The Killing of Alex Pretti Should Be the Breaking Point

Image by Jessica Christian.

Last week, I wrote an article at CounterPunch about the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis. When I wrote that piece, my goal was to stay measured and make the case that the shooting was unjustified in a way that might actually get certain people to listen. I reviewed the video evidence and told a story from my Army days about a moment when we were able to avoid killing civilians in a split-second situation far more dangerous than the one the officer was in who shot Renee Good.