ICE Officers Get Body Cameras, US Troops Still Don't
The Associated Press reports U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis was 'startled' by images of clashes during Trump's immigration crackdown, noting she's 'not blind.' Indeed, one wonders how many tear-gassing incidents it takes for a federal judge to notice state violence. The focus here is on ICE agents, but the broader picture remains: domestic policing gets bodycams, while actual deployed US troops,
particularly those in conflict zones abroad, often do not. One might call it a peculiar prioritization. While it's good that ICE agents might face a modicum of accountability, let's not pretend this is a systemic fix. This order, stemming from documented community resistance and judges who 'aren't blind,' highlights a selective application of oversight. It seems domestic law enforcement needs
video evidence to curb aggression, but when the same government projects force overseas, critical scrutiny, and certainly body cameras on soldiers, are conveniently absent.