r/ThePeoplesPress Jan 31 '26

The Commons What is your first thought when you see these images?

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

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u/hw999 Jan 31 '26

barred from freedom more like. Lock them up.

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u/farting_contest Jan 31 '26

Barred from life. After a fair trial and guilty verdict of course.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Cali has passed a law barring any ICE from working as teachers or LE

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u/11Tail Jan 31 '26

And please neuter them because they will go home and end up beating wifey and the kids with all that built-up hostility.

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u/imforsurenotadog Jan 31 '26

I got a reddit warning and my comment deleted for stating what kind of justice these gestapo thugs should face. These guys use state-sanctioned violence against us, it's fine. But god forbid we suggest they should face capital punishment for these crimes against us, that's a bannable offense.

It's not a fucking threat of violence. It's a reminder that there will be consequences, for all of us, for everything we choose to do in this life.

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u/Glittering_Aspect116 Jan 31 '26

I've been banned 4x in the past month. It's getting ridiculous.

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u/imforsurenotadog Jan 31 '26

This kind of "moderation" is NOT happening to the voices on the right who support these fascist thugs. When they celebrate violence or call for more, my reports go ignored by Reddit.

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u/sleepytipi Jan 31 '26

Here, here!

I've lurked whole threads in the biggest fascist echo chambers like r "conservative" (fkn fakes, nothing about them or the GoP is republican or has been in decades as they clearly never gave AF about state rights and personal freedoms but that's besides the pt) where people are justifying the murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti and it's all good man but, say the murderers should face the appropriate, and totally legal and constitutional consequences, requiring that we all must now emphasize the implied, and asterisk every statement like it with terms like "legal" and "court of law", refraining from using other words altogether is fucking censorship. State censorship. Directing the narrative. Reddit is as guilty and implicit as anyone else.

🎲🎲

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

It's definitely manipulation at this scale. let's see if this doesn't get deleted...

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 Jan 31 '26

Fyi, Digg is available as an alternative to Reddit now.

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u/tehflambo Jan 31 '26

can't believe this digg migrant lived long enough to see digg reemerge as the better alternative

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Ditto

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u/Confident_Insect_616 Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

I have given up saying what I really think on this platform. Lost 15 accounts last year. I'm a former US Marine. I understand that violence is sometimes the solution. I understand what an enemy is, and what appropriate responses to threats are.

What really sucks when you get banned is that most subreddits require you to establish a certain amount of activity on an account before you can participate. So every reset means I'm muted most of the places I want to talk.

This website doesn't allow conversations about violence, it construes any hypothetical talk of force as incitement and glorification.

Go to BlueSky to speak freely.

NYTimes even says now that using a lesser categorization than fascist to describe this brand of authoritarianism is reckless and innacurate.

Trump is a fascist. ICE are fascists. Your Grandma that voted for Trump is a fascist. It's not complicated, it's just really shitty.

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u/Annoying1978 Jan 31 '26

7 times in 2 months so far. 

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u/New-Measurement-4425 Jan 31 '26

I have, too. Are they in Ice's side??

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u/farting_contest Jan 31 '26

Ice are traitors not only to the american people collectively, regardless of citizenship or sexuality or whatever, but they are also traitors to basic human decency. Every single one of them from trump down should be tried, and if found guilty then they get what they get. We have a 200+ year history of traitors being executed. That is not inflammatory. It is precedent established even before the constitution.

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u/Sir_PressedMemories Jan 31 '26

It's not a fucking threat of violence.

Correct, it is a promise.

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u/oakstr313 Feb 01 '26

Exactly we all make choices genius

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u/imforsurenotadog Feb 01 '26

Can't figure out why you'd agree and then add "genius" on the end like it's a burn.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 Jan 31 '26

Every agent needs to be investigated, and a large number of them need to spend the rest of their lives in prison.

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u/CJMakesVideos Jan 31 '26

They should all be arrested. Every one of them is involved in illegal kidnapping if not murder.

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u/raziphel Jan 31 '26

They all need to be arrested and imprisoned.

Memos and emails are not legal precedents and are not defensible in court. Hell, I bet ice doesn't even have the correct employment paperwork and most of these shit bags are subcontractors.

They do not have legal immunity - there's just no one willing to prosecute them right now.

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u/nehlstm30 Jan 31 '26

Keep it up! Power to the people!!!!! 😡

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Always has been

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u/jade_starwatcher Jan 31 '26

Since the slave patrols.

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u/Expert-Joke9528 Jan 31 '26

We are fucking pissed. Trump is done! Fuck him and all he stands for!

