Two protesters have been blinded by so-called “less-lethal” munitions deployed by federal officers during an anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, California, according to reports.
The blindings come amid rising scrutiny of federal authorities’ use-of-force policies, after the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer set off nationwide protests.
It’s disturbing but unsurprising to see authorities using the same excuses used to justify violence against unarmed Palestinians to describe brutality against unarmed Americans.
Also, it’s fascinating how the editorial standards require the writer to frame the increasing practice of immigration authorities confronting protesters (despite it not being part of their job or training) as perplexing rather than obviously just something they want to do for the thrill of brutalizing their adversaries.