The shooting of the two National Guardsmen is a horrendous shooting and I do not seriously doubt that the man captured is guilty and should spend the rest of his life in prison.
But what should be done with the 70,000 Afghans who came over on Operation Allies Welcome? Well, before we go running amok, consider: In America, for every 100,000 people, 6 or more murders take place. Your average American has, in fifty years of adult life, has about a 3/10 of percent chance of murdering someone. Well, somewhat less, since some end up killing more than one person.
So, if these 70,000 Afghans acted like ordinary Americans, I would expect that they would have committed around 16 murders since 2021.
Question: Have these 70,000 Afghans committed 16 murders since 2021?
I know of no such evidence, but I would like to hear it.
If Biden refused entry of these people, I don't think we would have two murders. I think we would have over 10,000 murders, maybe 70,000 murders. So before we deport these 70,000 back to Afghanistan, I would like to see some argument that they have committed more murders than your typical group of 70,000 Americans.
It should also be noted that Trump's calls for them to all be deported has historical parallels with the Night of Broken Glass. In 1938 a young Jewish man murdered a minor German official in the German embassy in France. It has been reported that the young man was seduced and/or raped by the older German and shot him in retaliation. Goebbels used this as an excuse to do what he wanted to do anyway, attack Jews. For this one murder, over 91 Jews were murdered, many more beaten up and much property destroyed.
For this shooting in Washington D. C., Trump wants to do what he wants to do anyway, deport 70,000 Afghans, even if that results in the deaths of thousands sent back to Afghanistan.
So before we do that, I would like to hear of any evidence about the number of murders these 70,000 Afghans have carried out since 2021.