Minneapolis On Edge.
Federal officials have claimed Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by at least one Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday, “brandished” a firearm to officers.
“This individual went and impeded their law enforcement operations, attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Saturday.
In addition to the common meaning of the phrase, brandishing a weapon is also a criminal charge with a legal definition. A person can meet the definition of brandishing without even showing the gun, but given how quickly officials made that claim, it’s “implausible” DHS had time to do an investigation that would be thorough enough to support that claim, a policing expert said.
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Sydney Bishop, ‘CNN’
Minnesota has become a touchstone for social change and the origin of events that lead to mass protests trying that try to alter the course of American history. From George Floyd to now Reene Good and Alex Pretti, tragic events that lead to social change are originating in the Twin cities much to progressive cities’ ire. But out of desperation is hope for a better tomorrow and that is what many see when deciding to protest the status quo and take on the powers that be in an attempt to make tomorrow more equal.
