Monday, January 12, 2026

Lawyerly hair-splitting, or objective analysis and advice worthy of attention, two video analysis items on youtube exist, and ICE scope-of-authority is an intriguing question.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80dD3lwcPPM -- concise,relative to the repetitive nature of the second analysis, but BOTH are worth attention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3YCjqDwm9A -- raising the question of ICE agent authority, it repeats, but it is illuminating. So stick with it

From both, the open question, the murderer could simply have not "stood his ground" but rather moved in a safer direction while drawing to avoid risk to him justifying deadly force, but fired a locked and loaded firearm one handed, holding onto his camera and not moving in a safer direction.

The aspect not noted, "imminent threat to the safety of another person." The agent at the auto door was disengaged when the second and third shots were fired. And those shots were after the murderer himself was clear of any danger. They were intentional, and troubling that way. If there was a worry of an agent being dragged, with the murderer having had a history of injury from being dragged recently in his past, you anyway don't shoot second and third shots if you might hit your fellow agent. But it was clear the guy at the door was clear of danger, fully disengaged when second or third shots happened.

My view of circumstances, I suspect it was a planned set-up, you guys go to the door, I stand for a kill shot with my weapon at first holstered but unsafely locked and loaded for one-handed multiple round shooting, and we try to provoke a George Floyd type of reaction.

That is said with the understanding I am foreseeing a planned action, where circumstances could be guessed either way, but this murderer was tasked with planning and was a firearms instructor, yet did all the wrong things per the analytical theorizing of the two opening video item analyses. I think the intention was to provoke the public into a reaction Trump could call "lawless" for his propaganda purposes.

 That is because - in part - I distrust Trump, his people, and the thugs ICE is using.

I do not see them as lawful in their intent or behavior, and I see senior administration people as lying through their teeth, while creating a situation fraught with likelihood of provoking citizen disgust and overreaction. With that intent to provoke being for propaganda purposes. They, in my mind, circumstantially, are that evil.

Disagree, but prove me wrong, as the dead Kirk guy said.

Both opening video segments conclude the ICE murder was unjustified but the question is close as to an action and outcome in court. The second video analysts speculates Minnesota charges are unlikely. I think Moriarty and Ellison will end up filing a state indictment if they get grand jury authorization, and the perp and ICE will be able to remove the state law case to federal courts. If the murderer is convicted of breach of Minnesota law, My understanding is Trump lacks pardon power if the conviction is under Minnesota law, even if removed to and resulting from a federal court.

And JD saying "absolute immunity," he knows better. He was scripted.

The FBI will "investigate" but this administration investigating itself raises doubts. Kash Patel's credibility and objectivity being a question to consider.