FBI 'Denies' Shutting Down ICE Shooter Probe While Justice Denies Justice for Victims
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that the FBI is denying it shut down a civil rights investigation into Jonathan Ross, an ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good in 2021 during a domestic dispute. Both the FBI and US Attorney's Office stated no federal civil rights investigation was ever opened, despite initial Justice Department internal probes finding sufficient grounds for one. 🔍 WHAT
THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: This incident is not an anomaly but part of a disturbing pattern of impunity for law enforcement in the US. Consider the historical lack of federal charges in the killings of Black citizens by police, from the 1955 murder of Emmett Till where federal intervention was non-existent (despite the clear federal civil rights implications) to the modern era
where even high-profile cases like the 2014 killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson saw no federal charges for officer Darren Wilson. The 1992 Rodney King beating sparked federal intervention, but often only after massive public outcry and multiple local failures. This systemic reluctance to pursue federal civil rights charges against state agents, particularly when powerful agencies like ICE are
involved, is foundational to understanding the current 'denial.' Double Standard: Imagine if this were a developing nation where a government agent shot an unarmed citizen, and the state's highest law enforcement repeatedly 'denied' opening an investigation despite internal findings. Western media would decry it as a failing state, a human rights abuse, and evidence of corruption. Yet, when it