Bloomberg Discovers Federal Agents Can Also Shoot Civilians
Bloomberg's recent piece breathlessly informs us that "Federal Agents Involved in Shooting of Two People in Portland." How quaint. One might almost believe this was an anomalous event, rather than the logical conclusion of deploying militarized federal forces into cities—a tactic largely overseen by agencies like the Department of Homeland Security, notorious for its expanding scope since its
post-9/11 inception. This isn't a glitch, it's a feature. Remember the summer of 2020? Same city, same federal agents, sans identification, snatching protestors off the streets. While Bloomberg focuses on the immediate 'event,' they skip the context: the increasing militarization of domestic law enforcement, often justified by vague concerns about 'order,' where the line between protestor and
threat conveniently blurs. It raises questions about how many warnings a civilian population needs before realizing federal agents aren't just 'involved' in shootings, but are often the instigators.