Comment by i80and

Don't worry, it's worse. Half the country has branded her as a terrorist, and her killer as a hero.

> It's not flattering to the US

There's such a long list of things one could say that about.

In this instance the "representation matters" thought process seems to bear out.

Folks talk about aspiring to role models who look like them. People also react strongly when this sort of thing happens to someone who looks like them.

It's not. I was a "90 day fiance" immigrant (the concept, not the show).

We had a sincere relationship, but we both agreed that our marriage, while genuine, was earlier than it would have otherwise been other than logistics of an trans-Pacific romance.

We stayed together 5 years, then separated/divorced, amicably. In the midst of all that I missed a USCIS filing date.

I was out of status briefly, but also in a situation where I was ostensibly entitled to stay (USCIS would have to demonstrate a belief that the marriage was under false pretences), so I hired an immigration attorney to straighten things out (which basically involved filing paperwork that I needed to file, and a letter from her and one from me explaining why I missed it.

She did make the comment to me during all that though that I had no cause for concern above and beyond that, quote:

"I hate that I can say it, but the reality is you're both 'the right color' and a high-earning male. USCIS has you so far down the list of their priorities for reconciliation you could stay here decades before them calling you to account".

I wonder what conclusion the FBI's investigation will come to because it sure doesn't look good for ICE to me. Best case, those two agents get sentenced to life for murder but the damage is done and a life taken. If the officer fired two shots and she died at the scene then it seems reasonable to me the bullets didn't go through the windshield and, instead, went through her rolled down window while she was turning away from the officer. If that's the case then I'm predicting riots everywhere over the next couple weeks.

// i know pretty much zero details of what happened and it will be impossible to get any actual facts that are not politicized for weeks

If midterms go well, and the special elections last November suggest they may, then at least we may be able to blunt some of the harm.

But the underlying point that about 35% of Americans just fundamentally do not seem to value civilization is a problem that has to be worked around.

most people are more than one thing.

She can be both, she will become lots of things over time depending on agenda. Her background was decidedly under-reported, for a few justifications, including preventing a preferred audience from sympathizing with the victim.

Not sure what your point is other than volume of information available increases over time.

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