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ICE keeps using the same justification for killing drivers (www.motherjones.com)

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On Tuesday morning, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and a three-decade Houston resident. It was the second ICE-involved shooting this week alone—and since the start of Donald Trump’s second term, federal immigration agents have shot and killed at least ten people.

Now, as hundreds march in Houston and Salgado’s family demands an impartial investigation, DHS is using a familiar playbook: they are blaming Salgado for his own death by asserting he “weaponized his vehicle.”

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s son, Ronaldo Salgado, held a press conference Wednesday calling for an independent investigation into his father’s death. “I want to tell you about my dad,” Ronaldo Salgado said. “He was a hardworking family man. He was also a man of routine.” Every day, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo got up before dawn and drove to work on a construction site, just as he had done for 35 years.

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[–] Triumph@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago

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[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

It isn't just ICE. This is viewed by cops of all sorts as a sort of loophole to murder and get away with it.

A vehicle is a deadly weapon, ergo if the vehicle moves at all, BLAM.

"He was coming right for me. I had to defend myself and my fellow officers."