“The individual was given lawful commands but was not cooperative and refused to identify himself,” the statement said, adding that the agents “left the scene without further incident” after the man said who he was.
Do people have to ID themselves upon ICE demand? Kolender vs Lawson.
A police statement said the alleged victim told officers he received head, face and neck injuries during the beating.
Defining him as an ‘alleged victim’ shows whose side the police are on.
Also, the ICE agents’ actions wouldn’t have been justified even if he were a fugitive.
It’s journalism. They say ‘alleged’ until they won’t get sued. Then they can say ‘convicted X’ and the like
I saw you and thought, I can hit you and get away with it… so I did.
- America
Without due process, anyone is a “fugitive” so…
