The Issue: Heated rhetoric before and after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
What happened in Minneapolis was truly a shame (“Dems dig in as protests rage on,” Jan. 9).
The woman should have listened to the officers, left her car in park then got out of the car. By disobeying, she put everyone, including herself, in danger.
As the disgraceful Democrats scream murder, maybe we should look back and see what they said about Ashli Babbitt being shot point-blank in the head without warning on Jan. 6, 2021 — when she had no car or weapon.
Bruce Collins
Middletown, NJ
Mayor Jacob Frey’s vulgar ICE-bashing response to the unfortunate shooting in Minneapolis epitomizes the ongoing, unjustified demonization of ICE agents throughout the country.
When political “leaders” vilify ICE officials, it lends to the condoning of unrelenting attacks on agents throughout the country.
Denis David
East Rockaway
There are two clear realities that present themselves with relevance to this case: The first one is that there is no doubt that when this poor, misguided woman stepped on the gas to propel her SUV forward, that ICE agent was right in front of her car. The second is that Democrats don’t care about the facts.
Rick Cabrera
Elmhurst
Throughout my years in law enforcement, deadly physical force was a consistent element of training. Officers had to analyze multiple video angles of incidents and provide an informed perspective on what transpired.
It’s sad and troubling to witness elected officials, who lack any relevant training or experience, confidently expressing misguided opinions on such events without waiting for details.
Their rhetoric also contributes to a hostile environment that incites violence against law enforcement. If they seek to understand the circumstances surrounding an individual’s death, they should first reflect on their own role in fostering such a divisive atmosphere.
Lou Walker
Cape Coral, Fla.
The Minnesota leaders’ anti-ICE rhetoric is clearly to blame for the shooting. I don’t understand why there are no consequences for blue- state leaders who incite and encourage violence against ICE officers.
The men and women of ICE are doing their jobs and making the United States much safer. They don’t deserve to be demonized and attacked.
Dominica Urbani
Carthage
The shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis appears difficult to justify.
From a layperson’s perspective, it’s hard to see why lethal force was necessary — though of course no outside observer can claim full knowledge of all the facts.
What’s easier to discern is the predictability of the political response. Certain politicians have emerged almost instantly, performatively outraged as if relieved to have another symbol onto which they can graft every long-standing grievance.
Whether this incident leads to unrest at the scale of 2020 remains to be seen. The lingering question is whether Minneapolis authorities will repeat past mistakes, allowing destruction in the name of restraint, or whether they will finally draw a clear line between protest and lawlessness.
Scott Thompson
Bloomington, Ind.
What happened in Minneapolis is tragic. A woman lost her life, and that alone should force serious reflection.
I do not blame the ICE agents for trying to protect themselves in a volatile situation. These are federal agents carrying out federal law.
If anything, responsibility lies with local and state officials who create the impression that going after federal agents is acceptable, while failing to take responsibility or clearly warn against physical confrontation.
Shea Neuman
Brooklyn
This horrific incident — fostered by Democrats’ disgusting rhetoric against ICE agents — is just another reason that people in this country should stand up for the rule of law as passed by Congress.
This woman’s death would have been avoided if she had just gotten out of the car when law-enforcement agents asked her to.
Richard Ketay
Newark, NJ
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