Thread by @shellenberger

It was already clear that Alex Pretti was interfering in a law enforcement operation. Now, new @BBC video shows Pretti kicking out the taillight of an ICE SUV and wrestling with ICE agents. His gun is sticking out of his waistband. He screams & spits. He is deranged & dangerous.

In this clip, you can clearly see Pretti refusing to go to ground — just as he refused to do so when he was shot.

Congrats to @thenewsmovement and @BBCNews for their big scoop.

The news media irresponsibly downplayed or didn't properly report on how Pretti was deliberately interfering in a law enforcement operation on the day he was killed.

At a minimum he recklessly waved through traffic on the street and physically confronted ICE, as the image below clearly shows.
I shouldn't have to say this but some people need to hear it: I'm not defending the shooting. It was obviously a mistake. There should be a full investigation and people should be held accountable.

But it is also the case that Democrats, influencers, and the media are getting leftists killed by encouraging them to interfere with law enforcement operations and telling them that they are fighting Nazis.

Pretti showed exceedingly bad judgement in openly wearing a gun as he attacked an ICE vehicle. He showed similarly bad judgement interfering in the ICE operation on Saturday.

Pretti in the new video appears to be in the grip of that very familiar form of derangement.

Here is a link to the full @thenewsmovement video.

I saw some people have been trying to put Community Notes on this video. If you watch it, you will see that it is definitely Pretti, there is no evidence of AI manipulation, and the provenance of the video is known.

youtube.com/watch?v=CRWR13…

@thenewsmovement @BBCNews "Interacting."

Totally irresponsible, @NBCNews

Shame on the media for once again grossly misreporting a story out of ideological bias.

@thenewsmovement @BBCNews @NBCNews Here is a link to the BBC Video. The new Pretti video starts at 47 seconds in.

bbc.com/news/videos/cj…

The official narrative has been that ICE is over-policing, but the new video shows ICE officers erred by under-policing. They should have detained Pretti, asked a judge to take away his gun, and impose a restraining order. Had that happened, Pretti might still be alive today.

@thenewsmovement @BBCNews @NBCNews You can tell the video is rattling the people who rushed to judgement because they have to invent an argument that nobody is making.

@thenewsmovement @BBCNews @NBCNews This should go for supposedly reasonable liberals, too. They got swept up in the pleasure of feeling righteous and insisted it was a simple black and white issue when it almost never is.