cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/33256856
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
In particular, he never drew his gun, and ICE took his gun away before executing him.
Yeah I watched the video and couldn’t see him drawing his gun at any point Almost wonder how they got his gun in the first place?
Maybe they knew he was carrying? I know some of the FRT cams in my city also have thermal imaging for weapons detection. Wouldn’t be surprised to learn ICE uses something similar.
Maybe scan a crowd, then target somebody you know is carrying and instigate an interaction to escalate things. Then claim “That ICU nurse was definitely there to assassinate ICE agents and had to be neutralized.”
https://www.getprojectnola.org/product-p/host-hybrid-thermal.htm
This paper introduces a novel two-stage method for concealed handgun detection, leveraging thermal imaging and deep learning, offering a potential real-world solution for law enforcement and surveillance applications. The approach first detects potential firearms at the frame level and subsequently verifies their association with a detected person, significantly reducing false positives and false negatives.
Also curious about what happened to the two women who were being attacked by ice. Has anybody interviewed them?
I have the same questions about the other people that were very close. Pink jacket and red backpack. In particular red backpack appears to have been attacked but then ignored once they realized they were going to kill this guy instead.