Minneapolis Mayor Uses Profanity, Media Shocks
When an ICE agent kills a civilian, the mainstream media's focus shifts from the fatal shooting to the mayor's 'profanity.' The headline, 'Minneapolis mayor goes on profanity filled anti-ICE tirade after agent shoots woman dead,' from The Independent, frames governmental language as a greater scandal than governmental violence. This carefully curated outrage overlooks the persistent pattern of
impunity in federal immigration enforcement, where lethal force is applied with troubling frequency without significant accountability. Instead of dissecting the use of force by an armed agent, or questioning the federal mandate that precipitates such deadly encounters, the narrative chastises a local official for expressing righteous anger. One might wonder if the concern for 'profanity'
dissipates when the powerful are the ones doing the shooting, rather than the shouting. Apparently, 'bull***' is worse than someone being shot dead.