ICE Agent Kills Civilian: 'Rules of Engagement' Clearly Depend on Badge
The story of an ICE agent shooting a civilian in Minneapolis during a warrant attempt echoes a grim pattern too often normalized in media: the state-sanctioned violence against its own populace. While mainstream outlets will parse the 'reasons' and 'rules of engagement,' they conveniently forget to connect this to the broader expansion of Homeland Security agencies and their increasing
militarization. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a feature of a policing philosophy that views certain communities as mere obstacles to be removed—a philosophy honed on the border and brought to our streets. We are constantly reminded of the need for 'proportionality' and 'de-escalation' when discussing foreign conflicts, yet domestic agencies like ICE operate with a chilling impunity that
rarely faces the same scrutiny. Perhaps if the Intercept, or any other major news platform, dared to frame this as an 'indiscriminate attack on civilians by state forces,' the way they would if it were happening overseas, the conversation might actually change. But then, who would fund those narratives?