Overview
- An ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, with multiple bystander recordings and an officer-view clip circulating online.
- One angle appears to suggest Good’s SUV may have contacted an agent, yet officials including President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem cast the shooting as self-defense within hours.
- The column argues that swift political messaging teaches students to prioritize partisan loyalty over fact-finding and due process.
- The author contends that widespread viewing of the shooting has fueled nationwide demonstrations as competing narratives harden.
- Comparisons with the George Floyd video underscore how more angles and dueling claims can blunt a shared understanding and weaken civic trust.