I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
They are executing unarmed people in the streets for trying to protect their neighbors with the full support of the federal government.
Anyone withnessing the chaos and barbarism of the untrained thugs masquerading as law officers for the last nine months understands ICE is raw human trash gathered into a lawless street gang. That's all. This isn't policing. It isn't legal enforcement. It's just incompetent, undisciplined terror.
"There's a rake in my foot!" Yesterday was a day. All good now after a trip by ambulance to the ER. I do not recommend stepping on the pointy end of a rake. No stitches required, just some antibiotics and a bit of rest to let the impaled area heal. 😃
Alphabet soup with cooked ground beef added to it over mashed potatoes and canned peas. I remember it well and I despised it and that was over 45 years ago!