Thank you Terry you helped me with my overwhelming thoughts and put them in some sort of order. We are all struggling with the entire situation. Just like so many others we are so sad but incredibly scared that another horrible situation will present itself and tear our fragile city apart even further. I am praying like never before for everyone. Stay safe and keep trying for some form of piece in our city🙏
I am currently out of town, and so I am observing from a distance. I am shocked that this incident is a political Rorschach Test. Some see Renee Good as a righteous protester who was brutally murdered by a federal agent using unnecessary force, and others see Renee Good as a domestic terrorist who got what she deserved for weaponizing her vehicle. I have heard this polarization from elected officials and from regular people I know. The polarization is shocking.
Another shocker is that there are over 2000 federal agents in the Twin Cities metro. That is more than the combined number of police officers and deputies in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hennepin County, and Ramsey County.
Once again, you offer a balanced and insightful analysis. Without doubt, we are being played by media spin at all levels. Our elected officials use inflammatory words, and clearly rushed to judgement on both sides. I am thankful the crowds have not caused serious damage as yet, but I do know it doesn't take much to turn a peaceful crowd into an angry mob. I worry about the economic impact on downtown.....how many conventions might be lost because who wants to go to such as unsettled city, and lost revenue because business have safety concerns? I believe in law and order, and sanctuary policies prevent much needed cooperation between our police and federal enforcement. We need an off ramp that returns us to normal, and elected officials that have thoughtful conversations about peaceful solutions. We desperately need immigration reform that manages the border and provides for legitimate residency of undocumented immigrants who do not have a criminal record and pay taxes.
I've been at the protests and joking (dark humor for dark times, as a friend said) that at this point I'm probably one of the least left wing people there. But I'm there, in coalition with people who have many opinions I think are bonkers, because this shooting seems so heinous.
I can't imagine the friends and family of Renee Good having to risk seeing her death over and over again for years to come. There is something not quite right in our desire to be open and all free speach but it seems to lack decency and dignity. I think we need to come up with a new way of accessing information without it being thrown at us, especially when it is the horrific loss of someone's loved one.
It was disappointing to see our local officials ouf there so quickly vilifying the ICE officer. I thought it belittled all of them because how can they in turn accuse everyone else of doing the same thing. They should be trying to calm the situation since they are paid to care for our city and state.
These are unprecedented times in Minneapolis and Minnesota; they call for unprecedented responses. The Governor's call for National Guardsmen and women seems entirely reasonable given the fact we have masked thugs carrying lethal weapons killing white US citizens. Shouldn't Noem, at a minimum, require these ICE guys to ask for ID first, then shoot later? Murdering a woman and calling her a f*ing bitch while recording the events on his own cell phone welcome questioning of why these guys are here in the first place. What we do know is that Ms. Good was not a domestic terrorist; she had just dropped off her 6-year-old at school and found herself in the midst of an ICE gathering. She was following an ICE SUV away from the congestion -- the ICE SUV wasn't fired at; hers was. With or without the State BCA, this crime will be prosecuted.
Thank you so much for this reasoned and compassionate piece.
Thank you Terry you helped me with my overwhelming thoughts and put them in some sort of order. We are all struggling with the entire situation. Just like so many others we are so sad but incredibly scared that another horrible situation will present itself and tear our fragile city apart even further. I am praying like never before for everyone. Stay safe and keep trying for some form of piece in our city🙏
Nice piece Terry
I am currently out of town, and so I am observing from a distance. I am shocked that this incident is a political Rorschach Test. Some see Renee Good as a righteous protester who was brutally murdered by a federal agent using unnecessary force, and others see Renee Good as a domestic terrorist who got what she deserved for weaponizing her vehicle. I have heard this polarization from elected officials and from regular people I know. The polarization is shocking.
Another shocker is that there are over 2000 federal agents in the Twin Cities metro. That is more than the combined number of police officers and deputies in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Hennepin County, and Ramsey County.
Thanks for your thoughtful commentary.
Once again, you offer a balanced and insightful analysis. Without doubt, we are being played by media spin at all levels. Our elected officials use inflammatory words, and clearly rushed to judgement on both sides. I am thankful the crowds have not caused serious damage as yet, but I do know it doesn't take much to turn a peaceful crowd into an angry mob. I worry about the economic impact on downtown.....how many conventions might be lost because who wants to go to such as unsettled city, and lost revenue because business have safety concerns? I believe in law and order, and sanctuary policies prevent much needed cooperation between our police and federal enforcement. We need an off ramp that returns us to normal, and elected officials that have thoughtful conversations about peaceful solutions. We desperately need immigration reform that manages the border and provides for legitimate residency of undocumented immigrants who do not have a criminal record and pay taxes.
I've been at the protests and joking (dark humor for dark times, as a friend said) that at this point I'm probably one of the least left wing people there. But I'm there, in coalition with people who have many opinions I think are bonkers, because this shooting seems so heinous.
I can't imagine the friends and family of Renee Good having to risk seeing her death over and over again for years to come. There is something not quite right in our desire to be open and all free speach but it seems to lack decency and dignity. I think we need to come up with a new way of accessing information without it being thrown at us, especially when it is the horrific loss of someone's loved one.
It was disappointing to see our local officials ouf there so quickly vilifying the ICE officer. I thought it belittled all of them because how can they in turn accuse everyone else of doing the same thing. They should be trying to calm the situation since they are paid to care for our city and state.
These are unprecedented times in Minneapolis and Minnesota; they call for unprecedented responses. The Governor's call for National Guardsmen and women seems entirely reasonable given the fact we have masked thugs carrying lethal weapons killing white US citizens. Shouldn't Noem, at a minimum, require these ICE guys to ask for ID first, then shoot later? Murdering a woman and calling her a f*ing bitch while recording the events on his own cell phone welcome questioning of why these guys are here in the first place. What we do know is that Ms. Good was not a domestic terrorist; she had just dropped off her 6-year-old at school and found herself in the midst of an ICE gathering. She was following an ICE SUV away from the congestion -- the ICE SUV wasn't fired at; hers was. With or without the State BCA, this crime will be prosecuted.