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Shaun King's avatar

I believe the nurses. Always believe the nurses.

Erin Newton's avatar

They have already released him. He is staying with friends, as his family is in Mexico. He has a brain injury and in for a long recovery. For literally no reason at all, they beat him almost to death. They had no reason to detain him. He is a business owner. I pray he will regain his health, but right now he cannot work and he was the bread winner for his family. They should pay for this assault with prison time. This is not okay.

Shaun King's avatar

Thank you so much Erin. This is devastating.

Joanna Johnson's avatar

Nurses are the salt of the earth. They spend their lives caring for strangers. I believe them too.

Shaun King's avatar

Absolutely. Nurses are easily some of my favorite people on the planet.

Blank Blank's avatar

Time to abolish ICE by any means necessary cause the dems are not going to do it.

Mary-Elizabeth Meagher's avatar

This is utterly horrific. Praying for his full recovery and choosing to hold onto hope that ICE will be abolished, and this lawless agency will be held accountable for its dehumanizing actions. This must not become our normal.

Rotasha Lewis's avatar

This reminds me of the cause of death explanations in South Africa during apartheid and Russia now.

Shaun King's avatar

Indeed. Complete fiction. Thinking of Steven Biko.

Some Things About Me's avatar

Shaun, every day I move a line of my own making. How much brutality will I tolerate? How long do I remain in my ever pressured mind before I go out there with a John Deere tractor to pick up the garbage? These invisible goons are still immune. Fuck what Trump SAYS, his lies cannot cover anything any more. Congress? Supreme Court? Laughable. Citizens are running out of patience. Including this one. I know some kids out there. If I ever see a name I know…

Lewis C. Taishoff's avatar

A supine and paid-for Congress is worthless. The DoJ has been so compromised that it is no defense. The institutions, to say nothing of the media, of this country have been so far compromised as to be useless. We see that paper Constitutions and laws are of no use when confronted with Nazi tyranny. We know what happened in Europe; if we refuse to learn, we will repeat.

Becky's avatar

Thank you, Shaun. Going on all over the World.

Diane Nye's avatar

It will take work and sacrifice to stop this . We can and will stop it but the people of Minnesota need all of us to stand up with them

dcc's avatar

You'd think that, with so much practice, ICE would be better at lying.

Fran Carbonaro's avatar

It is too much to take in, Shaun. The brutality is beyond words and we must all stand up in the ways we can. That being said, I hope an outstanding attorney steps up to represent this man and sue the Trump administration.