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JohnnyRingo

(20,516 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:23 AM 6 hrs ago

My take on the Renee Good shooting. If he really felt threatened.....

If that agent really felt Ms Good was trying to run him over and his life was in peril, why did he shoot her?
How was that supposed to stop the car?
Did it stop the car?
No. Of course the car continued to roll without hitting him, and he knew when he shot her that it would..

It sounds a lot more like he shot her because of anger issues instead of self defense.

Those are questions he wouldn't want to answer on a witness stand.

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My take on the Renee Good shooting. If he really felt threatened..... (Original Post) JohnnyRingo 6 hrs ago OP
This. Or he could have simply taken a step to the side and shot a tire. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #1
The three shots: sop 6 hrs ago #2
Another explanation takes it even further (from BlueSky - OP link) FakeNoose 3 hrs ago #11
Rapist mentality SheltieLover 6 hrs ago #3
She wasn't trying to hide her identity, gab13by13 5 hrs ago #4
His actions created a dangerous situation Kaleva 5 hrs ago #5
If he really felt threatened, he would not have run TOWARD the vehicle. He would not have been filming with his phone. Midnight Writer 5 hrs ago #6
There is a TikTok account that showed his reflection on Good's car, Nixie 5 hrs ago #7
From his own camera.... kentuck 5 hrs ago #8
Fleeing and Eluding is not a capital offense. JohnnyRingo 2 hrs ago #13
This psychiatrist reviewed the video KT2000 3 hrs ago #9
My thoughts as well PatSeg 3 hrs ago #10
Ross will NEVER be prosecuted. Thunderbeast 3 hrs ago #12

sop

(17,483 posts)
2. The three shots:
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:35 AM
6 hrs ago


The first clearly shows the officer's feet and body were to the left and out of the path of the vehicle, with the SUV's front wheels turned sharply to the right as it moved forward and away. Shots 2 and 3 don't need further clarification. The only officer in contact with the SUV is the one trying to open the door.

FakeNoose

(40,223 posts)
11. Another explanation takes it even further (from BlueSky - OP link)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:26 PM
3 hrs ago


The person who posted this sounds like a prosecuting attorney (maybe?).

This is how cases are presented in court, and this is how evidence is described to juries. If that ICE-goon is ever prosecuted, he'll probably be advised to plead guilty to a lesser charge. There's no way he'll get off without a conviction and prison sentence.

gab13by13

(31,263 posts)
4. She wasn't trying to hide her identity,
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
5 hrs ago

like the Gestapo do. They could have arrested her at her home if they thought she committed a crime.

The problem with acting like a real cop is that they would need a warrant and the Gestapo doesn't do warrants, this is the problem, they aren't real cops.

Kaleva

(40,207 posts)
5. His actions created a dangerous situation
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:52 AM
5 hrs ago

First, putting himself to the front of the vehicle. Then killing the driver which potentially put anyone down the street at risk as the vehicle was no longer under control and only stopped when it slammed into that other car which was parked.

Midnight Writer

(25,150 posts)
6. If he really felt threatened, he would not have run TOWARD the vehicle. He would not have been filming with his phone.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:03 AM
5 hrs ago

Nixie

(17,939 posts)
7. There is a TikTok account that showed his reflection on Good's car,
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:40 AM
5 hrs ago

and he switched hands from videoing her car from his right to his left, the theory being that maneuver showed his mindset to draw and handle his weapon from his right hand before the vehicle was in motion. I could see how that showed his intentions.

Not to mention that a car with a deceased driver is also weaponized, so that whole theory about her causing danger wasn’t a real concern since he disabled her himself, causing danger to others. (as you noted).

kentuck

(115,122 posts)
8. From his own camera....
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:46 AM
5 hrs ago

....it showed him getting out of his vehicle, which he had parked in such a way to block Ms Good. Then he walked to the front of her vehicle and pulled out his weapon. Why? Then he saw her back up a bit and turn her wheels to leave, or flee as they might say. It was then he stepped from in front of Ms Good's car and shot thru the corner of her windshield. As she pulled away, he leaned into her vehicle, pointed the gun at her face, and pulled the trigger twice. That is what I saw.

What was I supposed to have seen?

JohnnyRingo

(20,516 posts)
13. Fleeing and Eluding is not a capital offense.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 01:05 PM
2 hrs ago

No one has even been sent to the electric chair for running away from a cop. (Except maybe in Texas, I'll have to check)

KT2000

(21,964 posts)
9. This psychiatrist reviewed the video
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:59 AM
3 hrs ago

and pointed out something that Ross did that confirmed his anger. He was filming with his phone and after Renee's wife said things to him, he switched his phone to the other hand so his right hand was available to use his gun. He finished it of with "fucking bitch."

PatSeg

(52,221 posts)
10. My thoughts as well
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:21 PM
3 hrs ago

I am surprised more people haven't pointed that out. You don't stop a moving car by shooting the driver. That would be suicidal if you were standing in front of the car. Meanwhile, that moving car with a dead driver could have hit bystanders.

Thunderbeast

(3,777 posts)
12. Ross will NEVER be prosecuted.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 12:40 PM
3 hrs ago

He will not see justice.

The regime has his immunity hard-wired. His heroism will be celebrated....just like Ashley Babbit.

This is how dictatorship works.

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