U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/47935906

The son answered the door and, while he permitted the agents to search his home, claiming he had nothing to hide, he asked if they could wait first while he put the family dog, Chop, a Rottweiler, away in the bathroom before they walked in, as the dog could be aggressive…
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home and, as a result, ended up shooting the dog.

The family stressed that the agents knew-- the son had told them-- that Chop was put in the bathroom for their safety and that the agents opened the door, let Chop out and shot him.

Furthermore, the family said none of the Border Patrol agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to the dog, which bled to death on the kitchen floor.

The family added that when they confronted agents, Border Patrol reportedly told them they were working from an anonymous tip tied to the previous owners of the home, who lived there two years ago.

  • Pavidus@lemmy.world
    52·
    16 hours ago

    DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, LET THESE THUGS INTO YOUR HOME WITHOUT A JUDICIAL WARRANT.

    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      This includes local police as well as anyone claiming to be “ICE.”

      Or anyone ever claiming to be an authority. Call 911, make it a state/city issue to untangle. Say “I have strange men with guns at my house claiming to be law enforcement/ice but they won’t show their ID’s or a warrant, I am scared for my life!”

      Also, even if you think it’s totally fine and you’re not in trouble, do not let cops into your house or car. Don’t let them search, if they ask if they can come inside or search your car you are in your rights to say “No” without giving explanation. Shut the fuck up, say NOTHING, admit NOTHING, if you get arrested ask for a lawyer before giving ANY statements, even if you’ve done nothing wrong. Don’t believe their lies when they say shit like “You know, asking for a lawyer makes you look guilty” they are liars by profession.

      As an aside, it’s estimated cops kill over 10,000 pet dogs a year. If your dog annoys a cop, barks at them, looks menacing, etc. that cop is LIKELY to just execute your dog on the spot and go on like nothing happened. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. I want to reinforce this point and I want others to spread this information, because as sad as it is, people broadly care more about pets than people and this is far more likely to increase outrage and efforts to defund police.

    • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
      4·
      3 hours ago

      Administrative warrants should not be a thing.

      The entire point of the 4th amendment was that the King would issue general warrants which gave the power to determine who to search or sieze to the agent instead of a judge. This power was massively abused and was one of the earliest issues where States acted to try to curtail the power of the crown in the colonies.

      Giving that power to the agent’s organization results in exactly the same outcome. People are being searched and siezed without a judicial finding of probable cause. This should not be a thing. A person’s freedom and property should not be in danger of being seized based on the whims of law enforcement.

      You can already see the abuses, ICE had an administrative warrant to go after some “”“”““TDA””“”“” gang members and they raided an entire apartment building full of people. This is exactly the kind of general search that lead to the 4th amendment.

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 hours ago

        Apparently Wells Fargo asked them to clear the building. They used ICE to illegally evict the residents so they can tear the building down and rebuild expensive apartments.