The death of Alex Pretti is sparking outrage as new details emerge suggesting he was not involved in the protests, and identifying those responsible for this tragedy. Controversial details surrounding this serious incident are gradually coming to light, revealing a disastrous misunderstanding that led to irreversible consequences. Amidst fierce criticism of the uncontrolled handling of the situation, the identities of those involved are becoming the focus of public attention, exposing the erroneous decisions that took the life of an ordinary citizen at a time of escalating tension.
The death of Alex Pretti is sparking outrage as new details emerge suggesting he was not involved in the protests, and identifying those responsible for this tragedy. Controversial details surrounding this serious incident are gradually coming to light, revealing a disastrous misunderstanding that led to irreversible consequences. Amidst fierce criticism of the uncontrolled handling of the situation, the identities of those involved are becoming the focus of public attention, exposing the erroneous decisions that took the life of an ordinary citizen at a time of escalating tension.
Alex Pretti wasn’t killed while “protesting.”
This is a common description of what he was doing on a Minneapolis street Saturday, when a confrontation with federal immigration agents ended in his tragic shooting.
But if Pretti had been a mere protester, he’d very likely be alive today.
Now that we’ve seen videos of an earlier struggle with federal agents and learned more about the organized nature of the anti-ICE resistance, it’s become clear that the better word for Pretti was agitator, or perhaps even operative.
A protester, as typically understood, is someone who is making a point, often as part of a gathering of other like-minded people and, usually but not always, in opposition to something.
A protester might hold a sign outside a coal-fired power plant calling for it to shut down.
A protester, as typically understood, is someone who is making a point, often as part of a gathering of other like-minded people and, usually but not always, in opposition to something.