FBI says it has found no video of Border Patrol agent shooting 2 people in Oregon
Sovereignty and security converge at the border where policy failures demand accountability.
The mainstream framing here is that the missing video is a “gotcha,” either proof of a cover-up or proof the shooting was justified. It’s neither. It’s a reminder that high-stakes enforcement is being judged in real time by people who assume every encounter should come with perfect footage.
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The FBI says in a court document that it has found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pickup truck during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, last week.
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The mainstream framing here is that the missing video is a “gotcha,” either proof of a cover-up or proof the shooting was justified. It’s neither. It’s a reminder that high-stakes enforcement is being judged in real time by people who assume every encounter should come with perfect footage.
Conservatives should be clear-eyed: public trust depends on transparency, but trust also requires patience and facts. If there’s no video, investigators still have ballistics, reports, radio logs, and witness statements. That’s why due process matters, even when the politics are heated.
At the same time, agencies have a duty to document force incidents. A border mission that reaches Portland raises obvious questions of jurisdiction, accountability, and institutional credibility. The principle isn’t “believe the badge” or “believe the headline.” It’s rule of law, applied consistently, with evidence.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.