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Additional reporting from Bring Me The News. They have removed the following text from their coverage:

Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.

New York Times

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[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Let's break this down more.

If we choose to believe he had a gun so what? You are legally allowed to carry a gun in this country. The presence of a gun is not a legal excuse to murder a person.

Even if he had a gun he was being actively held down by several members of ICE. I don't see how he could have drawn a weapon in that position. Regardless once they started beating him while he was on the ground he had every right to use deadly force to defend himself.

So even if you believe what DHS has to say the video shows there is no scenario where the mere presence of a gun justifies their actions

I rewatched the video and you can see his entire back, no weapon below the waist. If he had a gun in his hands they would have shot him on site. They're just lying to us

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

I'm sure these guys keep spare guns just for these kinds of occasions.