Expert: ICE Shootings 'Avoidable,' But Not Preventable by Accountability
Renee Good highlights the 'avoidable' nature of a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. One might wonder if 'avoidable' now means 'routinely ignored.' While Good points to training and judgment lapses, the piece doesn't delve into the structural incentives for an agency like ICE to operate with minimal oversight and maximum discretion. How many times have we heard federal agencies proclaim lessons
learned after a fatal incident, only for history to repeat itself? Perhaps the word 'avoidable' is just another way of saying 'we know how to fix this, but we're choosing not to.' The conversation consistently frames these as isolated incidents rather than symptoms of a system designed to be unaccountable. It's a convenient framing that allows tragic events to be mourned and then promptly
forgotten, without ever addressing the root causes of unchecked power.