"Last week we learned that the Trump administration believes its secret police can murder anyone it deems a "domestic terrorist." Renee Nicole Good posed no threat to the ICE agents that she was monitoring as a legal observer, but as she pulled away in her car, one of those cops shot her in the head in front of her wife. It was murder, committed in broad daylight and filmed by multiple bystanders."
"To justify her murder, Good was labeled a domestic terrorist, while her body may have still been warm. If such a dubious designation now marks any of us for death, it seems urgent to consider whom else the Trump administration has designated "domestic terrorists." They might need some protection right now. And they don't seem to be getting much help from the Democratic Party."
Federal authorities have adopted a posture that treats designated 'domestic terrorists' as lawful targets for lethal force. Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old poet and legal observer, posed no threat when an ICE agent shot her in the head as she drove away, in full view of bystanders and her wife. The Department of Homeland Security sought to suppress footage and labeled her a 'violent rioter' who attempted to 'kill' officers. Concern arises about who else bears the 'domestic terrorist' label and whether those people receive protection. Federal officials have singled out antifa as a primary domestic threat despite unclear organizational structure.
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