The Rev. David Black of Chicago is famous now, thanks to a viral video showing ICE agents firing pepper balls that hit him in the head, enveloping him in a cloud of toxic fumes as he fell to his knees.

It’s hard to be shocked these days, but that one did it for me. The good reverend was holding his arms wide and praying for their souls when they unleashed the barrage.

And they kept firing after the reverend hit the ground. He was struck seven times in all, by masked agents who were standing on a roof, behind a chain link fence, and facing no threat from anyone. Several other protesters were hit as well, for no good reason. This was a turkey shoot.

“We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” the pastor told CNN . “It was indiscriminate, and it was vicious.”

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