She’s really touchy these days about the ‘Incident’ in Minneapolis. And don’t forget how many *more* poorly trained and unfit ICE/CBP ‘agents’ are trying to get the protestors to start a riot. We knew about the 2000 (talk about excessive) personnel, but since the ‘Incident’, they have sent in more. A news article reported on it, but exact numbers aren’t available yet. That will come, we can be sure. Thanks to Raw Story:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem snapped at CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday after being asked about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross, the agent who earlier this month fatally shot Minnesota woman Renee Good after she was issued conflicting commands. “Let me talk to you about the officer, Jonathan Ross,” Brennan said to Noem on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
So, here we have the introduction to this farce, and Ms. Noem’s temper is already hair-trigger. It’s a *press conference*, not a court hearing. It seems that the cracks are finally starting to show. And it’s about time, because she has a lot to answer for. The behavior of *her* agent was blatantly illegal and, as we know, she insists that he was in fear for his life and that he had internal injuries (cough* *bullshizzle* *cough*).
“Well, don’t say his name!” Noem snapped back. “For heaven’s sake, we should have people continue to dox law enforcement when they have an 8,000% increase in death threats against them.” Ross shot Good three times this month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after her vehicle was surrounded by ICE agents, with some ordering her to “drive away” and others demanding she “get out of her car,” according to eyewitnesses who spoke with Minnesota Public Radio.
Ross had circled her vehicle and at one point positioned himself directly in front of it, a move in direct violation of a leaked DHS memo circulated just weeks prior that instructed ICE agents to “avoid unsafe positioning” when conducting vehicle extractions. Critics have called for Ross to face murder charges, whereas the Trump administration has fiercely defended his actions, with Noem being among Ross’ chief defenders.
That second sentence of hers in the first quote section bugs me. It seems that she is saying exactly the opposite of what she intended to say and mean. ‘We should have people continue to dox law enforcement.’ But anyhow, yeah, she’s defensive, and yeah, he was stupid *and* wrong for what he did. But the agents are going to stay, and they are flooding the city in the hope of starting something for Trump to come in with the military. And the protests have not stopped.
To Noem’s opposition to saying Ross’ name aloud, Brennan noted that “his name is public.” “I know, but that doesn’t mean it should continue to be said,” Noem responded. “He got attacked with a car that was trying to take his life, and then people have attacked him and his family, and they are in jeopardy.” Immigration officials stepping in front of vehicles has been a documented occurrence for more than a decade, with a 2014 internal review of the U.S. Border Patrol’s policies revealing that immigration officials had “intentionally and unnecessarily stepped in front of moving cars to justify using deadly force against vehicle occupants.”
BOOM. There it is. They’re blatantly breaking protocol in order to hurt people. And they’ve been pulling this shizzle for *more than a decade*. So ICE really is just a bunch of thugs, bullies, criminals, arrogant a$$holes who are secure in the anonymity to give them the freedom to do whatever they want. We’ve seen stories about what the new group lacks, such as physical fitness or background checks. Then, to management’s display, they find out that they really *should not* have hired most of these people. But they run with it anyhow. So Kristi is defensive because her agents have screwed up. But she’s the face of DHS, so it all comes down on her. Pile it on.
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