ICE fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, yesterday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, only a few blocks from the place former police officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. The response to Good’s unwarranted killing has been comparable in that hundreds of individuals flooded the streets of Minneapolis and cities throughout America in protest. Individuals have develop into accustomed to seeing Black and brown lives ended by state-sanctioned violence; nevertheless, Good’s demise will possible be an awakening to some that this nation’s “blue” bloodlust gained’t be sure by gender, social standing, and definitely not race.
If you’re studying this as one of many newly woke up, welcome to the resistance.
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Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey refused to filter himself when addressing the general public about Good’s mindless killing.
“I do have a message for our group, our metropolis, and I’ve a message for ice to ICE: get the f–ok out of Minneapolis,” he mentioned.
It ought to come as no shock that Donald Trump and his league of obsequious bootlickers are working additional time to spin Good’s demise as her fault. Right here’s what he needed to say by way of Reality Social in response:
“The girl screaming was, clearly, knowledgeable agitator, and the girl driving the automotive was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who appears to have shot her in self protection,”
ICE is labeling Good’s try to flee the accosting brokers an “act of home terrorism,” and they’re being backed by narrative-spinning Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem who alleged that Good was “stalking and impeding” immigration brokers all day previous to the capturing.
In keeping with CBS Information, Illinois Congresswoman Robin Kelly says that she plans to file articles of impeachment towards Noem on behalf of Good and all those that have been harmed by ICE.
“[Noem] has turned ICE right into a rogue drive, violating the Structure, tearing households aside, and leaving demise in her wake,” she wrote partially. “From Chicago to Minneapolis, her recklessness price lives, together with Renee Nicole Good. This isn’t simply harmful—it’s impeachable. I’m combating again.” Â
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson additionally launched a prolonged message responding to Good’s fatality.
Relaxation in peace, Renee Nicole Good. America mourns your demise and curses those that enabled, supported, and lied on behalf of ICE.
