"The rise of mass automobility has fueled a culture where tens of thousands of car crash deaths every year are deemed acceptable by the powerful in the interest of keeping traffic moving. The killing of Renee Nicole Good, though, offers a disturbing reminder of the other side of that coin: how the powerful can selectively decide that the threat of automotive violence is an acceptable pretext for other kinds of deadly force."
"The news has been dominated for the last week by Good's death, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis shot and killed the 37-year-old, poet, wife and mom of three children behind the wheel of her SUV. According to video analysis from the New York Times, an ICE officer had reached into Good's driver's-side window and attempted to open the door while demanding, "Get out of the fucking car," after which the motorist attempted to drive away."
Mass automobility has normalized tens of thousands of annual car crash deaths as an acceptable cost of keeping traffic moving. Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, was shot and killed by ICE agents while in her SUV after officers interacted with her vehicle. Video analysis indicates an officer reached into her driver's-side window and demanded that she get out before she attempted to drive away. A second officer then shot her through the windshield at close range. Government leaders characterized the incident as an act of vehicular violence and domestic terrorism. Powerful entities can treat alleged automotive threats as a pretext for deadly force while generally tolerating routine traffic violence.
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