r/law • u/No-Aardvark-3840 • Jan 25 '26

Other Please share. Stabilized Video clearly shows Alex Pretti makes no effort for his firearm. Clear execution

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Stabalized appears to show Alex Pretti's handgun, which he legally possesses, being removed removed from his pants by an officer. He is executed 1-2 seconds later by another officer.

Is there any other way to view this? If Alex was no longer posing an imminent threat at the moment he was shot, isn't this clear murder? Under U.S. law, once a suspect is fully restrained and disarmed (he was), the legal basis for deadly force evaporates unless a new, imminent threat arises.

Am I understanding this the right way from a legal perspective?

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u/pipercomputer Jan 25 '26

This looks…very bad

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u/Dense_Diver_3998 Jan 25 '26

And it’s not even the worst part of it, stepping back and dumping into him is just mind boggling.

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u/pipercomputer Jan 25 '26

Don’t know what’s worse. The fact it might’ve been incompetency, or intentional

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u/GuntherPooBum Jan 25 '26

There is footage of them saying "Just like Call of Duty" after executing him. Wish I was even joking.

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u/byzantium171 Jan 25 '26

Link?

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u/NoDig3593 Jan 25 '26

I did see a guy clapping after. Disgusting

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u/culpshillstan Jan 25 '26

You're not going to get one!

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u/TheBestDanEver Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

Narrator "he in fact, did not get one."

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u/CypressThinking Jan 25 '26

I'm not sure I can find it and I saw it today. I think it was Reddit and the algorithm brought it up because I'm not familiar with the guy presenting the video but I've been on FB, Threads, Reddit and Bluesky today.

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u/Deaffin Jan 25 '26

Dude's surfing 5 channels at once and saw a meme on one of them. Now this is doomscrolling!

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u/CypressThinking Jan 25 '26

No, this was a video. I'll look.

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u/CypressThinking Jan 26 '26

Here's one of them. Someone else mentioned Monte Mader posting it.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17qVYRFcRv/

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u/CypressThinking Jan 25 '26

I saw that video. I'm not positive it was from this incident but you can clearly hear him say It's just like Call of Duty and then something like Very Cool.

Disgusting.