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Disclaimer: The following editorial was written and published by Robert Coyle, and does not necessarily reflect the views of KHTW Freedom1300 or its advertisers. 
 

          Congressman James E. Clyburn, recently sent me an email regarding the shooting of liberal activist Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. 

          In his letter, the racist Representative from South Carolina stated, “If you’re like me, you’re sickened by what happened in Minneapolis last weekend.”

          Yes, I am sickened. I’m sickened by the fact that illegal aliens from Somalia have overrun Minneapolis, and have defrauded American taxpayers of billions of dollars. I am sickened by the fact that Justine Diamond was fatally shot by Minneapolis Police Department Officer Mohamed Noor, a Somali immigrant. I am sickened by the fact that Joe Biden allowed so many illegal immigrants to flood into the United States without resistance. I am sickened by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey orchestrating and instructing violent protestors to obstruct Federal law enforcement.

          Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital was shot and killed by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents after he moved to help a woman who had been pushed to the ground by agents,” James E. Clyburn, the racist Representative from South Carolina continued.

          So, we are to believe that Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse at an unnamed Veterans Affairs hospital, saw a woman pushed to the ground by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, and immediately bolted from his position providing intensive care to veterans in order to render air to an unidentified woman on the ground? That certainly seems to be the case, based on Representative Clyburn’s narrative. To paraphrase the late, great commentator, Paul Harvey, now you should know the rest of the story. 

         According to a report published by the Associated Press, on January 13, just eleven days before he died, Alex Pretti was involved in a violent incident involving law enforcement agents. 

          According to at least two videos which have surfaced, Pretti is shown yelling at law enforcement officers, kicking out a light on their vehicle, and spitting on them, and physically struggling with them before being forcefully taken to the ground. After which he broke free and ran away from the scene. 

          When he turns his back to the camera, what appears to be a handgun in visible in his waistband. 

          In Minnesota, it is legal for a citizen to be armed with a handgun, either visibly or concealed, if they have an appropriate permit. Pretti had a valid handgun permit. 

          However, just because a person possesses a concealed handgun permit doesn’t mean they can or should carry their weapon unrestricted. For instance, you are prohibited from carrying one on an airliner or in a courtroom. 

          In Pretti’s situations, isn’t it his duty as a responsible gun owner to notify a law enforcement officer that he has a concealed hardgun permit and is armed with a concealed handgun, especially in a volatile situation where protesters are behaving in a non-peaceful manner?

          The real question is, who is responsible for Alex Pretti’s death? Governor Tom Walz would want you to think it is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, whose active scene Pretti decided to interfere. 

          They certainly fired the shots that killed Pretti. That’s indisputable. However, who is ultimately responsible for his death?

          We live and die by the choices we make. Alex Pretti not just made one bad choice, but many bad choices. 

          On the day he was killed, he followed bad advice he had been given by Governor Walz, who encouraged Pretti and other agitators to go to illegal immigration deportation scenes and record them with their phones. 

          This is exactly what Alex Pretti did. But he did more than that. He chose to interfere with a law enforcement activity, in possession of a handgun, 

          According to ABC News, Alex Pretti was on administrative leave from his nursing position at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It is unknown under what circumstances he was placed on leave. 

          So, who is responsible for Alex Pretti’s death? We live and die by the decisions we make, and Pretti made not one but a series of bad decisions that ultimately led to his death. 

          In the 1987 action thriller film, Malone, Cliff Robertson quoted Thomas Jefferson, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots.” But Alex Pretti was no patriot. He was a patsy. 

          A patsy is a pushover, someone who can easily be manipulated by others. Alex Pretti was manipulated by Governor Tim Walz, who encouraged him to locate illegal immigration enforcement activities and record them with his phone. But Pretti went well beyond that. He committed acts of violence against law enforcement, assaulting them, vandalizing property, and interfering with crime scenes. 

          So who is ultimately responsible for the death of Alex Pretti? Alex Pretti himself, because despite the mental defects that the Minneapolis protestors are afflicted, we live and die by the decisions we make. In Alex Pretti’s circumstances, he died. 

          But Governor Tim Walz must also accept responsibility. He encouraged Pretti to make the decisions he made. 

          Tim Walz should have resigned his position as Minnesota Governor when he joined Kamala Harris as the Token White Vice Presidential candidate. By not doing so, it gave the impression that he was not fully committed to the Democratic cause, and fully supportive of Kamala Harris by going all-in. 

          Remaining Governor was his wimp clause. When she failed to be elected as President, he would still be Governor of Minnesota 

          If only Governor Walz had resigned, Alex Pretti would be still alive.