AI6YR BenMar 19

PBS News Hour: 'He took my son's life for nothing,' says mother of man killed by immigration agent

"...While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his vehicle into an agent, recently released body cam footage calls that narrative into question...."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/he-took-my-sons-life-for-nothing-says-mother-of-man-killed-by-immigration-agent

#fascism #death #ICE

'He took my son's life for nothing,' says mother of man killed by immigration agent

A year ago this week, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old American citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas. While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his vehicle into an agent, recently released body cam footage calls that narrative into question. Geoff Bennett spoke with Rachel Reyes, Ruben Martinez's mother, and her attorney, Charles Stam.

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Show threadsu_liamMar 19
@ai6yr “…body cam footage calls that narrative into question…”
IOW, the fascist pigs are lying!
Show threadWesDymMar 20
@su_liam Yes. But there are important legal reasons why the press cannot directly accuse someone of "lying" without solid evidence of that, until someone's been convicted of it or admits it. It can be ruinously expensive. What you or I might consider sufficient evidence (video, etc.) may not meet a court's requirement, and the cost of that difference can be enormous. The court doesn't have be right, by the way, or even fair; it's enough that they're the court.
Show threadsu_liam
@wesdym Then I guess I will say it.
Mar 20 at 1:13amWeb
Show threadWesDymMar 20
@su_liam And you and I can, because we're not professional journalists.
Show threadsu_liamMar 20
@wesdym Funnily enough, the First Amendment protects us less directly than journalists(and preachers of various stripes), but there is something about the courage that comes when your paycheck doesn’t depend upon mollifying particular powerful people.
Show threadWesDymMar 20

@su_liam In my experience, it's less than 1 in 10 people I meet randomly online who are ready to have an adult conversation about this.

You're in the majority.

Show threadsu_liamMar 21
@wesdym Apparently, this was a deeply offensive thing to say. I guess Wes Dym, too, is in the majority by his assessment🙄. Bye, I guess…