Trump Has Another Justification for the Shooting of Renee Good: Disrespect
“At a very minimum, that woman was very, very disrespectful to law enforcement,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening.
In the days since Ms. Good, was murdered 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 Trump has falsely claimed Ms. Good “ran over” the agent. JD Vance, has also falsely argued that Ross has “absolute immunity.”
While 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 Trump’s crackdown on immigration, and they underscore the extent to which Trump’s impulse is to condemn anything done by his critics and to defend the actions of his supporters.
Asked by a reporter if he believed deadly force was necessary in this case, Trump said: “It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Trump's government has defended the shooting as lawful and necessary, while local officials have dismissed that narrative. Trump referred to a “crunch” he heard in footage of the shooting to buttress his claim that the ICE agent was in danger.
“It seems like the big picture is to control the narrative and suggest to the public that she was in the wrong, and they were in the right,” said Barbara L. McQuade, a former U.S. attorney and a law professor at the University of Michigan. “And also, I think, to send a message that the public needs to obey law enforcement on the streets, and to intimidate protesters.”
She added: “If people are afraid they’re going to be shot or arrested for observing or peacefully protesting, or even for mouthing off, I think the thought is that will cause people to self-censor or chill their behavior, cause them to stay home.”
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In the days since Ms. Good, was murdered 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 Trump has falsely claimed Ms. Good “ran over” the agent. JD Vance, has also falsely argued that Ross has “absolute immunity.”
While 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 Trump’s crackdown on immigration, and they underscore the extent to which Trump’s impulse is to condemn anything done by his critics and to defend the actions of his supporters.
Asked by a reporter if he believed deadly force was necessary in this case, Trump said: “It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Trump's government has defended the shooting as lawful and necessary, while local officials have dismissed that narrative. Trump referred to a “crunch” he heard in footage of the shooting to buttress his claim that the ICE agent was in danger.
“It seems like the big picture is to control the narrative and suggest to the public that she was in the wrong, and they were in the right,” said Barbara L. McQuade, a former U.S. attorney and a law professor at the University of Michigan. “And also, I think, to send a message that the public needs to obey law enforcement on the streets, and to intimidate protesters.”
She added: “If people are afraid they’re going to be shot or arrested for observing or peacefully protesting, or even for mouthing off, I think the thought is that will cause people to self-censor or chill their behavior, cause them to stay home.”
Isn't this what Iran's Ayatollahs are doing?
Wasn't this what Maduro was doing?
