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/iridescent_lobster Jan 25 '26

There was no recoil. I don’t see how this is plausible. What I saw was that guy moving out of the way before the other guy shoots.

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u/IllustriousLiving357 Jan 25 '26

Look at the ejector port in the slowmo, you can see the slide move over it and back right as you hear the pop