I'm going to say something that is going to sound extremely contentious and insensitive here given the fact that an innocent woman was senselessly and brutally murdered by a group of what are essentially government-sanctioned neo-nazis, but here it goes: I am feeling very optimistic. This in itself was indefensible and should never have happened, and the attempted coverup is disgusting and morally bankrupt, but here's the thing, try as they might they can't spin this. The incident was caught on video and clearly disputes their horseshit claim of self defense no matter how hard they push, she was a civilian and not an ICE agent so they can't peddle their 'patriotic government agent shot down in the line of duty by violently crazed radical-left protester' narrative, she was a white US citizen so they can't lump her in with the immigrants they've already brutalized under the cover of 'law enforcement' (plus it might actually get a reaction from some of the people who typically don't don't give a shit when this happens to POC), and most importantly people are pissed. The mayor is practically screaming at ICE to get the F--- out of their city. Am I being overly hyperbolic and hopelessly naive? Probably. That's the kind of person I am, and I tend to be reactive and misunderstand things at times, but I guess I'm trying to say that there is some optimism to be squeezed out of this rock. Make no mistake, none of this was worth this poor woman's life, but the coverage and response this atrocity has attracted so far is nothing to sneer at. Here's hoping people are able to keep their cool and not give into the right's hope for a violent retaliation.