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Pepper-Sprayed While Pinned Down: A Searing Scene Provokes Outrage (www.nytimes.com)

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Images of a man getting pepper-sprayed at close range while being held down by Border Patrol agents fueled more tension in Minneapolis.

Jan. 23, 2026

https://archive.ph/Q4D25

There was the American citizen dragged out of his home in subzero weather in his underwear. And the detention of a 5-year-old boy wearing a Spider-Man backpack and a hat with floppy ears drew outrage from school officials.

But photos of a Border Patrol agent squirting pepper spray in the face of a man who was being pinned down by fellow officers on Wednesday searingly captured why the ongoing immigration operation has been met with furious resistance on the streets of Minneapolis.

“No one looking at this image can seriously claim this is about public safety,” said Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis. “It should alarm every American because if it can happen here, it can happen anywhere.”

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here's a gift link you can edit into your post so that most people who click the top-level link can see the article

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And understand the context — the Eighth Circuit appeals court had just lifted restrictions on using chemical agents against peaceful protesters

He recalled wondering if the agents were feeling emboldened after the appellate court ruling.

“It was almost as if they were making a statement by deploying this stuff,” Mr. Tsong-Taatarii, 55, said in an interview.

[–] cm0002@libretechni.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Thanks! Edited