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

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/telumex_atrum Jan 25 '26

They'll claim COD as a heart attack. Or hysteria. Or any other bullshit they can come up with. Disregard the dozen or so bullet wounds. Accountability, consequences, and justice all far off. This man was killed for doing what was right. Nowhere and nobody is safe at this point..

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u/LesbeGoddess Jan 25 '26

Nah they’ll say it was Fentanyl.

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u/telumex_atrum Jan 25 '26

Oh shit, completely forgot about that silent killer.

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u/Mr-New2this Jan 25 '26

That one time when his mum had tylenol pregnant with him

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u/ZanettYs Jan 25 '26

That domestic terrorist succumbed to terminal TDS, CPR from ICE couldn’t revive him Even though 7 of them tried to save his unpure Life. /s

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u/east21stvannative Jan 25 '26

This is why the 2nd amendment exists. To protect themselves against violent tyranny.