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I think everybody understands that ICE Apes are killing all sorts of people, but I think the Good and Pretti deaths have become lightning rods because first, they were filmed, and second, because they were both clear cases of execution.
If we had video of the other deaths, and they proved to be just as heinous, and not in response to a brandished weapon for instance, then they'd be just as notorious. It was the video that made the biggest difference in blowing up these incidents, which is why it is a big win that ICE seems to be adding body cameras to all their Apes.
For those who want to believe that the only reason that we are getting upset about Good and Pretti is because they are white, should remember that there was widespread national outcry over the video torture murder of George Floyd, and the execution of the sleeping Breonna Taylor. Most Americans get just as outraged by the official murders of any American citizen, not just the white ones.
That said, I will acknowledge that these victims being white have done a lot to make MAGAs question ICE policies, while they wouldn't have cared if they were POC.
It's video, from multiple angles, that made the difference, not their race.
Just to back this up, the 32 ICE murders in 2025 didn't involve US Citizens.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline
Keith Porter was also a US Citizen, but we don't have high quality video of the dude being executed from multiple angles in broad daylight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths,_detentions_and_deportations_of_American_citizens_in_the_second_Trump_administration#Deaths