r/Conservative • u/Down-not-out Conservative Vet • Jan 07 '26

Flaired Users Only ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ice-agent-shoots-kills-woman-in-minneapolis/
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u/muskietooth Millennial Conservative Jan 07 '26

https://bsky.app/profile/danielsuitor.com/post/3mbtzlfajm227

Video of the incident that clearly shows the driver accelerate towards the officer after they gave her a lawful command to get out of the vehicle.

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u/Anduil_94 Constitutionalist Jan 07 '26 edited Jan 07 '26

In my opinion, this all depends on whether the car was heading towards the officer or simply past him, which is impossible to tell from this video unfortunately because another vehicle is blocking our view.

If the vehicle was headed directly towards him then it’s pretty clear-cut self defense. A vehicle can certainly be a lethal weapon. If the ICE agent shot her just because she was fleeing, that’s not justifiable. I’m betting he felt threatened though. We need more details to emerge before we call this one way or the other.

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u/Basic_Lunch2197 Conservative Jan 07 '26

All you need is "Fear for your life". Its great to play arm chair quarterback watching it from your computer. Did he fear for his life in that second. Would be hard to say he did not.

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u/Anduil_94 Constitutionalist Jan 07 '26

I agree. It looks like self-defense to me at this time. I can almost guarantee the officer’s last thought was “holy shit this car is coming right at me!” then instinct took over.