LAWLESSNESS IN MINNEAPOLIS

As always, the contents of this blog are a compendium of multiple media reports supplemented by my personal opinion, where indicated.

Note in the title of this blog I said “lawlessness,” not “protests” nor “demonstrations” nor some other bland characterization. More about the reason for that choice of words below.

Like most people, I am sorry to see any loss of life, especially when it is preventable. I offer my condolences to the families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Their deaths were very preventable and regrettable.

That said, I am not interested in the details of their killings. I’m not interested in ascribing blame to a particular party nor determining who was to blame at the scene, who instigated the incidents, who did what to whom, etc. Furthermore, I have no interest in reading any more about what kind of person Hand and Pretti were or the actions and motives of the ICE personnel. I don’t want to get lost in the weeds regarding these killings. I am sick and tired of the self-serving politicizing by the media and various politicians who clearly have their own agendas. As far as I am concerned these were two unfortunate incidents for which all parties bear some responsibility.

Keep in mind Hand and Pretti were not engaged in peaceful demonstrations. Each willingly placed themselves in a dangerous, volatile situation and exacerbated it by their own actions. Everyone knows or should know that when a law enforcement person tells you to do something, such as move your car or show your hands, you comply, especially if the situation is tense and volatile and people are on edge. Also, what was Pretti doing spitting on ICE officers and kicking their car. I think he wanted to incite violence. The fact that he had a permit to carry a weapon is irrelevant.

In this case, like always, there were immediate causes and underlying causes. We all know the immediate causes, but in order comprehend fully what is occurring in Minneapolis one also has to be cognizant of the big picture, the “root causes,” if you will.

1. For four years the Biden Administration opened our borders to everyone. It even encouraged illegal immigrants to emigrate unvetted. We all know the result. It is widely believed that as many as 18 million illegals entered the country, many of which were criminals, terrorists, drug dealers, and traffickers. No one really knows who they are, where they are, or their intent. Let’s be clear: just by entering the country they broke the law. It doesn’t matter if they became model citizens afterwards. Technically, they are illegals and criminals, and federal law authorizes them to be detained and deported.
2. What we do know is that (1) many of them gravitated to various sanctuary jurisdictions throughout the country, such as Minneapolis, and (2) many of them have committed heinous crimes such as rape, murder, and assault on innocent Americans. While many Americans are focusing on the killings of Hand and Pretti, how about the many Americans that illegal aliens have victimized. For example, do you remember the heinous murders of Laken Reilly, Jocelyn Nungaray, Rachel Morin and Kayla Hamilton, each of whom was brutalized by illegal aliens who, in some cases had already committed multiple crimes in the US only to be released by from jail to repeat their criminal activities? The media seems to have forgotten them. The woke Dems seem to have forgotten them. Their deaths don’t fit their narrative. The perpetrators of crimes such as these are examples of the so-called “friends and neighbors” whom sanctuary jurisdictions like Minneapolis are protecting.
3. DHS and ICE personnel were tasked to ferret out these criminals, detain them, and deport them. Plainly and simply, their actions are sanctioned by federal law. Local politicians, police and citizens should be helping them, not impeding them. At the very least when local police detain an illegal for any reason, they should notify ICE. ICE would then pick them up easily and peacefully. That is how it works in most areas of the country but not in Minneapolis and other sanctuary jurisdictions.
4. By their actions and words Governor Walz, Mayor Frey and others have exacerbated the situation. They and others who oppose ICE or impede them in any way by words or deeds that result in inciting or committing violence are breaking federal law. Some would even characterize their actions as seditious.
5. At the very least they have created, encouraged and exacerbated a volatile and dangerous situation where violence, even death, was almost inevitable. Therefore, they bear some responsibility for the deaths of Hand and Pretti. Even worse, they have done so for political reasons. They are not stupid (although one can argue that Walz is). They know the law. They are just playing to their radical left base.

Conclusion

As I said above, I am sick and tired of all the partisan blathering, bloviating and pandering by the Dem politicians and the mainstream media with respect to immigration. Let’s not forget three things: (1) Trump has a clear mandate from the American people to ferret out, detain and deport illegals. (2) His actions are sanctioned by federal law. (3) Federal law supersedes local law.

President Trump has been the only adult in the room regarding this situation. Realizing that the violence was not benefiting anyone and also the likelihood that it would spread to other locales he has delegated Tom Homan to meet with Walz and others to try to find a way to defuse the situation yet still accomplish the mission. Hopefully, the parties will agree on a plan to do so.

In my opinion, Walz, in particular, has another ulterior motive. He is aiming to distract attention away from the massive fraud that has been running rampant in his state under his watch. I have discussed this in detail in previous blogs, and there is no need to repeat it here. Suffice to say, the DOJ and Congress are already investigating, and his ploy will not work. He should be in prison. At the very least he should resign.