mqdr7h6d ago
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ProPublica: “The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez.” https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-garcia
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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Feb 1 at 9:24pmkottke bot
Show threadWestern InfidelsFeb 1
@kottke They're not newcomers. They're not panicky newbies. They've been with CBP for 8 years and 12 years, respectively.
Show thread🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 leastactionFeb 1
@kottke Those are very Spanish sounding names, aren't they? Just saying.
Show threadstevenrayFeb 1

@alfredo @kottke my immediate thought as well.

I mean, their heritage, on top of everything else... how could they?

Show threadACFeb 2
@stevenray @alfredo @kottke There will always be people in the out-group who, whether for safety or profit or the love of cruelty, sell their souls to enter the in-group. These fellers are in for a surprise when, one day, they go back to base and get shoved in with the other political prisoners.
Show threadstevenrayFeb 2
@ac @alfredo @kottke yeah. Seems like a pretty strong likelihood.