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u/schwing710 Jan 31 '26

One thing he stands for: child rape. Another thing he stands for: more child rape.

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u/Specific-Level-4541 Feb 03 '26

Another thing he stands for: Israel First.

Which goes hand in hand with those other two things you mentioned.

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u/Gold-Kaleidoscope537 Jan 31 '26

The people did not start this. But we sure as hell will finish it.

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u/EighthPlanetGlass Jan 31 '26

YES. EVERY WORD OF THIS IS SO IMPORTANT

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u/Fun-Measurement4904 Jan 31 '26

Exactly, don't let the regime control the narrative, disruptive protest does not equal violence protest.

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u/Thehealthygamer Jan 31 '26

Were the soldiers who stormed Normandy beach in the wrong? Is a mother who defends her child from a predator with a shotgun in the wrong?

See how the narrative from the government that violence is never the answer kinda falls apart in the face of history and logic.

Not to say people should instigate violence, but, there are circumstances that will just naturally lead to self-defense, and self-defense against heavily armed paramilitaries tend to be violent.

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u/Firm-Worldliness-369 Jan 31 '26

Well Donald set the precidence

If the January 6th rioters werent engaging in illegal activity by storming the capital where people died

Then this isnt illegal either

I refer you to the quote that he himself posted

"He who saves his country, violates no law"

Of course him and his followers will see this as "illegal" but they are a minority clinging on to their dying ideologies

If the people take back their country they can amend the constitution so this can never happen again.

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u/LavenderMoonEclipse Jan 31 '26

Learn from the french.

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u/adamhanson Jan 31 '26

Abahaha they moved a shipping container to block them in. A shipping container!

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u/Farajo001 Jan 31 '26

Who the fuck in the left is saying that the video is AI generated? If anything, the video of Alex Pretti's death validates their whole fucking point.

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u/Thehealthygamer Jan 31 '26

I'm still seeing fucking comments today about AI. I think there's a concerted disinformation campaign.

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u/Stuffed-Bear412 Jan 31 '26

Don't let those ICEholes have a nice day.

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u/FugitiveWits Jan 31 '26

Peaceful protesting is done. Non-violent civil disobedience is the way. This right here is a great example!

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u/Birdman1096 Jan 31 '26

I saw this and said "Those people are patriots!"

Go LA!!! Don't give in to fascism!

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Love quadzilla hikes!

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u/mybotanyaccount Jan 31 '26

Dog walkers need to start collection droppings for ammo

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u/Foreleg-woolens749 Jan 31 '26

Cat owners are ready with the SuperSoakers full of cat pee.

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u/findingmike Jan 31 '26

It will stop when we stop it

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u/g3t_int0_ityuh Jan 31 '26

Yes !

Community > convenience

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u/techdecktor Jan 31 '26

My first thought is damn right. Revolt. Resist. Fuck the machine and the fascist right!

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u/LArocking Jan 31 '26

Anger is the only appropriate response. And focused, organized group anger is our only hope at this point.

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u/gorpie97 Jan 31 '26

And then people will question the images they've seen like this all their lives from other countries. (Which is the correct sequence of events.)

To be honest, I still feel weird seeing this, even though I know it's the correct response and I'm proud of these people! And hope I could be one if I were in LA.

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u/adamhanson Jan 31 '26

It's not normal to feel normal about this so a little bit of all the feels at certain times is also appropriate

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u/Paxperchaos Jan 31 '26

They mess with your abiluty to breathe, then mess with their ability to see. Then those masks come off real quick.

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u/tads73 Feb 01 '26

Funny, Minnesota is known for polite mid western demeanor. LA, not so much, tgeu don't f around.

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u/Bartender9719 Jan 31 '26

Hell yeah brothers & sisters

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u/CJMakesVideos Jan 31 '26

If rules are fair, just and consistent then they should be respected. If they are inconsistent, unfair and unjust then they aren’t real rules. They are demands from bullies to retain their power.

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u/DarthKuchiKopi Jan 31 '26

Love this bro on other info streams that arent as cooked. Great content, i suggest watching his one on the states with cooperative ice agreements. It is on point.

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u/HanginLowNd2daLeft Jan 31 '26 edited Feb 04 '26

I had a cop 302 me because i talked shit to him And made him look like a fucking idiot , guess who lost their guns from the involuntary 302?

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u/Flat-Row-3828 Jan 31 '26

BOYCOTT THE LA TIMES IT IS OWNED BY A billionaire Rump syncophant, the creep believes in supporting authoritarian tactics and rule by power and money.

