A dead trooper and a killer sentenced to prison. Isn't America great?

Note to self: RantWoman, do you REALLY need to be having social media spats with loudmouth media figures?

Tough job, but someone needs to do it.

But RantWoman, does that someone HAVE to be you?

Seattle Times covers up illegal status of man who killed state trooper

Clearly, another Brandi tirade is what I need this evening. 1. Heartfelt condolences to the trooper's loved ones. Just because people are not splattering speculation all over social media or getting in the face of a trooper's grieving loved ones is not an indication that people do not recognize the risks police officers face daily and send prayers every time the story comes up in the news. 2. The fact that a person came to WA through no fault of his own and has RESIDED in WA since infancy means he is as much a Washington man as anyone in this story. Nowhere in the story does the Times imply that he is a CITIZEN. He is a RESIDENT. That term covers LOTS of people in WA with lots of different immigration status. 3. Perhaps Brandi has never heard of all the issues with disproportionate policing of black and brown people or of the value of NOT releasing details that will inflame the public. LOTS of people can read between the lines and let the case develop. 4. Regardless of a defendant's immigration status, he is entitled to presumption of innocence and a zelous defense. That is a hard reality for everyone in law enforcement but since the country is enduring, the presidency of a lifelong fraudster sex predator felon who pardons people who threatened the life of his own vice president and killed police officers, I do not consider it inappropriate to expect that all criminal defendants REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS also enjoy due process. 5. Considering the current realities for everyone living undocumented, I do not think it is terrible for a zealous defense attorney to suggest that circumstance may have driven him to drink or to emphasize his efforts to be a father and to improve himself while in jail. 6. Perhaps, Brandi needs to read up a little about how other countries handle many of the issues in this story. And please do not get me started about dehumanizing language like "illegal aliens" or "anchor babies." Again, my heart goes out to the trooper's loved ones and colleagues.