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'Get out of Minneapolis': Mayor's fury after ICE agent shoots and kills woman (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 month ago by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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In short:

A US immigration officer has shot and killed a woman in her car in Minneapolis, officials say.

The mayor says the Trump administration's claim the incident was self-defence is not true, and told Immigration and Customs Enforcement to "get the f*** out of Minneapolis".

What's next?

A Minnesota official says the state will investigate the shooting with federal authorities.

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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

what do you think everyone should do

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

General strike would be my choice.

[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For a few weeks now I have been expecting some real retaliation to be honest. It's a damn mess that's for sure.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

I feel really sad for the decent Americans. I've got a bunch of LGBT+ friends in Australia that are really being affected by this, particularly the potential for it to spread.

[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah I think it is definitely time for a general strike. There's a list of serious grievance as long as my arm, but even just to demand that the murder is charged with murder would be a good move. A line has to be drawn somewhere. And if murdering civilians has not cross the line, then wtf?

[–] Dhar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Shut down Minneapolis. Park your car in the middle of the street and block traffic with your body. Don't go to work. March on City Hall and demand the mayor do more than talk. Obstruct everything you can. Throw your sabots into the machinery.

[–] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

leave the US if you can?

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Especially if you're one of the current targets (not hetro+white). Claim asylum in another country. The evidence is clear to the rest of the world.