> Surveilling the police obviously enables crime, and in this case is specifically intended to enable crime.
Sure, some kinds of crime would be easier when we can track the police. However, crime caused by police is a real threat to people and they are right to be worried. We don't want a world where the people with the badge and the gun cannot be held accountable at all.
And, let's be super clear, there is no "crime" that can be committed by knowing the location of ICE agents, particularly in the middle of a city.
ICE's jurisdiction is specifically over immigration and border control. They aren't going to stop a robbery, murder, or theft. They won't save someone from a kidnapping. The extent of their legal power is to terrorize undocumented individuals.
In fact, this ICE crackdown is very likely to make everyone less safe. Someone who's undocumented or, frankly, just a latino will need to think twice before they ever want to interact with any police force. That means less witnesses to crimes, less reports of crimes, less cooperation to stop crime. They won't want to engage in the justice system and in some cases might end up getting violent for fear of being sent to a sweltering hot torture tent in florida for the crime of speeding.
And, when there's a protection vacuum, what inevitably happens? People turn to gangs for security and justice. So many violent groups started because the Justice system decided they didn't need justice.
I know and have known undocumented workers that have lived in the US for decades as valued community members. By and large these are not dangerous people and they should get citizenship.
Sure, some kinds of crime would be easier when we can track the police. However, crime caused by police is a real threat to people and they are right to be worried. We don't want a world where the people with the badge and the gun cannot be held accountable at all.