What Kent State Taught the Country About State Violence

This is certainly how many Americans felt watching an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shoot and kill 37-year-old Renee Good on the streets of Minneapolis. The widely viewed videos of the encounter triggered national outrage and deep concern about the Trump administration’s broader anti-immigrant policies, which have involved thousands of federal agents, including masked officers in cities across the United States with little apparent accountability.

The horror of watching a U.S. citizen die at the hands of federal or state officials transcends ordinary politics. Such a ruthless deployment of power not only evokes deep and widespread human emotion but also collides directly with fundamental U.S. values rooted in the Constitution, especially the commitment to protecting individual liberties from government abuse.

The horror of watching a U.S. citizen die at the hands of federal or state officials transcends ordinary politics. Such a ruthless deployment of power not only evokes deep and widespread human emotion but also collides directly with fundamental U.S. values rooted in the Constitution, especially the commitment to protecting individual liberties from government abuse.

This is certainly how many Americans felt watching an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shoot and kill 37-year-old Renee Good on the streets of Minneapolis. The widely viewed videos of the encounter triggered national outrage and deep concern about the Trump administration’s broader anti-immigrant policies, which have involved thousands of federal agents, including masked officers in cities across the United States with little apparent accountability.

The protests have expanded after federal agents then shot and killed 37-year old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affair hospital, during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. His death, which was recorded on video, has intensified public outrage.