Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday urged the public to send any video or evidence of the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to her office, despite the Trump administration assigning the investigation solely to the FBI.
Why It Matters
The FBI has barred Minnesota law enforcement from joining the investigation or reviewing key evidence in the fatal shooting, asserting full federal control over the case.
Local prosecutors said they are weighing legal options as Gov. Tim Walz urged federal officials to reconsider, warning that early statements from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defending the agent could undermine confidence in the probe’s fairness.
What is there to investigate? We got multiple videos showing that the officer shot her unwarranted
They still have to establish proof beyond a reasonable doubt in order to convict. That includes investigating the source of each video, taking statements from whoever made them that they are authentic, and some analysis to further corroborate that the videos are authentic.
And then, even beyond that, they may need to further investigate the agent, to try and establish that this act goes beyond whatever qualified immunity he gets as a Federal agent.
There is a huge burden to prove this in a court of law. Unfortunately, this agent gets the benefit of all that process if he is ever a criminal defendant. His victim didn’t get that benefit, he just decided she needed to go and she was gone. But it’s the way our system works.
And part of fighting fascism is using the systems as designed. Yes, it’s slow, yes it’s uncomfortable. But we cannot undo the crime. We can only bring justice. And flawless execution of that system highlights the importance of the system the fascists are attempting to destroy.
The system only works if someone is enforcing the system and if the system is fair and just. But from what I see, these doesn’t seem to be the case.
And also the last time we fought against fascism was not with words or writing, but with blood and sacrifice. (Ww2)
The system has enforcement capabilities outside of the federal government. I tire of explaining that though.