Oppose Double Standards in Law Enforcement and Uphold Equal Justice

I am writing to urge you to publicly address the dangerous double standard in how our justice system treats violence against law enforcement officers and to oppose policies that create a two-tiered system of justice based on political loyalty. On January 6, 2021, rioters violently attacked Capitol Police officers with flagpoles, shields, and riot gear. They beat officers, sprayed them with chemicals, and crushed them against doors and walls. Hundreds of officers were injured, and some never recovered from the trauma. Despite this documented violence against law enforcement, these individuals received pardons and were called patriots and heroes. In stark contrast, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three from New Jersey, was shot and killed by an ICE agent. The federal government claimed she was impeding law enforcement, yet witnesses and local officials report she was unarmed and not violent. While Capitol rioters who committed actual assaults on police officers walk free, Good was killed. Ashli Babbitt, shot while forcing her way into the Capitol during the riot, received a $5 million settlement and military funeral with honors. Good's crime scene was not preserved, and her vehicle was hauled away. This represents a fundamental breakdown in equal justice under law. When violence in service of political power is rewarded while citizens are killed for alleged disrespect, we no longer have a justice system. We have a political enforcement apparatus. I am asking you to take a clear public stance against this double standard. Specifically, I urge you to demand accountability for the Good shooting, call for an independent investigation, and oppose any policies that create different standards of justice based on political affiliation. Our communities deserve law enforcement that protects everyone equally, not one that operates as a velvet rope for the politically connected. The rule of law must apply equally, or it means nothing at all.