# Ariana Grande’s ICE OUT Pin: Hollywood’s Hypocritical Jab at Law Enforcement and 2A Realities
In a red-carpet moment dripping with irony, left-wing pop sensation Ariana Grande stepped out at the Golden Globes sporting an ICE OUT pin—a not-so-subtle nod to the tragic death of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota last week after allegedly ramming him with her vehicle during an arrest attempt. Good, facing felony charges including assault and fleeing police, accelerated toward the agent in a chaotic scene captured on bodycam footage, forcing the officer to fire in self-defense. Yet, Grande’s accessory transforms this clear-cut law enforcement encounter into a celebrity-fueled anti-ICE protest, aligning with Hollywood’s long-standing disdain for border security. It’s the kind of virtue-signaling that ignores the facts: ICE agents, like all federal officers, are authorized to use deadly force when facing imminent threats, a principle upheld by decades of legal precedent from cases like *Graham v. Connor* (1989), which sets the objective reasonableness standard for police actions under duress.
For the 2A community, Grande’s pin is a masterclass in selective outrage that inadvertently bolsters our cause. While celebrities clutch their pearls over one agent’s justified use of a service pistol, they remain deafeningly silent on the rampant violence against ICE personnel—over 100 assaults reported in fiscal year 2023 alone, per DHS data, often involving vehicles as weapons. This hypocrisy underscores a core 2A truth: the same self-defense rights that protect border agents from deadly attacks are enshrined for every American under the Second Amendment. Imagine the outcry if a civilian defender shot an aggressor ramming them with a car—yet when it’s a fed doing it, it’s police brutality. Grande’s stunt doesn’t just politicize a tragedy; it highlights how anti-2A elites decry armed resistance to threats only when it suits their narrative, conveniently forgetting that an unarmed ICE agent might be the one in a body bag. Data from the FBI’s LEOKA reports shows law enforcement faces vehicle ramming as a rising tactic, with 78 incidents in 2022 alone, proving why good guys with guns—badges or not—are essential.
The implications ripple far beyond Tinseltown: as open-border policies fuel chaos, expect more such high-profile smears to demonize not just ICE, but armed self-defense writ large. 2A advocates should seize this—counter with facts, bodycam breakdowns, and stats showing ICE’s restraint (use-of-force incidents are a fraction of 1% of encounters). Grande’s pin isn’t solidarity; it’s a blindfold to reality, reminding us why the right to keep and bear arms isn’t negotiable, whether you’re patrolling the border or standing your ground at home. Stay vigilant, Second Amendment fam—this is cultural warfare, and we’re armed with truth.
*Sources: DHS ICE reports, FBI LEOKA data, bodycam footage from incident, Golden Globes coverage via TMZ/People.*
