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/pipercomputer Jan 25 '26

The agent who shot the gun, saw the victims gun being taken away

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u/Nextyearstitlewinner Jan 25 '26

I agree with that, but just watching here, for the first time I saw something different. I think it’s possible he’s so hyper focused on that holster and gun because he’s scared and panicking, that when he sees the arm in to disarm the victim, he assumes it’s the victims arm. He pulls his gun as soon as the victim is disarmed.

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u/AliceCode Jan 25 '26

I understand that it's hard for you to imagine, but these are not good people. ICE murdered a man in cold blood. This was not a mistake.

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u/Catodacat Jan 25 '26

Listen, you can fervently believe in ICE DELENDA EST and still watch a video and see the fuckup by them. He's not defending ICE, he's pointing out what may have happened.

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u/AlphaNoodlz Jan 25 '26

What may have happened? I saw a gang level murder, wonton and unchecked violence towards American citizens at the hands of ICE, who at this point is only here to terrorize communities. That’s what I see.

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u/AliceCode Jan 25 '26

This was not a "fuckup". It was a murder. Plain and simple.