Two of the three shots fired, he was off to the side of the vehicle. And the courts have consistently ruled that police officers may not use deadly force against a vehicle when they have a clear opportunity to move out of its path, and the vehicle was not being used as a weapon against others.
I say this as a retired police officer of 28 years, my last five years an internal affairs supervisor. This shooting was 100% unjustified. These ICE thugs are completely lawless out there.
I actually wrote a piece several months back on ICE - my observations of how they've been conducting themselves, from the perspective of a former police officer and internal affairs investigator, that you may find interesting. Especially in light of today's tragedy...
This is heartbreaking--how dare this ICE agent murder a mother of three! It's time to shut these jackbooted thugs down and get them off our city streets asap!!
It's not funny in the sense of ha, ha, but before I saw this video, I assumed Renee was black or brown because that is who these creeps relentlessly target. It's all so criminally and pathetically and dangerously wrong. And it's all being funded by our tax dollars. This has got to stop now, not just for white people, not just for brown people, or black people, but for all people and for all time. Get a grip, America. There is no way a mad king, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Putin, or any of the rest of these idiots will make America great. They will only shred every ounce of dignity and decency we have. They destroy. They kill. They enjoy it. Stop it now.
Very well stated, Shaun. I am a white woman and am horrified by Ms. Good's death. I will say that I did think: Why does it feel like this is the first time people are horrified and not the countless times brown people have been detained, disappeared, and deported? Or when a black man can't breathe because a police officer is kneeling on his neck? Or when a black girl goes missing, no one seems to express the level of concern if it had been a white girl? Or when someone is attacked or killed because of their orientation or religion? All living things matter and none deserve to be dehumanized. We have to stand up against cruelty, discrimination, and lawlessness no matter who it is or where it happens.
I want to touch on a couple things. I have studied body cam and criminal justice since 2020 because of my experience at the George Floyd protests. I was torn because I recognize the call of duty for our service members of all kinds. I had to know more to understand the bad apples.
Watching body cam made me understand how the bad apples work because you can see a good cop on patrol at work. Just as you spelt outβ they know what theyβre doing. This person did everything wrong as if he wasnβt trained or chose to ignore all training or orders. Whatever it was it was wrong at every step. The ICE officers are already a problem as well which breeds an issue within a problem.
From what I have observed the claim of immediate danger can be disproved by a real example where there was a unique case two state troopers were threatened by a men in a forklift. He had the thing aimed at the troopers head for well over 3 seconds. The trooper had his weapon drawn and deescalated so he had no shots fired. An arrest was made. Countless examples of vehicle pursuits getting called off because of the threat to everyone involved. Because itβs not that serious. If the person being pursued is not wanted for something serious itβs not worth endangering everyone just to make an arrest if it comes down to it.
There are so many officers that do their job well. This looked like a fraud.
If we actually want to learn from this situation, we have to look at this from all angles. Just like you said. Investigated and viewed openly. It has to be transparent. Whatβs at stake is the reputation of every service member we have on duty. Because one bad apple represents them all.
It seems like some are already going about it wrong because the narrative I heard through the grapevine was nothing like the video. It was painted as βdomestic terrorismβ. If our law enforcement canβt take a stand on this, take ownership, and distance themselves from these goons I donβt know who I can trust anymore. Because Iβm terrified. Police have made me nervous because of historic violence, but this feels like betrayal. Itβs like theyβre just going to let ICE kill our mothers, sisters, daughters, etc. in the streets and thereβs no reason it wouldnβt be me. Because whatβs stopping them?
I am grateful for my police officers. But itβs these dangerous people and the systems that enable them that I cannot find comfort in to this day.
Police Patrol Alaska is insane because everyone has a gun. Theyβre everywhere because itβs the nature of the state. And they find a way to not shoot an unarmed woman in the face.
Itβs really a beautiful thing when theyβre able to operate the way theyβre supposed to. Itβs a shame there are people like this in the mix because I feel like it deters actual talent from the line of work as well.
Your article here is so well written. It really spells it out. I hope we can all follow suit. Thereβs no rewriting the narrative this time. Renee Nicole Good, please rest in peace and rest in power.
Shaun, I am livid. Renee Nicole Good. I am heart shattered and devastated for her family, her mother, her children. I watch the video over and over. It seems she was trying to U turn to get out of there and gestured the truck, in that split second, to ...go on past her. She asked - what's going on? And ICE, immediately, aggressively escalated. She bolted to get out of there, and in that second, she was shot. Her mom, Donna Ganger, said she was probably terrified. Thank you for your bold clarity, analysis and breakdown. I lean into your truth telling. The rewritten story of the occupation forces where the victims become 'agitators' and the aggressors become 'defenders' is exactly what is going on in the West Bank, Palestine at a fierce, daily increase. I have just returned from there. Thank you, Shaun.
