Being a parent in the ICE age
The ICE shooting today marked the fifth person killed by this motley crew of unidentified goons, continually normalizing violence against everyday citizens exercising Constitutional rights. But this one got me after I saw this picture from the slain woman’s glove compartment:
Today was a hectic day with a doctor’s appt, daycare drop off and pick up on my agenda, alongside my professional responsibilities. I was frantically getting things together for the doctor’s appointment and realized I didn’t have any stuffed animal-type toys for Emi to play with, and mental noted to get some in the car for future rides.
DHS and the Trump administration were quick to label Renee Good as a domestic terrorist within hours of her death. Besides this being absurd in the face of authentic video evidence, what domestic terrorist brings stuffies to a gun fight? As much as the administration wants to label anyone that disagrees with their agenda as disloyal to the United States, people looking out for their neighbors with whistles and phones and keeping an eye out for border patrol agents are not terrorists. Renee’s child, apparently 6-years old, was certainly the recipient of those stuffed animals, not a gun in sight in that glove box.
Which brings me back to that photo. They killed a parent in plain sight, with her dog in the car. That could have been me, that could have been you.
There is little chance this death changes any actions by this administration. There shouldn’t be a single death in immigration enforcement. There shouldn’t be daycare workers, educators, grandmothers, taco shop owners, kitchen staffers being rounded up and deported. There shouldn’t bet be US Citizens getting detained for a month+. None of this shit should be happening.
All one can hope is the people continue to wake up. Go woke, if you will, and stand up for what’s right. Which is treating people with dignity and being respectful of their circumstances, and be against this particularly heinous element of fascism.