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“Should Have Minded Her Own Business”: Family Of Mom Slain By ICE Agent Makes Brutal Comments
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“Should Have Minded Her Own Business”: Family Of Mom Slain By ICE Agent Makes Brutal Comments

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Family members of Renee Nicole Good, the woman fatally attacked by an ICE agent during immigration operations in Minneapolis, have spoken out following the tragedy that claimed the 37-year-old’s life.

The Department of Homeland Security claimed the mother “weaponized her vehicle” and tried to run over the ICE officer before she was slain.

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    Highlights
    • A mother living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was fired at from inside her vehicle by an ICE agent.
    • The White House claims the agent was injured by the mother and acted in self-defense.
    • Family members of the woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, have denied that she attempted to attack the agent.

    Renee Nicole Good’s family has spoken out after she was attacked by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer

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    Federal agents stated that the officer acted in self-defense and that Good threatened national security.

    Minnesota Governor Tim Walz disputed this account, calling it “propaganda.” Similarly, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said, “Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bullsh*t.”

    Videos of the incident show ICE agents approaching an SUV which is parked in the middle of a street and ordering the driver to exit the vehicle. As the woman attempts to drive off, one agent points his weapon at her and fires at least twice.

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    The FBI is investigating. 

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    Around 2,000 federal agents have reportedly been deployed to Minneapolis in recent weeks in response to allegations of welfare fraud. 

    On Wednesday (January 6), a crowd of people who appeared to be protesting ICE operations could be seen lining the sidewalk of the street where Good was fired at.

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    Speaking with the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Good’s mother, Donna Ganger, said her daughter “was probably terrified” during the confrontation with the officers.

    White House officials have accused Good of trying to hit the agent with her vehicle, a claim refuted by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

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    She also insisted that the 37-year-old would never have been “part of anything like” the protests against ICE taking place at the time.

    “That’s so stupid,” Ganger said. “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”

    She described her daughter as “compassionate, loving, forgiving, and affectionate.”

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    Joseph Macklin, Good’s former brother-in-law, told The Daily Mail that she unnecessarily exposed herself to a dangerous situation, saying, “She had no reason to be there, in my opinion.”

    Regarding the protests that were taking place against ICE’s crackdown in Minneapolis, Joseph added that Good had “nothing to do” with them and “shouldn’t have been in the way.”

    “She had nothing to do with the ICE agents or immigration, so she shouldn’t have been there. She should have minded her own business,” he told the outlet.

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    Joseph said Good had three children, including a six-year-old son she shared with his brother, Tim Macklin Jr., who passed away in 2023.

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    Her two older children from a previous relationship were reportedly in the custody of their father.

    Joseph disputed the White House narrative that Good had attempted to run over the ICE agent.

    The tragedy reportedly occurred amid protests against ICE’s crackdown in the city

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    “I just watched the video and was pretty astonished that the agent definitely wasn’t in the right,” he told The Daily Mail.

    “She did just drive off but he wasn’t in front of her. It ain’t like she tried to run him over, from the video I’ve seen. She was just trying to get away, it looked like.”

    Joseph’s father and Good’s former father-in-law, Timmy Ray Macklin Sr., told The Telegraph that her sudden passing constituted m*rder.

    Image credits: Donna Ganger

    “It is horrible, it’s m*rder. Everybody is terribly shocked right now,” Timmy stated.

    He described his ex daughter-in-law, a prize-winning poet and hobby guitarist, as a “good, outgoing person,” adding, “I didn’t agree with a lot of her ways, but it’s really sad to see these things happen.”

    Timmy’s main concern is now caring for his orphaned grandson. “There’s nobody else in his life. I’ll drive. I’ll fly. To come and get my grandchild.”

    The incident that claimed the 37-year-old mother’s life is currently under FBI investigation

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    Good’s partner at the time of the incident, who described herself as her wife, broke down in tears and blamed herself for the incident, lamenting, “I made her come down here, it’s my fault,” according to The Daily Mail.

    Good’s passing has sparked protests across Minneapolis calling for ICE to leave the city, amid what the Trump administration has described as a crackdown on illegal immigration.

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    In a social media post, the US president claimed the ICE officer was “willfully and viciously” run over by the Colorado Springs native.

