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I\u2019m Ryan \u201cDickie\u201d Thompson, and I\u2019ve got a problem. I don\u2019t trust emotional stampedes.<\/p>\n
Not the left\u2019s stampedes. Not the right\u2019s stampedes. Not the \u201cBREAKING NEWS\u201d stampedes that magically appear whenever a bureaucracy needs cover, or a movement needs a fresh martyr.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why I keep circling back to fake hate crimes<\/strong>. Not because every hate crime is fake (they aren\u2019t), but because the modern outrage machine runs on the same fuel: story first, evidence later, and shame for anyone who asks questions.<\/p>\n Matt Walsh\u2019s rant on Renee Good and the George Floyd fallout hits the nerve: when the video shows up, a lot of sanctimonious narratives die on the spot.<\/p>\n [Image: A gritty collage of cable news chyrons, protest signs, and blurred video stills | ALT: fake hate crimes thrive on headlines before evidence]<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with the boring part, the part that ruins everyone\u2019s fan fiction.<\/p>\n Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed in Minneapolis during a federal immigration enforcement operation. Federal officials defended the shooting as self-defense. Minnesota officials pushed back. The FBI got involved in the investigation. That\u2019s the baseline.<\/p>\n AP described a bystander video released by DHS showing Good\u2019s SUV partially blocking the road, honking, agents approaching, and her wife yelling, \u201cdrive, baby, drive.\u201d The video shows an agent moving in front of the vehicle as it drives forward and shots are fired.<\/p>\n You can argue intent all day. But you don\u2019t get to argue physics.<\/p>\n A moving vehicle, an officer in front of it, a tense arrest scene. That\u2019s a lethal-force scenario in basically every adult brain on earth.<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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\nWhat happened with Renee Good, according to the actual reporting<\/h2>\n