One thing is very true. They are going to keep lying until they start beleiving their own lies. And that is when its going to become ugly. This Nazi_oni_st shit_ocracy is going into a white supremacy ethnic cleansing mode. Orange head thinks all white americans are dumb MAGAS he can hypnotize with his BS soner or later. The worst is yet to came. It's going to be dangerously brutal ugly and rough 3 years....God save america and the world from imperialist dracula
Sadly true that this is the tragic example some people needed. This is βinjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.β
It is not justice some immigrants they portray on Fox News as the person taking your neighbors benefits. Because thatβs not how this actually works. This is undue process. It is your mother, your sister, your daughter, your niece. Because we allow it under our roof nobody is exempt. This is who we are if this is what we do to people. Itβs that simple.
I just hope it finally clicks before more harm is done. Because yes Black and Brown people have been dealing with this for generations.
The most chilling aspect of this horrific murder is the nonchalance of the ICE monster who killed Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. He kills her, he knew she was dead, he saunters over to the car as if to confirm sheβs gone, then casually walks back to his ICE pals as if to say, all in a dayβs work, whatβs for dinner?
Thereβs a video going around Twitter from the opposite angle and you can clearly see that after he attacked her and her vehicle aggressively, she moves to leave and he puts his arms out to her car then jumps back. You can see him standing after the car goes forward and crashes. She did not run him over or hit him. If so he wouldβve been on the ground after the car passed. And Noem trying to say itβs domestic terrorism is insane. And not gonna work.
I think we will look back at this moment as the catalyst to the end of the American empire. Things are likely going to escalate from here. And coming up to the 250th anniversary, of course.
This is what happens when you commit evil all over the world you eventually commit that same evil against your own people back at home.
Two of the three shots fired, he was off to the side of the vehicle. And the courts have consistently ruled that police officers may not use deadly force against a vehicle when they have a clear opportunity to move out of its path, and the vehicle was not being used as a weapon against others.
I say this as a retired police officer of 28 years, my last five years an internal affairs supervisor. This shooting was 100% unjustified. These ICE thugs are completely lawless out there.
Thank you Chris
Of course ππ»
I actually wrote a piece several months back on ICE - my observations of how they've been conducting themselves, from the perspective of a former police officer and internal affairs investigator, that you may find interesting. Especially in light of today's tragedy...
https://chrisd722.substack.com/p/i-ce-observations-from-a-former-police
Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing your experience β€οΈ
Youβre very welcome :)
This is the true face of this administration.
It is
This is heartbreaking--how dare this ICE agent murder a mother of three! It's time to shut these jackbooted thugs down and get them off our city streets asap!!
Itβs so awful
Guess where the Proud Boys ended up? Yep, in ICE
Itβs true
and J6ers pardoned by Trump
agreed Celine
It's not funny in the sense of ha, ha, but before I saw this video, I assumed Renee was black or brown because that is who these creeps relentlessly target. It's all so criminally and pathetically and dangerously wrong. And it's all being funded by our tax dollars. This has got to stop now, not just for white people, not just for brown people, or black people, but for all people and for all time. Get a grip, America. There is no way a mad king, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Putin, or any of the rest of these idiots will make America great. They will only shred every ounce of dignity and decency we have. They destroy. They kill. They enjoy it. Stop it now.
I absolutely understand you Susan. You are right
Very well stated, Shaun. I am a white woman and am horrified by Ms. Good's death. I will say that I did think: Why does it feel like this is the first time people are horrified and not the countless times brown people have been detained, disappeared, and deported? Or when a black man can't breathe because a police officer is kneeling on his neck? Or when a black girl goes missing, no one seems to express the level of concern if it had been a white girl? Or when someone is attacked or killed because of their orientation or religion? All living things matter and none deserve to be dehumanized. We have to stand up against cruelty, discrimination, and lawlessness no matter who it is or where it happens.
I want to touch on a couple things. I have studied body cam and criminal justice since 2020 because of my experience at the George Floyd protests. I was torn because I recognize the call of duty for our service members of all kinds. I had to know more to understand the bad apples.
Watching body cam made me understand how the bad apples work because you can see a good cop on patrol at work. Just as you spelt outβ they know what theyβre doing. This person did everything wrong as if he wasnβt trained or chose to ignore all training or orders. Whatever it was it was wrong at every step. The ICE officers are already a problem as well which breeds an issue within a problem.
