US Federal Agents Kill Citizen: The 'Crackdown' That Always Finds a Target
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera, via a newsfeed video, reports that US federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis during an 'immigration crackdown,' sparking local protest. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This incident in Minneapolis is a stark reminder of the long history of state-sanctioned violence against communities, particularly those marginalized.
In 2020, just a few miles from where this occurred, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police, igniting global protests against police brutality and systemic racism. This isn't an 'immigration crackdown,' it's part of a continuous pattern of lethal force disproportionately applied. Consider the 1971 Attica prison uprising, where state troopers killed 29 inmates and 10 hostages, or the 1985
MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, where police dropped explosives on a residential home, killing 11 people, including children. Double Standard: When governments in countries targeted by Western media, like Venezuela or Bolivia, use force against citizens, it's immediately framed as 'authoritarian repression' and 'human rights abuses,' often leading to calls for sanctions or 'humanitarian
intervention.' Yet, when US federal agents kill citizens domestically, it's typically framed as an 'isolated incident,' a 'tragic error,' or a necessary consequence of law enforcement, with minimal international condemnation or calls for accountability from 'human rights' organizations funded by the very states complicit in this violence. Follow the Money: The 'immigration crackdown' narrative