Heather Cox Richardson is so fucking brilliant! [View all]

She was on Velshi right now.

She and Ali were discussing the murder of Renee Nicole Good. She made a very important point about the way the shooting transpired, and the behavior of the federal agent Jonathan Ross.

We see from the recording on his phone - when he was being antagonistic and circling the vehicle, Renee said to him: "I'm not mad at you". She was acting in a way to de-escalate the situation. In doing so, she is actually the one in control.

Ross did not want her to be in control. He wanted to assert his control. So - he shot her.

HCR explained that this is classic authoritarian behavior.

HCR saw this dynamic for what it was. It is chilling. How dare you, a woman, assert control.

I will look for the video of the segment and post it when I retrieve it.