Minnesota Shootings Expose Longstanding Double Standards in Law Enforcement Accountability

The tragic deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at the hands of federal officers in Minneapolis reveal a disturbing playbook long known to Black Americans: rapid official narratives casting victims as dangerous radicals before thorough investigations take place.This reflexive defense—presenting officers as having no choice but lethal force—has historically shielded law enforcement from accountability, especially when the victims are Black. Now, as these patterns resurface in the deaths of two white civilians, it exposes systemic failings that undermine justice for every American.Why Does Official Speed to Judgment Undermine Justice for All?Families like those of Pretti and Good are rightly...