Rick Paynter, the owner of The Kentucky Shop, said he doesn’t care if this response costs him some money.
“If you can find it in your heart to defend this, then we’re probably just not for you. At this point, this is completely indefensible,” Paynter said.
Paynter is referring to an incident that occurred earlier this week in Minneapolis when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed an American citizen in her car. ICE authorities claim the officer was acting in self-defense as she was beginning to drive away from the area. The victim leaves behind a young child.
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“I don’t want to be ambiguous about where The Kentucky Shop stands on the murder of an innocent American civilian,” Paynter said. “For me, I’ve had enough and saw enough with my own eyes. For me, there’s a line in the sand, and human decency is on the line here.”…