"On 25 May 2020, America witnessed a stunning act of police brutality when a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, murdered George Floyd. The killer, Derek Chauvin, apparently confident that he would be immune to accountability, did his deed in the open, with other officers standing by and in front of a crowd of onlookers. The video of Floyd's murder shocked the nation."
"Fast forward to 7 January 2026, and barely a mile from the spot where Chauvin killed Floyd, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three. She had no criminal record and had just dropped one of her children to school. Good, who described herself as a poet and writer and wife and mom had only recently moved to Minneapolis from Kansas City, Missouri."
"Her crime was her refusal to meekly submit to ICE's desire to rule the streets of her city. Again, the killing was done out in the open, with other ICE agents also on the scene. Again, it was done in front of a crowd of onlookers who were stunned by the brutality of what they witnessed. Their cellphone videos have gone viral and given Americans the chance to see for themselves what violence done by agents of our government looks like."
On 25 May 2020 a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in public, filmed by bystanders, provoking national outrage. On 7 January 2026 an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, barely a mile from Floyd's killing. Good had no criminal record, had dropped a child at school, and recently moved to Minneapolis. Her ex-husband said she was not an activist and never protested. The killing occurred in public with other agents present and stunned onlookers whose cellphone videos went viral. The incidents underscore government-agent violence and prompt calls to lawfully and peacefully rein in ICE.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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