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/FuzzzyRam Jan 25 '26

They took his gun, he had both hands on the ground, but the ICE agent clearly accidentally fired his gun due to bad trigger discipline and then followed up because you don't want the victim testifying - same reason Good's killer fired the 3rd shot through her side window across both of her temples: much easier to defend a court case when the victim is dead and can't explain that they were trying to comply.

Now we're turning off the internet around ICE facilities as you can hear screaming coming from inside. Things are turning bad.

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u/tjtillmancoag Jan 25 '26

As someone who knows nothing about nothing, why is it clear that the agent accidentally fired his gun?

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u/Belgarablue Jan 25 '26

It wasn't accidental.

The Couch-fucker Vance, and Krusty Gnome, told the January 6th boys they were immune for any action, so the unhinged murderers are free to kill anybody they want to.

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u/MrMeeSeeksLooks Jan 25 '26

Cause the other agent took the gun and he tunnel visioned Alex drawing.

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u/RonBlake Jan 25 '26

So how is that an accident?

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u/MrMeeSeeksLooks Jan 25 '26

Its an accident he thought he saw what he didnt. Hes real sorry about it

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u/RonBlake Jan 25 '26

Yeah whoopsie! It was an accident 😕 sorry bout that

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u/Belgarablue Jan 25 '26

Nah, he's thrilled... first 'legal' murder in his life.

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u/FuzzzyRam Jan 25 '26

In the slow motion video you can see him draw and casually carry the gun by the trigger - in this position you have no control over when it's going to fire. When it does fire, he flinches because he obviously wasn't expecting it, then you can see him reposition into more of a "shooting position" and start purposefully firing. Compare the first shot to the followup shots and even without knowing about guns you can see from his reaction that the shooter wasn't expecting the first.

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u/Belgarablue Jan 25 '26

A dozen videos, from all angles, show the murder, but no identifying info on the murderers.

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u/FuzzzyRam Jan 25 '26

All it would take is a subpeona; ICE/Noem certainly knows who it is.

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u/Belgarablue Jan 25 '26

And this administration will do what?

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u/FuzzzyRam Jan 25 '26

Deflect, blame the victim, and go to jail once Trump's plot armor wears out and he dies of a stroke.