OlDawg

Latest Development on Alex Pretti Shooting Tears Up Another Lib Narrative [Hidden Content] Don't usually view this source. But, this is interesting, and follows along with other recent reporting. IMHO, Katie Pavlich is correct in her assessment. Anyone with experience will try to avoid.

Neighbor is a retired policeman then detective for a local police department. He used to work with the HPD Gang/Drug Task Force on special assignments occasionally. He would tell me he felt 'naked' without carrying his firearm--even on vacation. I asked him once if he'd ever had to use it. He said 'No.' He knows some of my background. He asked if I'd ever had to use my training. I told him 'Yes, and that's why I don't carry.'

I think people would be surprised to find that most veterans don’t own firearms. While I’m one of the 47% minority, I don’t carry. My home is a different matter entirely.

Excessive Force and the Fourth Amendment: Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Legal Test [Hidden Content]

Please post a single video that shows an immigration agent jumping out at someone from behind anything. Sure you’re not confusing them with ambulance chasing lawyers?

I have seen multiple videos in both cases. Have you read the link I posted? I stand by my statement that—in both cases—the deceased and others were performing illegal actions according to the courts. Just the acts of whistling, yelling, distracting LEO’s, or encroaching on an area is illegal according to the courts. Does that mean Good and/or Pretti should have been shot? IMHO…I’d think there could have been a lesser alternative chosen. But, I’m not into second-guessing someone in a conflict situation. I’ve been there in slightly different situations. Although, I will say my situation was me or them. Different.

As my background is military/‘foreign affairs’ oriented and engineering—not law enforcement—I was interested in any SCOTUS rulings on distance requirements during an active law enforcement activity. I wasn’t sure of it myself. I just always tried to stay back. Clearly, Good wasn’t following these guidelines, and Pretti is still not clear as—in the Good incident—the first videos only pick up at the confrontation, and don’t show the full interaction. Pretti was obviously on scene before the widely circulated videos begin. What was he doing? Was he interacting with anyone? In the rush for each ‘side’ to claim the narrative, videos are being presented that only show what the videographer wants to show. A layman’s breakdown of distance rulings and rights: [Hidden Content]

Ha! May want to try Qunol Turmeric cause that ginkgo biloba ain’t cutting it. 😉

You just did it again. lol If you want to add/edit, use the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of your post & select edit and then resave. Either that, or reuse my post again instead of yours. That way, it makes more sense who you’re talking to/about.

I have no clue what you’re talking about. Half of your posts, you quote yourself. Not sure what you’re doing to do that. But, it makes it hard to know who you’re talking to. You responded to one of my posts to Lumberton earlier today, and then started responding to your own posts again. That’s what we’re talking about. Go look back at your earlier posts today.

We won’t know that for sure until/unless the BORTAC agent’s body cam footage is released. Only then will we see what happened before the released videos shot by onlookers. It’s been reported that multiple agents still had body cams, and they were on.

In the midst of all the details of these incidents, I’m still confused on when it became okay for people to interfere in an active law enforcement scene.

Apparently, the BORTAC agents were still wearing body cameras. [Hidden Content]

True on both counts. This one is different than Good, or the Venezuelans in Portland. I wish they weren’t being lumped together. Each of the 3 instances are as different as night and day.

Said it’s a replay of the failed Marxist takeover in the 70’s. People involved in that are the current tenured professors. Still probably sore that Reagan killed their movement. They gave up their idealism for success in a capitalist society. I wonder if Don Henley is involved somehow?

Outside of the inner Twin Cities, people have a different view. Seems like a much more reasonable view. Between this article and the article I posted earlier about the rural Minnesota sheriff’s, it’s clear that urban Minneapolis/St. Paul is much different than the rest of the State. [Hidden Content]

To me, there’s a big difference between peaceful assembly, petitioning your government, and civil disobedience. The Constitution protects the first two. Not the last. Even the first two are limited—according to SCOTUS rulings.

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Even when you’re not just talking to yourself, you still confuse me.

I really don’t think the radical left realizes what they’ve unleashed. They’ve now set up basically an underground syndicate that—right now—is harassing/impeding immigration enforcement. Now that the groups know the tactics, they’re just as likely to turn on their own in a similar fashion if they don’t vote the way these groups desire. Then, we’ll hear screaming about political intimidation about the same people they’re egging on now.

Trump vs Walz depiction

Not commenting on the latest shooting at this time. @bullets13 pretty well covered my personal view. But, this is an interesting bit of info—for whatever it’s worth. Take it as you will. Will be interesting to follow and see if anything comes out of it. [Hidden Content] Does anyone know if the firearm was a Glock with no safety?

Not sure what you think I'm like. But, I can guarantee you that communism won't improve your station in life, or remedy government overreach.

For those not old enough to remember, the Marxists used college professors, college students, other young people, and liberal white women in an attempt to fundamentally change the U.S. into a socialist/communist country. Violent protests, the Weather Underground, and the Black Liberation Army were the tools of the trade. There was an unpopular POTUS, and the Vietnam War. Every major uprising in this country has been fueled by the radical left. They failed in the 70's. They're back to take another crack at it with the same stooges.

I posted the updated 2004 agreement earlier in this thread. It’s the latest, in effect agreement. It really doesn’t matter what NATO agreed to in principle. The agreement will be between Greenland, Denmark, and the U.S.—IF there is a new one. To me, that’s debatable until I actually see it.