LETTER: Joecks reaching for straws to justify Pretti shooting
A photo of Alex Pretti is displayed during a vigil for Alex Pretti by nurses and their supporters outside VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Updated February 3, 2026 - 10:15 am
It is not hard to believe that columnist Victor Joecks would attempt to defend the cold-blooded killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis as comparable to breaking a window with a stone (Wednesday Review-Journal). That is the kind of cold-hearted analogy someone creates when reaching for straws.
But could Mr Joecks explain how many split-second decisions had to be made by the shooters between shots three and four, or five and six, or six and seven, or seven and eight, or eight and nine?
