ICE agent shoots at vehicle after being struck by car, officials in New Jersey say
1d 23h ago by lemmy.world/u/MicroWave in news from www.theguardian.com
Agent opened fire at car, striking it, as suspect fled scene and has not been located, Stafford Township police say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in New Jersey was reportedly struck by a vehicle and shot at the car as it fled the scene on Monday morning, according to local authorities.
The police department of Stafford Township said in a statement that it had been provided with information that ICE “was attempting to apprehend a suspect when the suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle, striking [an ICE agent]”.
“The agent discharged his firearm at the vehicle, reportedly striking it. The suspect fled the scene in the vehicle and has not been located at this time.
Have trouble buying that they hit the ice agent without evidence considering how often they've been proven to lie about shit.
It certainly wouldn't be the first time they've lied about this exact thing
Even when they're was video evidence of the event. Making global news.
I don't want to hear ICE claims about agents being struck by cars unless they have a body with tire marks. They're liars coached to say the same thing every time to excuse their unjustified violence.
"After being struck by car" is one way to interpret this goon punching the windows of the vehicle before it drove off.
Narrator: He was not, in fact, struck by a car at all
Based upon any video I have ever seen of ICE in this situation, my guess is that they shot first. Isn't it standard procedure to not shoot at a moving vehicle in order to protect yourself? There was a whole debate after the Renee Goode shooting about how absolutely fucking stupid it is to shoot at a moving vehicle in order to "defend yourself."
Active self protection even has a video about it saying that he did not like the officer's chances in court. Too bad the courts are useless too unless it comes to token gestures like taking trump's names off the Kennedy center.
But murdering Americans? Naw, they are cool with not punishing that.
Taking lessons from the IDF
The driver was a baby?
It was coming right for them
What was the point of shooting at a car moving away from you unless you are just itching to murder someone.
This, 100%.
ICEatzgruppen is probably going to spin a bullshit story about the guy they randomly stopped being a “dangerous terrorist”. Their SOP absolutely includes character assassination in the interest of deflecting blame and making themselves feel like macho “crime fighters”.
He's ICE. Of course he was itching to murder someone!
They keep shooting at people for fleeing, and people will start fighting.
That's just the result of millions of years of evolution for the vast amount of the human population.
If they want people to peacefully go into custody, they need to start treating the people they detain like humans while not bumrushing people with drawn guns when they apprehend them.
If ICE agents weren't so stupid and desperate for work, they'd realize they're bait.
Good. Hit more of the pieces of shit. Not just fleeing, on purpose because they exist. Fuck ICE.
Cars in America are so safe, you can be hit by one and be functional enough to shoot at it driving away.
Okay, everybody, all together now: BULLSHIT!
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in New Jersey was
reportedlyprobably not struck by a vehicle and shot at the car as it fled thescenemurder attempt on Monday morning
That's probably MUCH closer to the ACTUAL truth than what cops claim.
was attempting to apprehend a suspect when the suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle, striking [an ICE agent]”.
Ffs! That's the opposite order of events, making the headline misleading at best, if not deliberate disinformation 🤬
yeah we heard this story before.
Stafford police added that “there is no reason to believe there is any concern for the public’s safety.”
The fuck there isn’t. ICE is around. They’re not here to protect fucking anyone.