This is why folks talk about organization around guns. If it's a homeowner with a firearm and some singular criminal (which I feel is so vanishingly rare as to practically only exist in NRA supporters fantasies) then exercising the castle doctrine seems reasonable.
If it's you versus the entire US state effectively standing on your doorstep with a battering ram, it feel like there are plenty of obvious cases ranging from "the average black experience" to "Ruby Ridge and Waco" which demonstrate that after the government has murdered you it's hard to remedy that fact in court.
I think ICE is relying on that, which given historical precedent seems rational (even if it's not ethical).
However, you would probably be right if you pointed out that they are rapidly starting to operate in unprecedented territory.
It's possible that once they start trying to harass organized protestors and activists instead of individuals they might find themselves in much different situations, unable to find a handy person like William O'Neal (who helped murder Fred Hampton) to set things up for them.
If it's you versus the entire US state effectively standing on your doorstep with a battering ram, it feel like there are plenty of obvious cases ranging from "the average black experience" to "Ruby Ridge and Waco" which demonstrate that after the government has murdered you it's hard to remedy that fact in court.
I think ICE is relying on that, which given historical precedent seems rational (even if it's not ethical).
However, you would probably be right if you pointed out that they are rapidly starting to operate in unprecedented territory.
It's possible that once they start trying to harass organized protestors and activists instead of individuals they might find themselves in much different situations, unable to find a handy person like William O'Neal (who helped murder Fred Hampton) to set things up for them.