From what I have observed the claim of immediate danger can be disproved by a real example where there was a unique case two state troopers were threatened by a men in a forklift. He had the thing aimed at the troopers head for well over 3 seconds. The trooper had his weapon drawn and deescalated so he had no shots fired. An arrest was made. Countless examples of vehicle pursuits getting called off because of the threat to everyone involved. Because itβs not that serious. If the person being pursued is not wanted for something serious itβs not worth endangering everyone just to make an arrest if it comes down to it.
There are so many officers that do their job well. This looked like a fraud.
If we actually want to learn from this situation, we have to look at this from all angles. Just like you said. Investigated and viewed openly. It has to be transparent. Whatβs at stake is the reputation of every service member we have on duty. Because one bad apple represents them all.
It seems like some are already going about it wrong because the narrative I heard through the grapevine was nothing like the video. It was painted as βdomestic terrorismβ. If our law enforcement canβt take a stand on this, take ownership, and distance themselves from these goons I donβt know who I can trust anymore. Because Iβm terrified. Police have made me nervous because of historic violence, but this feels like betrayal. Itβs like theyβre just going to let ICE kill our mothers, sisters, daughters, etc. in the streets and thereβs no reason it wouldnβt be me. Because whatβs stopping them?
I am grateful for my police officers. But itβs these dangerous people and the systems that enable them that I cannot find comfort in to this day.
Police Patrol Alaska is insane because everyone has a gun. Theyβre everywhere because itβs the nature of the state. And they find a way to not shoot an unarmed woman in the face.
Itβs really a beautiful thing when theyβre able to operate the way theyβre supposed to. Itβs a shame there are people like this in the mix because I feel like it deters actual talent from the line of work as well.
Your article here is so well written. It really spells it out. I hope we can all follow suit. Thereβs no rewriting the narrative this time. Renee Nicole Good, please rest in peace and rest in power.
No words. This is pure murder on our streets. Who unleashed this ICE dog on us? Israel wants US destroyed eventually, too.
Pure murder
with you heart and soul
Itβs so despicable
it's worse than that Shaun, and yes it is despicable. I don't even know if there are enough or the right words to describe this all
And sending Love beyond measure to Renee Nicole Good and her loved ones
The poem that RenΓ©e Nicole wrote that got her a prize (when still married):
https://poets.org/2020-on-learning-to-dissect-fetal-pigs
Thanks for sharing this with me.
Shaun, I am livid. Renee Nicole Good. I am heart shattered and devastated for her family, her mother, her children. I watch the video over and over. It seems she was trying to U turn to get out of there and gestured the truck, in that split second, to ...go on past her. She asked - what's going on? And ICE, immediately, aggressively escalated. She bolted to get out of there, and in that second, she was shot. Her mom, Donna Ganger, said she was probably terrified. Thank you for your bold clarity, analysis and breakdown. I lean into your truth telling. The rewritten story of the occupation forces where the victims become 'agitators' and the aggressors become 'defenders' is exactly what is going on in the West Bank, Palestine at a fierce, daily increase. I have just returned from there. Thank you, Shaun.
One thing is very true. They are going to keep lying until they start beleiving their own lies. And that is when its going to become ugly. This Nazi_oni_st shit_ocracy is going into a white supremacy ethnic cleansing mode. Orange head thinks all white americans are dumb MAGAS he can hypnotize with his BS soner or later. The worst is yet to came. It's going to be dangerously brutal ugly and rough 3 years....God save america and the world from imperialist dracula
Sadly true that this is the tragic example some people needed. This is βinjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.β
It is not justice some immigrants they portray on Fox News as the person taking your neighbors benefits. Because thatβs not how this actually works. This is undue process. It is your mother, your sister, your daughter, your niece. Because we allow it under our roof nobody is exempt. This is who we are if this is what we do to people. Itβs that simple.
I just hope it finally clicks before more harm is done. Because yes Black and Brown people have been dealing with this for generations.
Spot on Whitney
Asalamu alaikum Shaun
This ICE agent just murdered an innocent soul, and he needs to be arrested immediately and brought to justice!
The most chilling aspect of this horrific murder is the nonchalance of the ICE monster who killed Renee Nicole Good in cold blood. He kills her, he knew she was dead, he saunters over to the car as if to confirm sheβs gone, then casually walks back to his ICE pals as if to say, all in a dayβs work, whatβs for dinner?
Thereβs a video going around Twitter from the opposite angle and you can clearly see that after he attacked her and her vehicle aggressively, she moves to leave and he puts his arms out to her car then jumps back. You can see him standing after the car goes forward and crashes. She did not run him over or hit him. If so he wouldβve been on the ground after the car passed. And Noem trying to say itβs domestic terrorism is insane. And not gonna work.
I think we will look back at this moment as the catalyst to the end of the American empire. Things are likely going to escalate from here. And coming up to the 250th anniversary, of course.
She didnβt touch him. You are right!