JudgeMental said:

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WTF?!? It appears a new trend is starting. On Thursday, January 8, 2026, federal immigration agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shot a married couple in Portland, Oregon during a vehicle stop. The couple were both wounded (he was shot in the arm and she was shot in the chest) and were later transported to a hospital for treatment. According to Department of Homeland Security, agents were conducting what they described as a “targeted vehicle stop” in the parking lot of Adventist Health in Southeast Portland when the driver allegedly attempted to run over agents after they identified themselves. DHS claims “one agent fired defensive shots out of fear for their safety”. What has not been independently verified is whether the vehicle was actually used as a weapon.

What makes this so horrifying isn’t only that people were shot it’s how it happened, who did it, and what followed. Immigration enforcement is a civil function, not a battlefield operation. When federal agents open fire on civilians during a vehicle stop, it represents a dangerous escalation of power that goes far beyond routine enforcement.

Even if the federal government asserts self-defense, the threshold for using lethal force in a domestic, non-combat setting should be extraordinarily high, and the public has a right to see clear, independent evidence when that threshold is claimed to have been crossed.

The most disturbing detail comes after the gunfire. When Portland Police Bureau responded to a 911 call from the wounded man several miles away, no federal agents were present at the scene. The couple (both injured by gunfire) had to drive themselves to seek help and call emergency services on their own. Officers then provided aid and arranged hospital transport. In standard law-enforcement practice, once deadly force is used, officers are expected to render immediate medical aid and secure the scene. Leaving injured people to fend for themselves after shooting them is a profound violation of those expectations.

Beyond procedure, this incident strips people of basic human dignity. Even if authorities later attempt to justify the shooting, humanity does not end at justification. Shooting a married couple and then leaving them bleeding to seek their own help treats human lives as disposable. They became a threat narrative first and an afterthought second. That is why this incident hits so deeply at a human level.

It also undermines the rule of law. When armed federal agents can use deadly force, leave the scene, and then control the narrative afterward, accountability becomes fragile at best. The absence of immediate local oversight, combined with self-investigation by the same federal agencies involved, raises serious concerns about transparency and justice. No armed authority in a democratic society should be able to act violently and then disappear!!!

We are seeing laws being violated then legal action follows.

Seems to be a fundamental part of the Trump Administration.