ICE: Two Deaths, Many Narratives

There are now two fatal shootings involving federal immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis—the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Both of these have been captured on video and widely shared, inviting much public scrutiny and debate. Many of us might have watched the same videos, read the same analyses, and sifted through legal context, yet countless people have arrived at radically different interpretations of those same materials. Some it comes down to worldview, perspective, and politics. Some of it is due to absence of clarity on all the facts. And some of it might simply be contrarianism. There are many reasons.

Even recently, at a dinner with individuals whose political views largely align with my own, we found ourselves in disagreement on key aspects of these events.

In the end, the only point of consensus all of us seem to share is disturbingly simple: two people are dead. (Also, that whistles—having been watching these videos—are very irritating).

Regardless of whet…