he doesn't belong here and society is better off without him.

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[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 12 points 2 months ago

His own voluntary words here, will secure his conviction after this regime falls.

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Highest priority is to start killing people like this. You can kill 100 ice agents and they will just find more. We need to start taking off heads of those in charge.

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[–] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

These agents are the real victims. Do you know how much strain a finger must exert in order to pull a trigger?

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[–] superkong47@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 months ago

Heard the little bitch ass half stack doesn’t like the terrorist nazi group of losers ice being called names, what a sorry ass sister fucking cunt- just like his merry band of nazi gimps

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

A narcissist is always the victim. DARVO is their natural reaction.

[–] BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They ought to be careful what they wish for. It is very dangerous to pre-normalize ICE being assaulted with firearms. What if violent extremists took that as a sign to escalate to bombs or something? They just leave their shit lying around everywhere, put their guys in hotels, dress up in costumes; all very irresponsible.

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[–] wirebeads@piefed.ca 8 points 2 months ago

Gregory Bovino applauded his ~~agents~~’ Nazis actions in Minnesota, despite one citizen being killed by Nazis .

Fixed that for you.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

The leader of the daddy issues club shows how weak he is.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

When this is all over, we should leave their bodies for the scavengers.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Bovino.... the victim ... in deadly Minneapolis shooting"

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[–] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

He is such a foul, disgusting excuse for a waste of a man.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Fascists always claim to be the victims.

A tale as old as time.

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