ICE Agent Found to Have Followed Training, Still Killed Civilian
Following the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem swiftly declared the agent 'did exactly what he was taught to do.' Axios then delves into DHS's 'Use of Force' policy, detailing when deadly force is permissible—like an 'imminent threat of death'—and when it's not (e.g., solely to prevent escape). What’s conspicuously missing from this
analysis is any critical examination of why this 'training' consistently results in civilian deaths, often with 'federal immunity' as a convenient shield. One might inquire, if an officer 'did exactly what he was taught,' and that results in a fatality under questionable circumstances, perhaps the training itself is the problem. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a pattern seen across various
law enforcement bodies where training prioritizes escalation over de-escalation, all while the system protects its own. It appears the 'investigation' is less about accountability and more about finding the policies that retroactively justify the action. How many 'training exercises' result in dead civilians before the training itself is deemed a failure?