"FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X Wednesday that unspent bullet casings found at the scene included one etched with the word 'anti-ICE.' … Neither local nor federal authorities have indicated what the etched message could mean, or how it connects to what motivated the shooter."
Socialists and communists have been using the same tactics for over a century. Invent as villain, such as capitalism or white privilege, turn themselves into victims, then use violence to overthrow that system and attain absolute power for themselves. Then things start getting really bad.
My take on it is the exact opposite. I inferred that the staff jumped in this to prevent corruption by any bad actors in the area. They didn’t know whether or not the shooter was a lone wolf. It was totally conceivable that partner(s) in crime were embedded in the front row and were prepared to steal video evidence.
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To the layman, your view may seem right, but the court will not see it that way with regard to a defense motion to suppress the video evidence. Then there is the ‘fruit of the poisonous tree” evidence rule that says subsequent reliance on improperly seized evidence cannot be relied on for leads or other investigative purposes.