Reuters analysis of new video of Renee Good's fatal encounter with ICE agent in Minneapolis ICE officer

Summary: the ICE agent Jonathan Ross was not in danger of getting run over when he killed Renee Good. He came in contact with the car, but could clearly see that the driver was steering away from him. Regardless, he shot 3 times, once after being passed by.

  • tomatolung@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Also, from the article:

    Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, questioned why the ICE agent would place himself in front of a moving car.

    Alpert said the officer’s positioning could be an example of officer-created jeopardy. “The crux of officer-created jeopardy is putting yourself in a position to use force in response to whatever the suspect’s doing, as opposed to just reacting to protect his own life or someone else’s,” said Alpert.

    So Ross, who has previously been dragged, decides to put himself in harms way and potentially cause a shooting.