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douglas9

(5,528 posts)
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 06:32 AM 4 hrs ago

Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect

President Trump has added another justification for the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minnesota: She behaved badly.

“At a very minimum, that woman was very, very disrespectful to law enforcement,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening.

In the days since Ms. Good, 37, was shot and killed by Jonathan Ross, an ICE agent, Trump administration officials have used a variety of arguments as they have tried to justify the episode. They have called it an act of self-defense, and Mr. Trump has falsely claimed Ms. Good “ran over” the agent. JD Vance, the vice president, has argued that Mr. Ross has “absolute immunity.”

While Mr. Trump still says the ICE agent was acting in self-defense, his latest comments suggest that disrespecting law enforcement could help to justify the killing. The comments raise serious questions about the use of force by those carrying out Mr. Trump’s crackdown on immigration, and they underscore the extent to which Mr. Trump’s impulse is to condemn anything done by his critics and to defend the actions of his supporters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/trump-shooting-renee-good-ice.html

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Vinca

(53,376 posts)
3. Wow - if suddenly we're allowed to shoot everyone we disrespect it will be open season in Washington, DC.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 07:56 AM
3 hrs ago

unblock

(55,946 posts)
4. Not "we". Just the Nazis. They are authorized and encouraged to shoot lesbians and other groups they don't approve of.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:08 AM
3 hrs ago

Henry203

(876 posts)
5. Some Woman reporter
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:26 AM
3 hrs ago

Should ask him “ You disrespect women all the time. Can they shoot you?”

Irish_Dem

(79,957 posts)
6. Women must be taught a lesson. If they are disrespectful to men they will be executed on the spot.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 08:28 AM
3 hrs ago

Even if they are innocent. The video clearly shows Renee was being polite to the officer before he murdered her.

How long are women going to put up with this crap.

Kid Berwyn

(23,083 posts)
9. Felon redefines "Legal"
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:07 AM
1 hr ago

Putin’s Chucklenuts destroys Bill of Rights.

Federal government, news media go, “Ho hum.”

YoshidaYui

(44,968 posts)
11. YES MFer, INSULTING ONE of your Ice AGENTS
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:18 AM
1 hr ago

DESERVES loss of life, go a head its fine to start shooting people in the face, you dumb assed mother fucker.. Maybe Americans will start shooting back, baka yaro,

mikelewis

(4,589 posts)
12. That is precisely what got her killed... the assumption that she should be terrified of our police and she wasn't.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 10:22 AM
1 hr ago

Had she just laid down and let them do anything they wanted, she would still be alive.

That's who they are... never forget.

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