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wnylib

(25,525 posts)
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:41 PM 2 hrs ago

More on the blind refugee in Buffalo that Border Control agents killed.

Buffalo NPR and the Buffalo newspaper say that Nurul Amin Shah Alam was dropped off at a Tim Hortons that was closed. He did not have any shoes. He was wearing orange paper booties issued to him at the holding center. His body was found 5 miles from there.

Temps in this region at night have been in the teens, with wind chills near zero.

Buffalo mayor Ryan said about the agents who left him at a closed restaurant that it was not just bad policing. It was bad human beings. They should have taken him to one of the several shelters in Buffalo.

Buffalo police and the county DA's office are investigating.

That poor man must have wandered around trying to find shelter.

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More on the blind refugee in Buffalo that Border Control agents killed. (Original Post) wnylib 2 hrs ago OP
Bruises?...................... Lovie777 2 hrs ago #1
No reports of bruises. They killed him by wnylib 2 hrs ago #3
Manslaughter Cirsium 2 hrs ago #2
I think 2nd degree murder is more appropriate. patphil 2 hrs ago #5
I'm sure there are videos of him being let off Maraya1969 2 hrs ago #6
There are body cam videos that police and the DA are wnylib 2 hrs ago #10
I hope those agents are charged and c9nvicted. wnylib 2 hrs ago #7
Just so tragic underpants 2 hrs ago #4
A human body means nothing to these bluestarone 2 hrs ago #8
Murder malaise 2 hrs ago #9
Manslaughter charges MUST be brought against those sadistic barbarians. hlthe2b 2 hrs ago #11
And state charges! SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #13
They knew exactly What they were doing. justhanginon 2 hrs ago #12
Racism and cruelty is the point malaise 1 hr ago #15
I agree. This looks like it was intentionally cruel. wnylib 1 hr ago #17
What was his cause of death, the weather? doc03 2 hrs ago #14
Yes. Exposure on a freezing cold night with no shoes and wnylib 1 hr ago #16
That is what I assumed, I never saw the cause death posted. They should be charged with doc03 1 hr ago #20
The medical examiner said the cause of death was "health related in nature" and ruled out exposure or homicide sl8 53 min ago #23
I wanna see ICE heads rolling over this Blue Owl 1 hr ago #18
Negligent homicide Dawgman49 1 hr ago #19
About those warehouses they're buying up... GiqueCee 1 hr ago #21
They murdered him. dalton99a 1 hr ago #22
Criminally Negligent Homicide CanonRay 50 min ago #24
In Minneapolis, Zackzzzz 36 min ago #25
They should get 15 - 20 for involuntary manslaughter. ChicagoTeamster 18 min ago #26
Malice aforethought would seem easy to prove BaronChocula 11 min ago #27

wnylib

(25,525 posts)
3. No reports of bruises. They killed him by
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:49 PM
2 hrs ago

abandoning him at a closed restaurant at night during a cold Buffalo winter. He was blind and could not ask for help because he did not speak English.

wnylib

(25,525 posts)
10. There are body cam videos that police and the DA are
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:55 PM
2 hrs ago

looking at in their investigation.

wnylib

(25,525 posts)
7. I hope those agents are charged and c9nvicted.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:53 PM
2 hrs ago

They can serve their sentence in a DHS detention center, aka American concentration camp.

hlthe2b

(113,473 posts)
11. Manslaughter charges MUST be brought against those sadistic barbarians.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:57 PM
2 hrs ago

And I want a public PERP walk!

justhanginon

(3,380 posts)
12. They knew exactly What they were doing.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:01 PM
2 hrs ago

I would imagine there were more than one agents involved and it is incredible to me that not one would speak up and say we can't do this. What vile, disgusting semi human beings ICE employees are.

wnylib

(25,525 posts)
17. I agree. This looks like it was intentionally cruel.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:30 PM
1 hr ago

As a deliberately life endangerment action I think that murder might apply more than manslaughter.

wnylib

(25,525 posts)
16. Yes. Exposure on a freezing cold night with no shoes and
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:24 PM
1 hr ago

insufficient clothing to keep warm. Not only have the temps been very cold this winter, for longer stretches than usual, but this is one of the windiest winters I have ever seen. The cold is bone chilling. Even after coming indoors, it takes a long time to warm up.

doc03

(38,987 posts)
20. That is what I assumed, I never saw the cause death posted. They should be charged with
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:40 PM
1 hr ago

murder.

sl8

(17,106 posts)
23. The medical examiner said the cause of death was "health related in nature" and ruled out exposure or homicide
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:21 PM
53 min ago
https://www.counton2.com/news/national-news/ap-police-probing-death-of-a-nearly-blind-myanmar-refugee-dropped-off-at-a-doughnut-shop-in-buffalo/

The county medical examiner determined the cause of death was “health related in nature” and ruled out exposure or homicide, according to the Buffalo Police Department. Detectives were investigating the events leading up to his death, first reported by the Investigative Post.

Blue Owl

(58,800 posts)
18. I wanna see ICE heads rolling over this
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:32 PM
1 hr ago

And countless other acts of craven, unnecessary brutality they have inflicted on thousands of Americans — most of whom are later found innocent (and fuck their shrug offs)

GiqueCee

(3,785 posts)
21. About those warehouses they're buying up...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 06:57 PM
1 hr ago

... it would be nice to fill 'em up with ICE agents, doncha think? One entrance, no exits.

Zackzzzz

(338 posts)
25. In Minneapolis,
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 07:38 PM
36 min ago

Ice was dumping detained people, some injured,
without proper clothing in a woods in the middle of the night.

BaronChocula

(4,341 posts)
27. Malice aforethought would seem easy to prove
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:03 PM
11 min ago

They intentionally left him in harm's way. It was no mistake.

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