Middle-aged white man/conspiracy theorist/gun owner murders police officer in cold blood

[RHMerriman]

2. Officer Corona was Mexican-American; her father is a veteran of two decades in law enforcement

Officer Corona was Mexican-American; her father, Jose Merced Corona, is a veteran of two decades in local law enforcement and was elected to his county's Board of Supervisors last November, as the first Latino ever. Supervisor Corona came to the US as a five year old from Mexico, and grew up in a family of farmworkers. Officer Corona was the kind of young person any community would be honored to call their own; same for her parents, siblings, and extended family.

And yet 50 years ago, J.M. Corona would have been one of the "scary" children crossing the border that the GOP and right wing in this country scapegoat on a daily basis for their own failures.

And the likes of Mr. Limbaugh, of course, absent being a murderer, would have been embraced as one of "theirs."

There's an old line from a Michener novel, where the protagonist is wondering aloud about those Americans who despite all of our nation's failings, suit up when called and put their lives on the line; as has been said, when one takes the oath, one is writing a blank check to Uncle Sam...

In the here and now, "where do we get such men and women?"

Rest in Peace, Officer Corona. We didn't deserve you...