ICE claims man in custody shattered his own skull. Sure.
According to the agency, this was simply a tragic, spontaneous act of self-destruction that just happened to occur while the man was detained, controlled, and entirely at their mercy. Sure, Jan.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement says a man in its custody ran face-first into a wall. No officer caused it. No excessive force was involved. No one else is responsible. The legally in this country immigrant and business owner just decided to shatter his own skill. According to the agency, this was simply a tragic, spontaneous act of self-destruction that just happened to occur while the man was detained, controlled, and entirely at their mercy. Sure, Jan.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castañeda Mondragón had tried to flee while handcuffed and “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall,” according to court documents filed by a lawyer seeking his release.
But staff members at Hennepin County Medical Center determined that could not possibly account for the fractures and bleeding throughout the 31-year-old man’s brain, said three nurses familiar with the case.
“It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about,” said one of the nurses, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss patient care. “There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall.”
Joining today’s federal enforcement apparatus appears to require a willingness to repeat obviously false narratives with a straight face. Competence is optional. Credulity is not.
Just start with the assumption that whatever they say, it’s a lie.