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Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of “spontaneous use of force,” ICE says (www.texastribune.org)
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week reported that the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at a detention facility in El Paso was the result of the staff’s “spontaneous use of force” to “prevent him from harming himself.” Officials quietly updated the cause of death after previously declaring last month that the man died of “medical distress.”

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 62 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

They harmed and killed him to prevent him from harming himself? Am I the only one who thinks that this is a rather lame excuse?

[–] Pirat@lemmy.org 20 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Harks back to the Viet Nam war. We had to destroy the village to save the village. I believe this is the one where the Pulitzer prize winning photo of the naked little girl running with massive burns from napalm happened.

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Mai Lai massacre.

[–] PanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 13 hours ago

I think that was entirely separate from the napalm girl, but the fact that over 50 years on from the fact we can still think of so many such cases in common memory that we're mixing them up is telling.