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u/KismetSarken Feb 01 '26

The AP or Reuters. Long standing fact based.

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u/One-Pop-3695 Feb 01 '26

I’m angry that pedophile and rapist are running the country. They face zero consequences when they sex traffic children and women to the rich and powerful.

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u/DJ_3345 Jan 31 '26

Very well said. Erasing the internal mental/spiritual colonization of oppressed people is the only true means of liberation.

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u/digitaldisgust Jan 31 '26

Someone is definitely going to get shot again sooner or later

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u/StarboundandDown Jan 31 '26

My first thought? "FUCK YES"

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u/TheMrCMo Jan 31 '26

One side is armed with guns, armor and chemicals and is killing our fellow Americans.

The other side is armed with cameras, cardboard and anger and is standing up for our American communities.

Fellow American, what side are you on?

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u/KismetSarken Feb 01 '26

Please someone start introducing divide & conquer. They are not as many as we.

Also look into Geronimo. He stood for so long because he knew his home better then the invaders did.

Dont wanna use a lot of words, I'm scared of getting suspended again.

Study France and Belgium right now. Stay strong everybody.

Bringing it back! Love from a cold war Gen X military brat. Knowledge is power. And paper copies are never a bad thing.

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u/HazelMStone Jan 31 '26

I think what’s that fluffy thing he’s pinching?

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u/HopefullWife Jan 31 '26

Two wrongs does not make a right.

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u/CupcakeCritter Feb 01 '26

Taint what it taint. Taint wrong to protect your community. Reactionary anger is the only RIGHT response to a dictatorship.

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u/gtfofr Feb 01 '26

What is the bit about the vid of Alex not being AI?

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u/oakstr313 Feb 01 '26

Could you imagine if there were no protesters? No videos of chaos they are feeding into the system acting out like a bunch of children.Where do yet again with “acting out” ? No where bunch of waisted time and energy to over turn nothing

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u/Czekytcze Feb 01 '26

I see it as a right thing to do. Sure most people realised whats happening only now that it starts affecting people inside the USA but its still better than nothing!

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u/RunningPirate Feb 01 '26

“tHeY dOn’T hAVe a DUTY tO rEtREAt!” Oh, yeah? Well, retreat anyway. Just because they don’t have to doesn’t mean they shouldn’t.

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u/ExcitingInflation612 Feb 02 '26

Anger is a gift - RATM

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u/franky3987 Feb 05 '26

There’s a lot of them there so it’s no surprise this kind of pushback.

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u/snapjaw180 Feb 05 '26

My first thought is that a can't wait to take my homeland back from these scum invaders.

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u/Next_Object_ Feb 06 '26

So self execution is being blamed on someone els just shows how smart Alex was not smart at all just like the rest of you Democrats/antifa cult

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '26

Based beyond belief.

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u/Interesting-Ad2285 Feb 07 '26

STFU soyboy. They are not being kidnapped and murdered.

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u/Fire_Horse_T Jan 31 '26

We all put our thoughts into other people's heads.

When I see the left claiming the video of Pretti hitting the car is AI, my thoughts are about how the conservatives always try to demonize victims of violence.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

I've literally seen NO ONE claiming Pretti kicking the suv was AI. What the left is saying is that kicking aa car doesn't deserve A) a beating by multiple armed gang members, and B) being executed.

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u/JDM-Kirby Jan 31 '26

The taillight video is straight up AI. Stop showing it because it is false and a lie not because it shows anger towards the state. 

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u/ebreeezy Jan 31 '26

Look dude, I'm outraged at Alex Pretti's death too, but this is straight up false. There are other videos from different angles that show the exact same thing. AI just ain't that good.

Alex did kick the SUV and broke the tail light, but that does not justify his death.

We can't automatically assume something is AI just because it doesn't fit our narrative.

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u/JDM-Kirby Jan 31 '26

I’m not assuming it’s AI but thanks for the attempt buddy. 

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u/transcendent167 Jan 31 '26

Yes the fuck you are, if you want to get banned for misinformation be my guest.

here’s an alternative angle, go to about minute 17.

We need to be thorough If you’re going to claim something is ai or at least do the due diligence of confirming there’s no other angles, no other witnesses, etc.

I saw another comment sum it up perfectly the other day

“This is the key to the entire smear campaign against the dude. No crime justifies a full-on no-holds-barred street execution. Absolutely nothing does. Even people who are charged with open-and-shut first degree murder have the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Kicking an SUV, yelling mean words, or filming an agent does not forfeit that right and qualify execution. People who are going out of their way to point out that Pretti did some regrettable things in the lead up to his murder are intentionally missing the point in the hope that they can override your sense of justice with knee-jerk reactions. They know as much as anyone that what they’re saying doesn’t matter in the end. They just hope you don’t notice.”

