ICE Agent Sustains 'Internal Bleeding' After Shooting Unarmed Woman
The Department of Homeland Security, via The Independent, tells us that ICE agent Jonathan Ross suffered 'internal bleeding' after shooting Renee Good, an unarmed woman, during a 2018 immigration raid in Minneapolis. This alleged injury, for which no transparent medical records have ever been provided, became a central pillar in attempts to justify the agent's actions and vilify the victim. Prior
to this, unnamed 'Trump administration officials' spun a dramatic tale of Ross being 'injured' and 'lucky to escape with his life', implying a harrowing struggle rather than a unilateral discharge of a weapon. One might conclude that the government's concern for agents' 'internal bleeding' vastly outweighs their concern for the physical and emotional trauma inflicted upon the civilians they shoot.
This rhetorical pivot, a classic in the law enforcement playbook, consistently aims to shift culpability and sympathy. It's a convenient narrative indeed when the aggressor claims injury after harming another, allowing the powerful to play victim while the true victim is sidelined.