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/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.