This anger quickly raised larger questions, far beyond one life lost. How do ICE operations, with heavily armed agents, fit into the everyday streets of a city like Minneapolis? What authority allows federal officers to act with such lethal force in residential neighborhoods? Who is protected when officers claim self-defense while a terrified woman lies dead on the pavement? The incident reignited long-standing debates about the presence of federal law enforcement in local communities and the consequences of aggressive tactics that risk civilian lives. Each candle lit, each sign propped against the light pole, became a symbol of these questions, a public assertion that the life of Renee Nicole Good cannot be dismissed as collateral damage in the machinery of law enforcement. Continue reading…
