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littlemissmartypants

(32,746 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:05 PM Jan 14

Renee Good's family hires same law firm used by George Floyd's family to investigate ICE shooting

Source: AP

(AP) - Renee Good ’s family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother as she attempted to follow agents’ instructions, and said Wednesday they have hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd ’s family to press for answers and accountability.

Her loved ones said in a statement they want Good, 37, remembered as “an agent of peace” and urged the public not to use her death as a political flashpoint, according to the Chicago-based firm Romanucci & Blandin. The firm said it will release information from its investigation in the coming weeks.

The family’s decision to hire the law firm came the same week the Justice Department said it sees no basis to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting. An FBI probe of Renee Good’s death is ongoing.

Read more: https://www.1011now.com/2026/01/14/renee-goods-family-hires-same-law-firm-used-by-george-floyds-family-investigate-ice-shooting/



By The Associated Press and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press
Published: Jan. 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM EST|Updated: 16 minutes ago
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Renee Good's family hires same law firm used by George Floyd's family to investigate ICE shooting (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Jan 14 OP
Rene Good's family hires law firm that represented George Floyd's family LetMyPeopleVote Jan 14 #1
Sorry it's gonna be a political fight mountain grammy Jan 14 #3
Not all "lies" are false. Igel Jan 15 #13
Taxpayers on the hook again because of one stupid ICEhole thumping his chest Bayard Jan 14 #2
And the ICE thugs own pocket. paleotn Jan 14 #4
The problem is, his kids would also suffer RazorbackExpat Jan 15 #10
So we should just let them off the hook then. Kill whoever the fuck you want. Is that it? paleotn Jan 15 #12
I never said that RazorbackExpat Jan 18 #14
Yeah...he's so innocent he needs to hide. Sounds about right for these NAZI's Bengus81 Jan 15 #11
The bastard that shot her should lose everything he owns. bluestarone Jan 14 #5
Smart move. mysteryowl Jan 14 #6
Sue the ICE bastard for wrongful death AverageOldGuy Jan 14 #7
"Be Good" Family is so Kind and Generous.. They Cha Jan 15 #8
Kristi Noem should be charged as an accessory FakeNoose Jan 15 #9

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,523 posts)
1. Rene Good's family hires law firm that represented George Floyd's family
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jan 14

This lawsuit will be fun to watch

https://virginiatimesnow.com/renee-good-family-hires-george-floyd-law-firm/

The family of Renee Nicole Macklin Good has retained attorneys to conduct a civil investigation into her fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a federal operation in Minneapolis, the legal firm Romanucci & Blandin said Wednesday.

Romanucci & Blandin and attorney Antonio Romanucci—a legal firm and lawyer known for representing George Floyd’s family in the civil case that ended in a landmark settlement—signaling.

In a statement from Romanucci & Blandin, the family called for calm in Minneapolis and urged the public not to turn Good’s death into a political fight. The lawyers said that the family wants Good to be remembered with a simple message: “Be Good.” They also stated that they will disclose information from their investigation as it is developed , describing transparency as essential.

Attorney Antonio M. Romanucci, the firm’s founding partner, said the team represents Good’s partner, Becca Good, along with her parents, Tim and Donna Ganger, and her siblings. The attorneys said Minneapolis lawyer Kevin Riach is serving as co-counsel.

The legal team’s account describes what it said occurred on Jan. 7, 2026, along Portland Avenue between East 33rd and 34th streets. The attorneys said Good, 37, and her partner were driving home after dropping off their 6-year-old child at school when they saw federal agents in their neighborhood and stopped to observe. The attorneys said videos show Good gesturing for other vehicles to pass, as agents moved toward her car.

Igel

(37,426 posts)
13. Not all "lies" are false.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:48 PM
Jan 15

Some lies are mostly true and are false by omission.

The speaker says only true, the hearer infers all false.

This is worse than a lie. With a lie, you can say, "He told me an untruth." With an inferred untruth based on truth, you might claim you were mislead--but that means you were duped, and even then, for a superior0-thinking person that means the stupid mislead the bright. The person heard the facts, the person inferred wrongly, reached a false conclusion ... and owns it. That person didn't just accept it--it's that person's own conclusion, fruit of his/her labor. It's their intellectual baby and they've bought in.

Ownership is hard to give up.

Even if it's built on a set of true facts that omits a lot of also true facts so sets the I-wanna-believe thinker, often self-dubbed "critical" thinker, up for naive thinking and false conclusions. If logic has it's own devil appointed to corrupt it, it's that devil's work.

I've said before that "half a lie is worse than a lie" because that's how it works. In academia. In relationships. In politics.

Bayard

(28,969 posts)
2. Taxpayers on the hook again because of one stupid ICEhole thumping his chest
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 04:53 PM
Jan 14

The award should come out of DHS's budget--provided they still have one by then.

paleotn

(21,818 posts)
4. And the ICE thugs own pocket.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:34 PM
Jan 14

He's been doxed and is in hiding. Now bankrupt his ass for the rest of his miserable life. A short one I hope.

RazorbackExpat

(916 posts)
14. I never said that
Sun Jan 18, 2026, 07:34 AM
Jan 18

Arrest and prosecute the father, but don't punish his kids for his crime. Is that hard to understand?

bluestarone

(21,616 posts)
5. The bastard that shot her should lose everything he owns.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 05:37 PM
Jan 14

The woman he MURDERED lost everything plus her life!! That's where all money should come from. ALL this and he should take up residence in PRISON. Get this BASTARD off the streets!!

AverageOldGuy

(3,539 posts)
7. Sue the ICE bastard for wrongful death
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 06:59 PM
Jan 14

Wrongful death is a civil matter that requires only a MAJORITY of the jury, not a unanimous jury vote.

Sue him for everything he has and ever will have -- house, car(s), guns, boat, and best of all -- HIS PENSION.

Cha

(317,672 posts)
8. "Be Good" Family is so Kind and Generous.. They
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 01:56 AM
Jan 15

deserve Justice For Renee. ☮️🌺🌻🌸🕯️🕊️💜

Mahalo, pants ☮️🌺🌻💜

FakeNoose

(40,665 posts)
9. Kristi Noem should be charged as an accessory
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:17 AM
Jan 15

The ICE-goons are all over Minneapolis, literally trying to provoke civil disobedience. Just like 5 years ago with George Floyd's murder. This behavior starts at the top.

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