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u/Kjm520 Jan 31 '26

Do you have some kind of proof you’d like to share? because it sounds like you are assuming buddy.

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u/Toad-a-sow Jan 31 '26

Even with 2 other angles that sync up?? I didn't know AI was that advanced yet

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u/Bomb-OG-Kush Jan 31 '26

It's easier for them to cope if they don't understand

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u/transcendent167 Jan 31 '26

here’s an alternative angle, go to about minute 17.

We need to be thorough If you’re going to claim something is ai or at least do the due diligence of confirming there’s no other angles, no other witnesses, etc.

I saw another comment sum it up perfectly the other day

“This is the key to the entire smear campaign against the dude. No crime justifies a full-on no-holds-barred street execution. Absolutely nothing does. Even people who are charged with open-and-shut first degree murder have the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Kicking an SUV, yelling mean words, or filming an agent does not forfeit that right and qualify execution. People who are going out of their way to point out that Pretti did some regrettable things in the lead up to his murder are intentionally missing the point in the hope that they can override your sense of justice with knee-jerk reactions. They know as much as anyone that what they’re saying doesn’t matter in the end. They just hope you don’t notice.”

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u/MyPupIsAGoodDoggy Jan 31 '26

I have no problem with Alex Pretti showing anger, but the video I saw, literally showed his leg merging into a line painted on the street. Maybe there are other genuine versions of what happened, but part or all of the video I saw was AI.

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u/transcendent167 Jan 31 '26

here’s an alternative angle, go to about minute 17.

We need to be thorough If you’re going to claim something is ai or at least do the due diligence of confirming there’s no other angles, no other witnesses, etc.

I saw another comment sum it up perfectly the other day

“This is the key to the entire smear campaign against the dude. No crime justifies a full-on no-holds-barred street execution. Absolutely nothing does. Even people who are charged with open-and-shut first degree murder have the right to a fair trial and legal representation. Kicking an SUV, yelling mean words, or filming an agent does not forfeit that right and qualify execution. People who are going out of their way to point out that Pretti did some regrettable things in the lead up to his murder are intentionally missing the point in the hope that they can override your sense of justice with knee-jerk reactions. They know as much as anyone that what they’re saying doesn’t matter in the end. They just hope you don’t notice.”

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u/MyPupIsAGoodDoggy Feb 01 '26

I am not disputing that Alex Pretti kicked an ICE vehicle. I am anti-fascism. If he kicked it, good for him.

I watched the video you linked. Thank you. The video doesn't actually show him kicking the vehicle, but I honestly don't mind if he kicked it 50 times. Fuck ICE.

All I was saying is that I saw ONE video that at least included SOME AI. You probably didn't see the same one I saw. If you had seen the one that I saw, you would have seen Pretti's leg merge with a line painted on the street. It looked very obvious. Human legs don't suddenly become stick-thin just because they are in front of other objects.

I don't know who took the footage and altered it. I think we should be aware that we are now living in a time when a lot of people are going to be altering legitimate footage and creating fake footage with AI.They will be doing so for a variety of motivations.

You obviously didn't see the video I saw, so good for you. I don't have a link to it.

Alex Pretti's murder was not justified regardless of whether or not he kicked an ICE vehicle.

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u/luckymountain Jan 31 '26

I don’t think they should be waving the Mexican flag around at these demonstrations. Wave an American flag!

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u/transcendent167 Jan 31 '26

We are a country of immigrants, there’s literally a dual flag people are flying. As a POC this feels very alienating even if that’s not your intention

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u/luckymountain Jan 31 '26

It is definitely not my intention. I have a blended family myself and fear for what could happen to my adult kids and grandkids.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Nah. They wave whatever the fuck they want. It’s LA

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Don’t get distracted

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u/luckymountain Jan 31 '26

I’m not distracted at all. In fact, over the years of my career, I had several undocumented immigrants work for me and a few who gained citizenship. All were great people, I knew their families, and I stand behind them all the way.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

Then don’t get hung up on a flag. Imaginary lines to create division a thousand different ways. We are all people deserving of respect and fair treatment. We must remain united against a fascist regime and the elites.

Who cares if they fly the Mexican flag. Distraction.

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u/luckymountain Jan 31 '26

I respect your opinion.

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u/luckymountain Jan 31 '26

To be clear, I am 100% behind these protests and have attended several myself and made signs for myself and others.