- in advance of any Discourse about this I suggest everyone familiarize themselves with the demographics of Border Patrol and ICE
- 1. Turns out the Border Patrol officers who murdered Alex Pretti are of Hispanic lineage. Their names are Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, according to Pro Publica. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
- there is academic lit about this as @unlawfulentries.bsky.social pointed out (linked below) but in short these are accessible government jobs with government paychecks www.npr.org/2019/07/07/7...
- if you find this confusing, well, you're also going to find the demographics of police departments and COs in large swaths of the country with large Black populations confusing
- I remember David Simon saying that, from his experience as a reporter in Baltimore, Black LEOs in mostly Black neighborhoods were more likely than white officers to use excessive force.Feb 5, 2026 13:27
