The Shooting Gallery: Police Violence MEGATHREAD

[Admiral Yi]

80% ICE agent bad, 20% dead lady bad.

[crazy canuck]

So AI got it 20% wrong.

[Tonitrus]

Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday.

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Also this week, roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Civil Rights Division in Washington gave notice of their departures amid turmoil over the federal probe, according to people familiar with the matter.

Among the departures in Minnesota is First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson, who had been leading the sprawling investigation and prosecution of fraud schemes in the state, two other people said. At least four other prosecutors in the Minnesota U.S. attorney's office joined Thompson in resigning amid a period of tension in the office, the people said. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.

[Zoupa]

80% ICE agent bad, 20% dead lady bad.

Thanks.

[Admiral Yi]

pas de quoi

[grumbler]

The US Attorneys resigned because they were told to put the fraud investigation on hold and instead investigate Renee Good's widow to see if there were any criminal charges that could be brought against her.

Good for them to stand up for their principals, but bad for us because they will be replaced by incompetent fuckwit toadies.

[Jacob]

It is so utterly corrupt.

I hope your institutions are resilient enough that you can use them to peacefully remove this scum bring them to the justice they deserve.

[DGuller]

It is surreal as to how brazenly the mafia state tactics are being employed.  There is no smooth off-ramp from this.

[Sophie Scholl]

Let's hope that they find the same off-ramp the Nazis found in The Blues Brothers. *cue Ride of the Valkyries* 

[Syt]

Let's hope that they find the same off-ramp the Nazis found in The Blues Brothers. *cue Ride of the Valkyries* 

I was thinking more Mussolini, but Blues Brothers works too, I guess.

[Sophie Scholl]

There are now reports going around that the officer who murdered Renee Good suffered "internal bleeding" due to the "injuries" he sustained in the "terrorist attack". 

[Richard Hakluyt]

The US Attorneys resigned because they were told to put the fraud investigation on hold and instead investigate Renee Good's widow to see if there were any criminal charges that could be brought against her.

Good for them to stand up for their principals, but bad for us because they will be replaced by incompetent fuckwit toadies.

There is a real moral dilemma for many people involved with governance in the USA. Do you hang on in there, and risk being a collaborator, or do you resign on principle?

I have very mixed feelings about many of the senior people who stayed on back in Trump I for that reason.

[crazy canuck]

It's not so much of a moral dilemma for the lawyers in this case though.  Lawyers are bound by codes of professional conduct, and those codes require lawyers to withdraw in particular circumstances.

This being one of them.

[grumbler]

A pretty damning video analysis.

Gifted link:
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

The Yis of the world especially should watch this.

[Syt]

https://www.ice.gov/join

Listing for deportation officer:
https://ice.usajobs.gov/job/853993800

[...]

As a Deportation Officer at the Entry Level you will work with more experienced officers to provide support and perform the following segments of work related to immigration investigation, custody, identification and location, arrest, prosecution and deportation:

• Assist with the apprehension of individuals that are accused of violating immigration or related laws;
• Assist with preparing investigative reports in sufficient detail and accuracy to support possible prosecution and/or administrative action;
• Perform law enforcement support duties such as taking fingerprints and photographs;
• Conduct routine interviews using various law enforcement methods and techniques (e.g., observation, interviews, document inspection, data analysis, etc.) to respond to a variety of immigration inquiries and complaints; and
• Document, transport, deport, and/or escort criminal and non-criminal migrants under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Initiate both criminal and civil prosecutions and deport migrants to foreign countries as well as performing various aspects of custodial operations related to civil immigration enforcement.

[...]

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.

[...]

Is that a common clause in federal employment? As to the referred regulation: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-213/subpart-C/subject-group-ECFR2a2db745208d125/section-213.3102

Appointment of persons with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities —

(1) Purpose.  An agency may appoint, on a permanent, time-limited, or temporary basis, a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability, or a psychiatric disability according to the provisions described below.

(2) Definition.  "Intellectual disabilities" means only those disabilities that would have been encompassed by the term "mental retardation" in previous iterations of this regulation and the associated Executive order, Executive Order 12125, dated March 15, 1979.

(3) Proof of disability.

(i) An agency must require proof of an applicant's intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability prior to making an appointment under this section.

(ii) An agency may accept, as proof of disability, appropriate documentation (e.g., records, statements, or other appropriate information) issued by a licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); a licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); or any Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.

(4) Permanent or time-limited employment options.  An agency may make permanent or time-limited appointments under this paragraph (u)(4) where an applicant supplies proof of disability as described in paragraph (u)(3) of this section and the agency determines that the individual is likely to succeed in the performance of the duties of the position for which he or she is applying. In determining whether the individual is likely to succeed in performing the duties of the position, the agency may rely upon the applicant's employment, educational, or other relevant experience, including but not limited to service under another type of appointment in the competitive or excepted services.

(5) Temporary employment options.  An agency may make a temporary appointment when:

(i) The agency determines that it is necessary to observe the applicant on the job to determine whether the applicant is able or ready to perform the duties of the position. When an agency uses this option to determine an individual's job readiness, the hiring agency may convert the individual to a permanent appointment in the excepted service whenever the agency determines the individual is able to perform the duties of the position; or

(ii) The work is of a temporary nature.

(6) Noncompetitive conversion to the competitive service.

(i) An agency may noncompetitively convert to the competitive service an employee who has completed 2 years of satisfactory service under this authority in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12125, as amended by Executive Order 13124, and § 315.709 of this chapter, except as provided in paragraph (u)(6)(ii) of this section.

(ii) Time spent on a temporary appointment specified in paragraph (u)(5)(ii) of this section does not count towards the 2-year requirement.