Homeland Security Kills Again: 'Of Course This Happened,' Says Prior Victim
The Intercept reports Layla Poulos, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, reacted to the Minneapolis ICE killing with a chilling, 'Of course this happened.' The 'surprise' from some pundits over lethal force from federal agents against civilians ignores a domestic history littered with incidents like Ruby Ridge, Waco, and countless unmarked vans appearing in cities during protests. These aren’t
isolated blips; they’re features of a continually militarized domestic security apparatus. One might wonder when 'protecting the homeland' became a license for agents to act with impunity against citizens, and why media often frames these as 'tragic accidents' rather than predictable outcomes of systemic overreach. The pattern is clear: expand federal law enforcement powers, militarize them, and
watch the body count rise. Any questions about accountability, however, are usually met with bureaucratic silence.