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submitted 4 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Gregory Bovino applauded his agents’ actions in Minnesota, despite one citizen being killed by agents.

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Sunday said his Customs and Border Patrol agents are “the victims” after they shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minnesota. In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Dana Bash pointed out that Bovino had repeatedly referred to Pretti as a “suspect” as he defended CBP’s training and de-escalation tactics.

“With respect, it feels as though in some ways you’re blaming the victim here,” Bash said.

Bovino replied, “The victim? The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I’m not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The suspect put himself in that situation.”

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[-] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 156 points 4 weeks ago

Bovino should be in danger.

[-] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 67 points 4 weeks ago

He's going to wake up Charlie Kirked one of these days

[-] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 24 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I think you're probably right if what you mean is he's going to be killed to further inflame tensions. Somewhat tangential, but I'd also be scared if I was Usha Vance.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 weeks ago

I have no sympathy for any of these profligate whorechildren, fuck the lot of em.

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[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 weeks ago

I have no idea why nobody is killing these people.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago

They are extremely well funded. Literally more money than most countries’ militaries.

[-] edible_funk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 weeks ago

And less trained than your local boy scout troop.

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[-] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 22 points 4 weeks ago

Greg ‘The Cow’ Bovino applauding the killing of an innocent US citizen by the feckless slobs under his command

[-] TheBenCommandments@infosec.pub 6 points 4 weeks ago

Hey don’t dis cows like that.

[-] manxu@piefed.social 111 points 4 weeks ago

Murdered. Not killed, he was murdered. We all saw the video.

[-] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

And after murdering him, and Alex Pretti's body lay on the street, they stood back and shot him 5 more times.

[-] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 100 points 4 weeks ago

Is this the fabled victim complex they've always accused the left of having?

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 17 points 4 weeks ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 weeks ago

Always has been. Always will be.

[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 56 points 4 weeks ago

Totally not a nazi or a sympathizer. No siree

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)
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[-] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 48 points 4 weeks ago

This asshole needs his dome capped.

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 weeks ago

I did not previously have that opinion, but his statement here is indefensible.

there is no place in society for this man.

[-] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

He is despicable. That he was allowed to rise in government to hold that position of power…

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago

Me and all my homies hate Nazis!

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

The guy needs to be prosecuted and spend the rest of his life in jail, in isolation.

[-] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 27 points 4 weeks ago

He looks like Nazi-Skeletor in that picture.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 weeks ago

Hey don't besmirch the name of Skeletor. He would never be a racist piece of shit. Skeletor was an equal opportunity employer.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

He looks like he just opened the Ark of the Covenant.

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[-] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 26 points 4 weeks ago

Fuck this dude with a road salt rusted brake pad...

[-] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 8 points 4 weeks ago

Barbed wire and a poly pipe

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[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 weeks ago

If Abercrombie & Fitch had a tacticool line of clothing, Bovino would be the photoshoot model. I can smell the cologne and teenage insecurity through this photograph even though by all appearances this is a fully grown adult man.

[-] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 4 weeks ago

“short people got no business…” -Randy Newman

[-] 353247532631@lemmy.world 24 points 4 weeks ago

Dude isn’t even a political appointee. He’s a regular old career civil servant (GS-15 to be precise) who pretends he’s far more important than he is. He is a walking hatch act violation and I hope he eventually rots in prison and loses his pension.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 weeks ago

I just watched One Battle After Another and holy shit does little bovino remind me of Penn's character.

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[-] chemicalprophet@slrpnk.net 14 points 4 weeks ago

Someone needs to squash this bug.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

Reverse victim and offender.

[-] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 weeks ago

GET THOSE "VICTIMS" OUT OF THERE!

Such an easy solution.

[-] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago
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[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

His own voluntary words here, will secure his conviction after this regime falls.

[-] superkong47@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 weeks ago

Heard the little bitch ass half stack doesn’t like the terrorist nazi group of losers ice being called names, what a sorry ass sister fucking cunt- just like his merry band of nazi gimps

[-] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 4 weeks ago

These agents are the real victims. Do you know how much strain a finger must exert in order to pull a trigger?

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[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Bovino needs to be deported from earth. To the sun, to mars, to hell, I don't care but he doesn't belong here and society is better off without him.

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[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Highest priority is to start killing people like this. You can kill 100 ice agents and they will just find more. We need to start taking off heads of those in charge.

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[-] BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

They ought to be careful what they wish for. It is very dangerous to pre-normalize ICE being assaulted with firearms. What if violent extremists took that as a sign to escalate to bombs or something? They just leave their shit lying around everywhere, put their guys in hotels, dress up in costumes; all very irresponsible.

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[-] wirebeads@piefed.ca 8 points 4 weeks ago

Gregory Bovino applauded his ~~agents~~’ Nazis actions in Minnesota, despite one citizen being killed by Nazis .

Fixed that for you.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 4 weeks ago

When this is all over, we should leave their bodies for the scavengers.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 weeks ago

The leader of the daddy issues club shows how weak he is.

[-] Asmodeus_Krang@infosec.pub 7 points 4 weeks ago

Bovino has threatened the American people with his condescending and bullshit "choices" speech.

[-] phoenixarise@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

He is such a foul, disgusting excuse for a waste of a man.

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[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

I just wonder how many people they’ve horrifically raped and killed when the cameras weren’t rolling

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