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Federal officers fired tear gas to disperse early-morning protesters as outrage mounted in Minneapolis over the killing of a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle.

It's time to treat ICE as the organized criminal organization that it is

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 70 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“Without complete access to the evidence, witnesses and information collected, we cannot meet the investigative standards that Minnesota law and the public demand."

This is gaslighting by cowardly state officials. If you can get official records great. But they are not necessary. You have countless eye witnesses and multiple angles of video recording the murder. You don't refuse to prosecute gang hits because you don't have access to official cartel records. No different with ICE.

This is bullshit stonewalling by cowards in state office who are afraid to hold the powerful accountable.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

I imagine without access to all to data, it can give the opportunity for the defense to call for a mistrial.

He's was also on 'official duty', so the administration is trying to push it out of MN's system by saying she was the aggressor who attempted to kill him. (If he was killed, it would be instantly out of MN's hands)

[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

I bet they threaten more politicians families. And they folded.