"Absolutely! Blanche began before declaring that what bothered him wasn't watching Pretti die but what he saw as ICE going on an isolated arrest to arrest a criminal and they weren't supported by law enforcement. This is not a peaceful protest, Blanche added. He was not protesting peacefully. You're saying he was not protesting peacefully, Welker shot back. The video shows him holding up a cell phone, directing traffic. The video after shows him being pummeled by these law enforcement."
"Everyone has now seen this video across the country with this man holding up a cell phone, and part of the outrage that people are expressing is that they feel as though the federal government is asking them to believe something that they don't see with their own two eyes. Is that what the administration is asking of the American people, to believe that he was violent when the video, based on what everyone has seen so far, does not show that? she asked."
Video shows Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American and ICE nurse at a VA hospital, appearing to be shot about ten times and then pummeled by law enforcement while tear gas and pepper spray are used. Officials characterized the event as an isolated arrest of a criminal amid a nonpeaceful protest and defended the actions of ICE and other officers. Footage also shows Pretti holding a cell phone and allegedly confronting ICE before the confrontation escalated. The footage has provoked public outrage and debate over use of force, evidentiary interpretation, and federal explanations versus visible video evidence.
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