    “It is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital,” Trump wrote.

    US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Good was “stalking and impeding” ICE agents throughout the day and attempted to “weaponize” her SUV to hit the officer in an act of “domestic t*rrorism.”

    While Donald Trump claimed the ICE officer fired at Good in self-defense, local authorities said the agent acted “recklessly”

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    In contrast, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said that after reviewing the video, he concluded it showed “an agent recklessly using power.”

    During a press conference, Frey demanded that ICE “get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” arguing that the agency was not providing “safety” to American citizens but instead creating “chaos and distrust.”

    Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the state will conduct a “full, fair, and expeditious investigation to ensure accountability and justice.”

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    Alewa
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    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To those who are saying she should have complied two avoid being ki ll ed: just no. Imagine living in a fas cist autocracy with an out-of-control Gestapo-like police raiding your city. You just might panic and not be able to react rationally any more. Real police know how to avoid such situations. Real police would also know how to react if a person doesn't comply without ki ll ing them. If this happened in a democracy, the government surely wouldn't victim-blame. The fact that so many commenters have internalised this kind of violence as normal is very concerning.

    Tabitha
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    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was complying. She was trying to move her vehicle out of the way. She did not need to be m******d for it, as she was NOT a threat to anyone. She also lives right there, so where TF did they expect her to go except home or work? She’s also a citizen, so they shouldn’t be threatening to yank her out of her vehicle and secretly send her to Alligator Alcatraz or that El Salvador t*****e chamber prison. ICE should have just let her move her SUV out of the way like she was doing, then move on with whatever other evil they were planning for the neighborhood—-though I would hope the neighbors would’ve put potatoes in their tailpipes and slashed their tires while distracting them by throwing snowballs at them. Maybe some of those snowballs could have rocks in them. No less than ICE deserves. Oh, and saying she should’ve minded her own business? F**k that noise. The crimes perpetrated by ICE are EVERYONE’S BUSINESS, and will not stop until we the people make it stop, and we WILL make it stop.

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    Joe Bloe
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    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is America right now. One of the worst place to live in the western world, by far!!! Where innocent people get shot by police, and obviously guilty people get pardonned for assaulting police officier and breaking inside the Congress!!! The ruling party does anything to accuse half to country to validate the hate they grew for over a decade. So glad I'm not in this Sh!thole country.

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    Johnnee
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scary with so many facsism apologists in the comments. The US truly is a morally bankrupt country

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    Alewa
    Community Member
    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To those who are saying she should have complied two avoid being ki ll ed: just no. Imagine living in a fas cist autocracy with an out-of-control Gestapo-like police raiding your city. You just might panic and not be able to react rationally any more. Real police know how to avoid such situations. Real police would also know how to react if a person doesn't comply without ki ll ing them. If this happened in a democracy, the government surely wouldn't victim-blame. The fact that so many commenters have internalised this kind of violence as normal is very concerning.

    Tabitha
    Community Member
    2 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She was complying. She was trying to move her vehicle out of the way. She did not need to be m******d for it, as she was NOT a threat to anyone. She also lives right there, so where TF did they expect her to go except home or work? She’s also a citizen, so they shouldn’t be threatening to yank her out of her vehicle and secretly send her to Alligator Alcatraz or that El Salvador t*****e chamber prison. ICE should have just let her move her SUV out of the way like she was doing, then move on with whatever other evil they were planning for the neighborhood—-though I would hope the neighbors would’ve put potatoes in their tailpipes and slashed their tires while distracting them by throwing snowballs at them. Maybe some of those snowballs could have rocks in them. No less than ICE deserves. Oh, and saying she should’ve minded her own business? F**k that noise. The crimes perpetrated by ICE are EVERYONE’S BUSINESS, and will not stop until we the people make it stop, and we WILL make it stop.

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    Joe Bloe
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is America right now. One of the worst place to live in the western world, by far!!! Where innocent people get shot by police, and obviously guilty people get pardonned for assaulting police officier and breaking inside the Congress!!! The ruling party does anything to accuse half to country to validate the hate they grew for over a decade. So glad I'm not in this Sh!thole country.

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    Johnnee
    Community Member
    2 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scary with so many facsism apologists in the comments. The US truly is a morally bankrupt country

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