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To the editor:
As I said before in response to Mr. Richard Warren's article on Murder is Murder, guns do not belong at unlawful protests, and if Alex Pretti thought different, shame on him. As it is said, common sense is not so common.
Just ask Benjamin Song who brought a gun to a to an unlawful demonstration in Alvarado, Texas to an ICE facility who shot and wounded an ICE officer and is now serving 20 years to life in prison on attempted murder charges. He probably thought it was a good idea to bring a gun to an unlawful demonstration and he's got twenty years to think about it.
Thomas Curley
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fcannisi
Who decided that the protest in which Alex Pretti was killed was "unlawful"? I'm fairly certain that ALL the anti-ICE protests met the protections covered by the First Amendment.
Easy question - should all armed individuals at protests be killed? Including the hundreds of armed J6 protestors?
Wednesday, March 18 Report this
fcannisi
Final thought, comparing Alex Pretti, a man who never even touched his gun, with Benjamin Song, a man who not only held his gun but fired it, is a false equivalency.
Mr. Warren is absolutely correct, Pretti was murdered for doing nothing more than coming to the aid a woman being manhandled by poorly trained, overly aggressive ICE agents.
Please stop trying to tell us that we are wrong about what we see before our very eyes.
Wednesday, March 18 Report this
Valete
Reen’roe asks, “Who decided that the protest in which Alex Pretti had been killed was ‘unlawful’?”
Answer: The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to “peaceful protest” through freedoms of speech, assembly, and petition.
Alex Pretti’s involvement in a "violent protest” rendered it unlawful.
Wednesday, March 18 Report this
fcannisi
I repeat - DON"T TELL ME WHAT I SAW. Keep your MAGA Jedi-mind tricks for the gullible.
If MAGA perceptions are so skewed as to see in a man holding a cellphone camera in one hand and lifting a woman pushed to ground with his other hand as engaging in a "violent protest", their delusional.
I'll ask again - were J6 participants "peaceful protesters"? Would the Capitol and Metro Police have been justified if they had killed everyone who was armed?
Thursday, March 19 Report this
Valete
Reen’roe, every time you post a comment, you make yourself look foolish. You asked a question, and it was answered. That’s the end of the discussion!
Friday, March 20 Report this
Valete
You saw what you wanted to see—nothing more, ‘reen'roe!
Friday, March 20 Report this
Valete
The Professor
The professor, addressing his history class, emphasized that denying human treachery and lust for power is futile. Amidst the professor’s history lesson, one student asked the professor a direct question: “Do you teach history from your perception, or do you teach it based on historical facts?” Surprised by the student’s question, the professor answered as best he could. The professor said: I have read numerous history books, but I teach according to my perception of historical facts. The perplexed student responded to the professor: “ I will answer your test questions according to my perception of historical facts.” The professor—somewhat taken aback—quickly retorted: “ I will grade your exam paper according to my perception of historical facts.”
The moral of the story is evident: our minds shape our perceptions, which in turn shape our understanding of historical events.
Friday, March 20 Report this
fcannisi
Amazing. Word Man callously explains away the death of a human being using a parable about differing perceptions.
In Word Man's case, his comments go beyond making him appear foolish, they expose him as a sociopath.
Saturday, March 21 Report this
Valete
I’ve told you before that you make yourself look foolish whenever you try to understand what I write. You’ve put your foot in your mouth again. The post you’re referring to —The Professor—is about a student who questions a history professor’s teaching method, leading to a discussion on perception versus factual accuracy in understanding history.
The Professor is not about the death of a human being—as you falsely stated in your post—Little-Man!
You have a problem with reading comprehension, Little-Man.
You use words and phrases incorrectly Little-Man.
All in all, you are a pathetic person Little-man!
Tuesday, March 24 Report this
Valete
Common sense is not a universal concept; it transcends the limitations of human cognition and is grounded in the realm of the spirit.
Therefore, common sense is the foundation of all knowledge.
Tuesday, March 24 Report this
fcannisi
The subject of all of these posts is the death of Alex Pretti and how each of us perceive the videos that captured his death.
While there should be no debate over what happened, as it was plainly visible that Alex Pretti was unarmed and prostrate at the time ICE agents gunned him down, Word Man (1) suggests that we only see what we want to see and (2) provides a parable on varying perceptions in support his insensitivity towards Alex Pretti's murder.
Word Man, aka Robert Sica, believes he is misunderstood. We understand him all too well. The aptly named Sica is a pathetic excuse for a human being - a retired bookie, internet troll and full-time sociopath.
Tuesday, March 24 Report this