The MN ICE Shooting: Circumspection from The Editors

A pretty reasonable post, I think.

I do agree that Trump should maybe have been a bit less aggressive going into these "mass deportations." The proper attitude may be something more like regret. I mean, I, personally, am sorry for many or most of the people who have come into the country illegally (not the criminals, of course). I don't blame people (much) for seeking a better life. And, as I've said many times: I'd do the same thing if I were in their shoes.

   And: they'd do the same thing were they in ours.

   No borders, no country. No enforcement, no borders.

   OTOH, the left does not respond to moderation. They'd be out there shrieking "No borders, no walls, no USA at all" regardless of how Trump went about this.

   More substantively: I believe that what's going on is supposed to be kind of a show--there's no chance of actually deporting the tens of millions of illegals in the country. And as soon as the Dems are back in power, they'll move us back toward a de facto open borders policy. And that probably means that Trump has three years to clear out as many of them as he can. And one major way he's doing that: deportation theater. Make 'em think we really mean business, and convince them to self-deport.

   That's not to say that ICE's methods are too aggressive. Contrary to leftist propaganda, they aren't. Screaming and crying don't make you immune from law enforcement. All sorts of perpetrators scream and cry (and say "I can't breathe"...).

   Anyway, aside from that friendly quibble, I think The Editors are being reasonable. It's a tough case.

   One more thing: those of us who have no experience in law enforcement...our opinions are basically valueless. This is something that happens over and over in public political discussions: people speak with great passion...and no experience. There are police use-of-force experts out there. (I posted what one of them said about this a day or so ago.) People act as if you can just look at the videos and--with no experience or knowledge of such events, police procedures, etc.--make a reasonable judgment about it.

Well, you can't.

(Needless to say, that goes for me, too.)

You're free to say what it looks like to you, of course. But you have to recognize that you're basically guessing.