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Sunlei

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7. the man said he picked up a teeshirt bundled with the gun inside.

Reply to bluedigger (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 02:33 AM

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AP source: Fed's gun used in San Francisco pier slaying [View all] bluedigger Jul 2015 OP

This story keeps getting more and more bizarre arcane1 Jul 2015 #1

Huh. Was this a setup for a murder? n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #2

A federal agent's gun? Somethin' somethin, a good man with a gun... Hoppy Jul 2015 #3

There is a problem here passiveporcupine Jul 2015 #4

I agree he's a scapegoat for immigration hatred. Bet he wishes he never picked up the teeshirt Sunlei Jul 2015 #8

"The sheriff said ICE could have obtained a warrant or court order to keep Sanchez in custody" brett_jv Jul 2015 #5

In the "real world" SF should have held him Historic NY Jul 2015 #12

Why was he released to SF in the first place? KamaAina Jul 2015 #17

SF had a warrant out for him. former9thward Jul 2015 #29

On a 20-year-old pot charge? In SF?! KamaAina Jul 2015 #30

More proof why only LEOs should be trusted with guns. Psephos Jul 2015 #6

the man said he picked up a teeshirt bundled with the gun inside. Sunlei Jul 2015 #7

Holy crap. That whole "I found the gun wrapped in a t-shirt" thing might actually be true. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #9

Weapon was stolen. LisaL Jul 2015 #10

Yes, but they don't know who stole it or how the killer got it. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #23

The gun was stolen from the BLM officer's car 4 days before the killing. OnlinePoker Jul 2015 #19

Yes, you're the second person to point that out to me. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #20

I hope they search the FBI agent's vehicle for DNA, hair etc to see what linkages can be made to who avaistheone1 Jul 2015 #33

I smell a rat. Darb Jul 2015 #11

The mud is on San Francisco's face... Historic NY Jul 2015 #13

Not just San Fran. candelista Jul 2015 #15

Law Enforcement demands those laws Recursion Jul 2015 #21

If the cops helped to enforce federal law, many of the people you mean would be deported. candelista Jul 2015 #25

But their aggrieved family and friends would still be here Recursion Jul 2015 #26

"Aggrieved family & friends hesitant to talk to cops"? candelista Jul 2015 #35

No, these laws don't need to be overturned. Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #27

I'm pretty sure the victims family wouldn't agree..... Historic NY Jul 2015 #28

So the victim's family must also be for disarming BLM rangers Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #31

Stolen from a vehicle... Historic NY Jul 2015 #32

Sounds like Local Enforcement Officers in San Francisco did not do their job. avaistheone1 Jul 2015 #34

It's more nuanced than that. Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #38

Your argument leaks like a sieve. candelista Jul 2015 #36

ICE is a Federal agency with independent law enforcement charges Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #37

It is Congress that has refused to pass comprehensive immigration reform. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2015 #24

What are you saying? candelista Jul 2015 #14

Just seems too perfect. Darb Jul 2015 #22

SF's beaches are Federal jurisdiction. Park Ranger's gun? n/t dogknob Jul 2015 #16

This is across town KamaAina Jul 2015 #18

I was thinking of where the gun might have come from, not where the shooting took place. n/t dogknob Jul 2015 #39

Turns out the gun belonged to a BLM agent. KamaAina Jul 2015 #40