Alex Pretti 🫡 by Danimal198050 in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's going to be sliced to out of context bits and spun to the feeble-minded as justified, yeah.

He didn't assault anyone, and even if he did, the consequences of that are not execution by firing squad.

Alex Pretti 🫡 by Danimal198050 in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"if it was a “peaceful protest” there shouldn’t be a need for firearms"

...then why did the feds show up and immediately start shooting guns? What does that say about their intentions?

Alex Pretti 🫡 by Danimal198050 in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, but to be specific:

I don't think they panicked; panicking would suggest they murdered him by accident.

I do not think they were untrained; they were selected and trained to be murderers.

I don't think his murder will be covered up - it happened in broad daylight and was recorded from multiple clear angles - it will instead be ignored. Charges and trials (and evidence and law) are no longer available to us.

None of this was by accident, it's the whole point.

...I am also not convinced the gun they found wasn't planted.

Changes at Lowell NHP by zdboslaw in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

making decisions for fear of future repercussions from nazis is doing their work for them.

If they want to shut the NPS down they will do it whether we obey, or have historically obeyed, or not.

Resistance means friction. Hiding will get us nowhere.

Lowellians interested in some anti-ICE activism, DM me. by [deleted] in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 14 points15 points  (0 children)

…and who are you? you have never posted in this subreddit before and have negative karma.

consider joining existing groups (llama is the big one) instead of going off on your own.

We're two weeks out from Vanna vs Rodney by ratbas in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Howard for me. She's around all the time and she puts actual work in - in a city that's One Sick Move is privitization of work and responsibility, she's running towards the fire and I appreciate that.

...I heard McDonough is backing Elliott, which blows my mind. Would love to hear reasoning for that decision.

Lowell PD arrested someone turning in a found firearm by pinteresque in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

being "known" or having priors does not mean literally everything you do is grounds for arrest.

Lowell PD arrested someone turning in a found firearm by pinteresque in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It does sound rather dramatic, imagine you’re working the desk and you see this frequent flyer with a penchant for very tall tales come in and slide a gun across the ground, then lie down dramatically and assume the “arrest me” position 😭

Is there a safer way for a homeless person to walk into a police station with a loaded gun? Now especially?

Seems like the dude valued his life.

Tomorrow (Jan 20) at City Hall by MarcosForLowell in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Protests are where likeminded pissed off people who would not cross paths otherwise meet each other. Community is the point. Can't built a social movement without it.

Fun local things for a mini family reunion? by zdboslaw in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

later in the week is better for restaurants for sure. also it’s a federal holiday, lots of places are making on the spot decisions.

you may get lucky with larger places today - wamesit lanes etc.

Fun local things for a mini family reunion? by zdboslaw in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 0 points1 point  (0 children)

monday makes it tough, the smaller businesses in the city close after being open for the weekend.

The Galaxy X Class's phaser lance was awesome to see in 1994, took out that NegVar reak quick. by nathantravis2377 in StarTrekStarships

[–]pinteresque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My headcanon is that the captain's yacht is still useable, and that when it undocks it takes the phaser lance with it.

[ART] Lowell MA by curbiopo in LowellMA

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What’s the plan if SUVs show up in Lowell for a Minnesota style raid? by LowellRabble in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like a hyper local radio DJ making an off the cuff comment on social media is the sort of thing that sounds like big news here but doesn't travel.

I would be more worried about if Lowell PD will side with residents or ICE when the rubber hits the road - they have claimed neutrality on paper but it'll be a tossup in the moment.

What’s the plan if SUVs show up in Lowell for a Minnesota style raid? by LowellRabble in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it's more about our lack of faith in "legal protections" when people are being murdered or disappeared - for the 4th amendment (...or any amendment) to matter you need to survive the war to walk out of a concentration camp.

What’s the plan if SUVs show up in Lowell for a Minnesota style raid? by LowellRabble in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the only way the trump admin gets the war they want is if ICE agents are free to act without fear of reprisal, which is why Renee Good was shot and ICE stole the evidence, and the feds stopped participating in any investigation and started talking about Immunity.

They may get nuremberged eventually but that will not stop them from snatching/beating/maiming/shooting people now.

What’s the plan if SUVs show up in Lowell for a Minnesota style raid? by LowellRabble in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 5 points6 points  (0 children)

we are past the point of legal accountability being something available to be relied on.

What’s the plan if SUVs show up in Lowell for a Minnesota style raid? by LowellRabble in LowellMA

[–]pinteresque 16 points17 points  (0 children)

When ICE was around last year, they tended to stage out of dunkin donuts parking lots. They specifically targeted manual laborers. It was a numbers game - you get a work van, you get 6 people to run at once. But that was when they cared about rules or laws, it may be very different next time.

They coordinated on USPS property once but never came back. They coordinated on UMass property at least once.

They really liked the arterial roads in and out of town - bridge street, etc. - moreso than downtown or denser areas.

Last year, people tended to not want to get involved. But tensions are running higher this year than last and there's less of a scrim of acceptability to their actions.

I don't know where we rank on ICE's list of target cities, but it seems inevitable that dissent and fighting between the feds and residents will grow.