Subject: Re: A Eulogy for Alex Pretti
A Epitaph for Pretti: Pretti died in Defense of Illegal Aliens.

That would be an epitaph to be proud of.

People are entitled to a defense. Especially people who are being subject to the power of the State. There are people who nobly spend their entire lives pursuing careers in defense of people who are actual criminals. Having access to that is critical to a fair and just society. That's such an important, foundational element of a just society that it's enshrined in our Constitution. We go so far as to pay for actual criminals to have access to a defense, with public funds, because it's so incredibly important.

Many of the people being rounded up by ICE aren't even criminals. Most of the rest haven't done anything worse than illegal entry. And just because someone has done something wrong doesn't mean that they deserve to be treated the way ICE and the Border Patrol are treating people.

Just because someone is an Illegal Alien doesn't make them inhuman, it doesn't make them monstrous, it doesn't make them undeserving of basic due process and basic human decency. And standing up in defense of those truths? A worthy epitaph indeed....