The streets of Minneapolis have once again become a powder keg after the fatal shooting of Renee Good during a massive DHS and ICE operation. Amid the fog of conflicting videos and media spin, one thing is clear: federal agents were conducting an enforcement action in a city still raw from past unrest, and a tragic confrontation ended with a life lost. Americans should demand a full and transparent investigation, but they should also remember that law enforcement faces dangerous, split-second decisions every day while protecting our communities.
Conservative patriots ought to be furious at the predictable left-wing response that rushes to a narrative before facts are known. For months the Biden administration’s open-border failures and the resulting surge in enforcement have been weaponized by activists and some elected officials into a political theater that endangers officers and the public alike. When agents are branded villains for doing the job the federal government sent them to do, it emboldens mobs and makes the streets less safe for parents, children, and small businesses.
The protests that followed were large and at times destructive, and yet too many local leaders offered moralizing lectures instead of restoring order. Minneapolis officials who encourage resistance to federal law enforcement while simultaneously demanding public safety are guilty of rank hypocrisy. This is the same playbook we saw in 2020: stoke emotion, amplify chaos, then blame law enforcement when things inevitably spiral.
Predictably, a member of the so-called Squad blasted DHS as part of a “blatant attempt to obstruct,” apparently more interested in grandstanding than governance. These are the lawmakers who weaponize oversight as a prop for cable news and then act surprised when agencies enforce rules designed to protect detainees and staff. Oversight matters, but it has rules; showing up amid raids and riots under the cameras’ lights is about photo ops, not real accountability.
The media circus that treats every enforcement action as a human-rights crisis is doing an enormous disservice to honest debate. Too many outlets reflexively side with outrage, edit videos to fit a narrative, and ignore the fundamental obligations of sovereign nations to enforce their laws. Conservatives must call out that bias while insisting on transparency — release the bodycam footage, allow impartial investigators, and let the law run its course.
Now is the time for sober leadership, not performative outrage. Support for law enforcement and federal agents does not mean closing our eyes to mistakes; it means insisting on due process, protecting those who serve, and holding the guilty accountable without surrendering the rule of law to mobs. If America is to remain a safe, prosperous nation, we must stop turning enforcement into a partisan sport and start fixing the broken border and criminal-justice policies that created this tinderbox.
Hardworking Americans deserve better than a political class that alternates between weaponizing grief and coddling chaos. Demand clear answers, insist on proper oversight, and refuse to let radical activists decide whether our laws are enforced. Stand with justice, stand with the communities trying to rebuild, and stand for the simple American principle that order and liberty go hand in hand.
