Stoic Justice: Renee Nicole Good

Stoic Justice: Renee Nicole Good

From Practicing Stoicism by Tanner Campbell

January 11, 2026 · 14 min · Season 1 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode discusses the unjust treatment of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot by an ICE officer, through a Stoic lens of justice.

I am a public philosopher, it is my only job. I am enabled to do this job, in large part, thanks to support from my listeners and readers. You can support my work, keep it independent and online, at https://practicingstoicism.com/pledge. Last week, Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. She was 37 years old, a mother, a poet, and she was not the target of ICE’s operations. She was present as an observer, protesting their activities. Whether she was documented or undocumented is irrelevant. What matters is that she posed no meaningful threat and was treated unjustly. In this episode, I walk through what is visible in the video footage, what the officer reasonably could and could not have believed, and why the use of lethal force was unjustified. Renee attempted to leave the scene. Her vehicle moved forward slowly, on a slippery surface, and briefly came close to an officer who stepped out of the way unharmed. Despite this, a firearm had already been drawn and trained on her before she attempted to drive away, and she was shot and killed. I argue that this reflects a broader moral failure: the treatment of bystanders, protestors, and non-suspects as…

People in this episode

Host: Tanner Campbell

Guest: Renee Nicole Good

Topics covered

  • Stoicism
  • justice
  • immigration
  • philosophy
  • protest
  • violence

Keywords

  • Stoic justice
  • Renee Nicole Good
  • ICE officer
  • protest
  • lethal force
  • moral failure
  • human regard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE

Places: Minneapolis

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