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Minnesota police search for suspect after Democratic lawmaker shot dead and another wounded
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2025
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In this case, yes. Vance Boelteris the suspected murderer, an evangelical who also did private security (among other... Weird things).
The vehicle he drove was black with lights on top styled after the police, and had a plate that said "Police" on it.
He is not, however, a police officer, and never has been.
So, basically this guy did what ICE does all the time
Yup!
All the more reason ICE needs to be stopped.
Edited to add: there was even a recent robbery where the guy pretended to be ICE.
Impersonation is being made so much easier due to ICE.
so he was in all ways - except ~~physical~~ legal - a cop?
All the ways except actually being a cop?
Yes. He is not, was not, and has never been a cop.
it was a reference to that one real old meme, but I see you aren't interested in such fantastical subjects. But yes, of course, we should never claim that this crazed lone wolf right wing gun nut was the same as all the others inhabiting the US police force, because they are more organized than that. Anyway, class traitors and bastards, were thebadgelegit or not.