A bigger picture to put this tragedy in context

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

Sorting through what exactly Alex Pretti did or did not do to provoke his death in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE agents is not enough to understand this tragedy. 

Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.

Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.

Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.

Don't have an account? Create Account

Pretti had a permit for his concealed weapon. But does the Second Amendment cover carrying it at an incendiary anti-ICE demonstration with the motivation to do something? 

All this will be investigated and sorted out. But we need a bigger picture to put this tragedy in context. 

We must understand that America is now deeply splintered, with a divide in which we no longer share common values. 
Consider that six years ago, in the same city, Minneapolis, a local policeman killed George Floyd. 

In the end, justice was done and the officer was convicted on two counts of murder and sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. 
But for progressives, this wasn’t enough. They indicted and........

© Toronto Sun