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This blog is a compendium of various media accounts supplemented by my personal opinion, where indicated.

It was just a matter of time. It was bound to happen sooner or later. On one side there were DHS and ICE officials determined to seek and detain illegal migrants in accordance with federal law; on the other side, in close proximity, were pro-migrant protesters fueled by irresponsible and inaccurate rhetoric from left-wing politicians, civic leaders, and media outlets. It was like placing a lit match next to a stick of dynamite. In reality, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner.

In my view the incident was a tragedy. No one wants to see a person killed in that manner. I extend my heartfelt sympathies to Renee Nicole Good’s family and friends.

That said, I have to ask, what was she thinking? Like most of you I have viewed the footage of the incident multiple times from different vantage points. Good was in a maroon SUV that was clearly blocking the street impeding law enforcement vehicles. A crowd of protesters was gathered in the vicinity. ICE agents pulled up to said vehicle, exited their vehicle and appeared to tell the woman behind the wheel to exit her vehicle. At that point, most people would comply. The idea is to recognize you are in a tense situation, and rather than exacerbate it you should try to calm it down. She appeared to ignore the order.

One of the agents moved to open the driver’s door. Another agent was positioned near the front of the vehicle. Suddenly, Good backed up then caused the car to lurch forward toward the officer. She appeared to hit the officer as she drove off. Reflexively, the officer fired twice killing the woman. Subsequently, the SUV lost control and crashed into a nearby parked vehicle. Incidentally, back in June the officer had been seriously injured when he was attacked and dragged by another vehicle, so one can understand that he would be wary of a recurrence.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials characterized the incident as a “domestic terrorist attack.” At a press conference later in the day she informed reporters that Good had been “stalking and impeding” immigration agents “throughout the day.” She added that the DHS has commenced an investigation.

One has to wonder what in the world was Ms. Good thinking. What would cause a seemingly normal wife and mother to brazenly stalk, impede and disobey federal officers in the legal performance of their duties? What did she think was going to happen? I’ll offer my opinion below.

Predictably, various Dem politicians and “experts” in the media have felt compelled to comment. Never mind that the incident is still under investigation. These bloviators have already tried and convicted the officer, DHS and, of course, President Trump. As they should know, in the US one is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We don’t jump to conclusions based on incomplete or inaccurate information.

For example, Comrade Zoh characterized the incident as “murder.” To my knowledge Zoh does not possess a law degree and does not have the foggiest notion of the legal definition of “murder.” MN Governor Tim Walz (the “buffoon”) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey issued expletive-laced tirades directed at DHS and Trump that ICE has no right to be in MN, and they don’t want them nor need them there. I beg to differ. The history and current empirical evidence say otherwise. Along those lines Fox News commentator Lawrence Jones opined, “what is Jacob Frey thinking? Does he want his city to burn again?” I believe the buffoon sees the incident as a welcome distraction from the massive fraud in MN currently under investigation.

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump commented that an ICE officer was “viciously” run over. “It is hard to believe he is alive, but [he] is now recovering.” To be fair, I think “viciously” was an exaggeration.

Conclusion

The real tragedy is that the entire incident was unnecessary and preventable. Let’s be clear. In my opinion the “root cause” of the problem was the Biden Administration’s open border policies that enabled untold millions of illegal migrants to gain access to the US. As one would expect a goodly portion of them settled in sanctuary jurisdictions like MN. Under federal law DHS has not only the authority, but also the responsibility to ferret out these persons, detain them, and have them expelled from the country. In all instances federal law supersedes state and local laws such as sanctuary to illegal migrants.

Anyone who impedes the federal officers in their performance of those duties is in contravention of federal law and should be prosecuted. That includes not those who interfered physically, but also those who continually spew out inciteful language. Such language is very damaging as it encourages certain easily influenced persons like Ms. Good to violence. These aiders and abettors should be prosecuted as well.