ICE Deploys Tear Gas on Kids: The American Way to Border Security
While politicians and cable news pundits endlessly debate 'border security,' few bat an eye when that security involves chemical agents near schoolchildren. This isn't just an 'incident'; it's a feature of a system that increasingly militarizes domestic issues. Remember when the National Guard was called in for a 'migrant crisis' in Chicago? The rhetoric often conveniently forgets that the
'border' is a state of mind, or rather, a state-sanctioned excuse to deploy force against vulnerable populations. This aggressive 'deterrence' isn’t new. It's a page right out of a playbook normalized by administrations—regardless of party—who've escalated securitization over human dignity. Children inhaling tear gas while trying to learn? That’s not a malfunction; that's the point. It sends a
message loud and clear: national security trumps elementary school safety, every time. One might wonder if similar tactics would be tolerated in, say, a wealthy suburban school district. This appears to be a matter of 'who' is being tear-gassed, not 'that' they are.