Letters: Violence of Trump administration is creating fear

"There is an American tradition of lawful resistance to unjust laws and to what is perceived to be egregious misbehavior on the part of the government and its sworn officers. Protests are as American as apple pie. Ideally, protesters and cops enter into a reciprocal understanding of how to act. I looked at the recording of the murderous incident in Minnesota. I did not see a lawbreaker driving at a sworn officer. What I witnessed was a hysterical ICE agent cursing at somebody to get out of the car;that same car pulling away from the ICE agent; and the driver of that car, by all accounts a virtuous citizen, shot and killed ruthlessly when deadly force was completely uncalled for."

"In his letter, John Griggs concludes, "Don't drive at a sworn officer." OK, Griggs, simple question: Were you there? Did you witness all the preceding events? No? I didn't think so. So your input has exactly zero relation to reality. Try getting your information from a reliable, trustworthy source instead of the fiction that ICE and Kristi Noem want you to spout."

"Thank goodness European countries have stepped in by putting those very important " boots on the ground " to deter Donald Trump from an action that could destroy NATO. What an incredible insult to Denmark, an ally whose soldiers fought and died in support of America's military. The Trump administration's approach, by Vice President Vance, is so insulting that it is embarrassing to knowledgeable Americans. A proverbial "win-win-win""

Lawful resistance to unjust laws is defended as an American tradition and protests are portrayed as legitimate civic action. A Minnesota incident is described in which an ICE agent allegedly cursed at a driver, the car pulled away, and the driver was subsequently shot and killed despite deadly force being characterized as uncalled for. Concern and fear about state-sanctioned violence under the Trump administration are expressed. A critic rebukes a commentator for drawing conclusions without witnessing events and urges reliance on trustworthy sources. European deployment to deter a presidential action is praised and U.S. leadership behavior is called insulting and embarrassing.

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