Posted on 01/24/2026 4:33:51 PM PST by SmokingJoe
Brief summary of the video: The YouTube video (from WCCO - CBS Minnesota, uploaded January 24, 2026) is a ~7-minute clip of a press conference by U.S. Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. He discusses a fatal shooting that morning in south Minneapolis during a targeted DHS operation involving Border Patrol agents.
Key points from Bovino's statements: The suspect was identified as Jose Werta Chuma (described as an undocumented immigrant with prior criminal history including domestic assault and disorderly conduct). During the operation, the man allegedly approached agents armed with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and extra loaded magazines. Agents attempted to disarm him, but he resisted; an agent fired in self-defense, fearing for their lives and others' safety. The suspect received immediate aid but died at the scene. Bovino characterized the incident as an attempt to "do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement." Later, ~200 rioters reportedly arrived, assaulted officers, and obstructed operations, leading to crowd control measures. He defended the involved agent's training and criticized local officials (e.g., Mayor Fry and Chief O'Hara) for allegedly omitting key details like the suspect's gun. He framed it within broader attacks on federal law enforcement and called for cooperation against violent criminals.
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You need to stay out of the street, you need to not obstruct law enforcement operations, and you need to not resist arrest.
Do those things, and you’ll be fine.
If only Renee Good had just obeyed.
You people have totally lost your minds.
Thanks for reminding me why I haven’t posted here in eight years.
Maybe I’ll stop in and see you all in 2034, if you “conservatives” haven’t destroyed this free republic entirely by then.
Mauser made clips for the 9mm C96.
I agree with your analysis and they may have fired when they heard “gun!” But the shooting may have been in error impossible to tell.
The tragedy is that scumbag communist democrats have otherwise normal people out there radicalized attacking law enforcement.
They are completely off their rockers and believe it’s moral to attack officers.
Resistance while carrying a deadly weapon that could discharge either deliberately or accidentally is justification for the use of deadly force. If a reasonable person fears for their life, deadly force is justified.
He was trying to stop the officers from clearing the street. Blocking a street is obstruction, and if it is to stop a law enforcement operation (which this was) it is a felony. What crappy media are you listening to if you don’t even know that?
I can do 3” groups of 7.62 FMJ at 100 yards with iron sights - can they?
Trying to give a shit.
There are legitimate ways of protest that do not involve confronting Federal officers enforcing the laws regarding illegal immigration. As far back as the Whiskey Rebellion, the Federal Government had to use military force to ensure the collection of taxes on alcohol when the farmers of Pennsylvania tarred and feathered revenue agents. A nation that fails to control who may enter or stay in their land is no longer a nation. The United States is a nation, not just a geographic entity south of Canada and north of Mexico.
The enforcement of immigration laws is Constitutional and just. The people opposing them must be arrested and if they assault the officers with vehicles or firearms, they must be stopped with lethal force if needed. If these opponents use less than deadly force, they should be stopped with appropriate force and arrested.
There are legitimate ways to protest, for example, when several hundred restaurants, bars, and coffee shops in Minnesota closed in protest of ICE actions. They can picket outside the range of Federal officers. They can petition their Senators and Representatives. They can post their opposition on social media and call talk shows.
When protest goes beyond the freedom of speech and of assembly and degenerates into interfering with Federal officers, this cannot be permitted. Otherwise, you have an attempt to prevent the legitimate enforcement of just laws. This is an invitation to anarchy.
Screw off you don’t know what happened either.
Thank you Allegra.
He was committing Felony Obstruction. So much for peaceably assembling.
Go back to the rock you have been hiding under for the past 8 years.
Don’t let the door hit you in the ass, Mr. Rebel Insurgent.
Enjoy your revolution.
We always knew you were for the other side.
That woman was in the street which is obstruction, and because the goal was to obstruct a law enforcement operation it was a felony.
It wasn’t because she was annoying or because she was protesting. The lady on the sidewalk filming was fine. It was because she was in the street and they were clearing the street. We don’t know how long she had been in the street or what history had happened before this, but we do know she was in the street where she didn’t belong. And so was Pretti; we can see that on the video by the pink-coat woman.
The best thing you can do if you want this to stop is to urge your pals to stay out of the street when law enforcement operations are going on. If they do that, none of this will happen. If you want them to keep dying, keep saying what you’re saying now.
Amen to your post!
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