“This is not who we are,” many well-meaning public officials said  last week in various statements . ICE officials’ assassination of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti has been a shock to the American system, causing even sleepy Democrats to call for abolishing ICE and firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem . Amnesty International cites “misuse of force” by the state as one of many trends making harder, around the world, to “stay safe while making your voice heard.” In 2024, an