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NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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I think the killing was rehearsed. Not necessarily for Alex specifically.
1] The shooter stares continuously at the disarmer placing his hand on, then removing Alex's gun. This lasts for multiple seconds.
2] The shooter maintains arm-to-arm contact with the disarmer, a move commonly taught so you know where your partner is and what they're doing.
3] The shooter pauses before drawing his own gun. When he draws it coincides the disarmer removing Alex's gun
4] Upon disarm, the disarmer immediately turns around and runs. They don't pause when the shooting starts
5] Upon disarm, the shooter immediately fills the space left by the disarmer.
Oh, yeah, the way they backed up into an evenly spaced semi-circle, and started shooting? That was totally trained and rehearsed.
So was the Good shooting. He walked all the way around the car with his phone, waiting for it to move, so he could start shooting. The moment she did, he calmly shifted the phone to his left hand, and calmly drew his weapon. He was waiting for the right moment, and when she moved the car, he started killing, with a coup de grace to the temple after she posed no danger.
Someone gave the orders to train these guys this way, and ordered them to deploy these tactics in the field. Bovino, Noem, Lewandowski, Miller, and Trump were ALL aware of this strategy, approved it, and sent the orders to follow it. They wanted to send a message and intimidate Americans from protesting.
It backfired badly. We aren't German citizens in the 1930s, still recovering from getting shellacked in WW1. Americans have been raised on fables of revolutions, and whooping the most powerful army on the planet. American protesters don't get intimidated, they get furious, and then they get ferocious.
MAGA has created a monster, and it is only going to grow bigger with each atrocity. Go ahead, try to suspend elections, we dare you.
I don't want to believe this because it's terrifying
Why disarm him first, though?
I would guess for facade. Because disarming him after would make it too obvious.
What would be too obvious? I'm not following what the goal of the "act" would have been.
Basically, if his gun isn't holstered they can claim all kinds of things like he reached for his gun, or an accidental discharge, or all kinds of excuses for shooting a guy. It helps them frame the situation as dangerous and chaotic.
The broader goal? imo: For the officers: To hurt a guy. The way they treat people makes me think they like hurting people. For the feds: to 'raise the temperature' and agitate, presumably to incite retribution.
Im aware the 2nd paragraph reads like classic tinfoil hat stuff. But I'm not alone in thinking it's true.
Were the ones involved all CBP?