Personnel from a dozen federal agencies, including the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, have been stationed in Memphis but detailed objectives are unclear. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)

In the weeks since the launch of the Memphis Safe Community Task Force, one thing has become increasingly clear: there was never a concrete public safety strategy laid out — but there is a communications strategy. Or, at least, there’s been an effective narrative machine that benefits from the absence of one.

From the very beginning, there was no public briefing that outlined how success would be measured, which agencies would lead which components, or how different arms of law enforcement and government would coordinate their work. There was no press push to demand these details e

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