“Republican officials and activists can tell Americans to doubt their lying eyes all they like, but it is very difficult to watch the clips of Good’s killing and not see a belligerent ICE agent who is in zero danger whatsoever shooting multiple rounds into an innocent civilian who is just trying to de-escalate the situation and drive away.”
“the average income in <X> is <Y> of <currency>” cool, what’s the median
Average isn’t useful here. however, after a little bit of research, apparently the median income in the US is $24,327, which means the reality is actually much worse than this meme makes it seem. yay!
According to time magazine, median annual rent is $13,896, which means rent alone is 57% Of the median annual income, awesome!
“the visual evidence shows no indication that the agent who fired the shots, Jonathan Ross, had been run over. The footage provides visibility into the positioning between the agent and Ms. Good’s S.U.V., and the key moments of escalation. It also establishes — millisecond by millisecond — how Mr. Ross put himself in a dangerous position near her vehicle in the first place. Unlocked NYT link in comments goes to a 7 minute video, showing that there was a visible gap between Ross and the car.
