When considering ICE enforcement
in places like Minneapolis
what is the intersection
between the First Amendment
freedom of speech and assembly
and the Second Amendment
the right to bear arms?
In the heat of a moment
like the chaos that we saw
in these protests
how difficult
is it for police agents
federal agents
to know about
that gun and that protester?
So sometimes very difficult.
The video evidence is
very, very strong
that in this case
the answer is really easy.
To break it down
the protesters were
not approaching the officers.
The officers
approached the protesters.
They crossed the space
to get to them.
In the absence
of any interference
or challenge
the officers
initiated pepper spraying
of the protesters
and Pretti moved
moved to interpose himself
between an officer
and a woman
being pepper sprayed.
He was then grabbed
and dragged to the ground
at which point officers
discovered his holstered weapon
removed it from him
and an officer walked away
holding the weapon.
All of this before
shots were fired.
So you could have a case
where the facts
are really complicated
and you could have a case
where the police judgment
is a close call
and has to be debated.
This is not one of them.
The evidence
seems absolutely overwhelming
that this was in
any other context
this would be a murder.