
<p>It will take thorough investigations to determine all the facts surrounding the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, the facts are being set aside for provocative political judgments on both sides.</p>



<p>A broad range of Democrats and left-wing media personalities have jumped ahead of the investigation to make profound claims based solely on personal opinion and political bias – and the use of selected video. Minnesota Governor Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries are among those who have waded in as prosecutors of the ICE agent – accusing him of killing an innocent person without cause. Although one day later, Walz claimed he was not being judgmental. Uh huh.</p>



<p>In a display of hyperbolic hypocrisy, Democrats were accusing federal officials of rushing to judgment – ignoring their own statements. While they hypocritically accuse the Trump administration of rushing to judgment, they are not entirely wrong.</p>



<p>Conversely, we heard from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem immediately defend the ICE agent – accusing Good of following and harassing ICE agents prior to the confrontation. She called Good a domestic terrorist. Those comments were also premature and provocative.</p>



<p>Although we now know that Good was not merely an innocent mother of three and poet, as the left-wing described her. She was deeply involved in street protests as an active member of ICE Watch – an organization that tracks and confronts ICE agents, often interfering with their activities.</p>



<p>Good was involved in ICE Watch’s confronting agents in Minneapolis on the day of the shooting. Good was involved in harassing agents and interfering with their activities prior to the shooting. Both are crimes and activities not protected by the First Amendment as “peaceful protest.”</p>



<p>There are many facts that are unknown at this time. But &#8230; some facts are evident in the videos. Whatever might have preceded the events recorded on various videos, we can see that Good’s vehicle was blocking the road and temporarily impeding ICE movement. In and of itself, that is not a big deal. But it is a crime.</p>



<p>When officers approached the vehicle and ordered Good to get out of the car, she refused. That is when she made a terrible mistake that set off a series of events that resulted in her being shot. It is illegal to disobey a police order. As an attorney, Good should have known that. Had she got out of the car, she would likely be alive today. At worst, she would have been arrested and released – or she may have been reprimanded and told to move out of the area. She physically resisted the officers’ orders and attempted to escape.</p>



<p>We can see in the video that one officer reached into the vehicle to prevent Good from driving off against the police order. Instead, she continued to move forward. That is when her poor judgment turned the situation into a tragic event. She hit and injured an agent with her car – resulting in a brief trip to the hospital. When Good struck the officer with her car, she committed a serious felony – anything from assault on a police officer to attempted murder by vehicle. She used her vehicle as a weapon – giving agents the right to use lethal force according to universal police protocols. Other crimes not evident in videos – such as interfering with the work of police – will be determined by the investigations. Her most serious crimes were seen on the videos.</p>



<p>Based on her known conduct, Good would have been pursued and arrested for the attack on the officer even if the shooting had not taken place. She disobeyed a police order, resisted arrest, committed battery on a police officer, and attempted to leave the scene of an accident with personal injury. All very serious crimes.</p>



<p>Apart from the political statements on both sides, it is obvious in the videos that Good used very bad judgment when approached by ICE agents.</p>



<p>Based on just what we see on the videos, I would be surprised if the ICE agent was charged with a crime – and even more surprised if he were convicted</p>



<p>We can all agree that it was a tragedy. The fact that she was the mother of three children and reported to be a nice person adds to the tragedy but is irrelevant. Whether she was acting offensively prior to the recorded videos is irrelevant. We cannot know from the videos whether she hit the officer in anger, with malicious intent or the result of panic. But she hit him. What we saw on those videos showed incredibly bad judgment on Good’s part &#8230; period. She broke an escalating number of laws. Sadly, it was Good’s poor judgment and bad decisions – her own complicity &#8212; that resulted in her death.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Renee Good Died of Poor Judgment
