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Preventable tragedies that rarely get national attention Renee Good Alex Pretti These two cases involved individuals who put themselves in direct confrontation with law enforcement, threatened officers, and tragically lost their lives. Those incidents are constantly elevated, politicized, and used to inflame outrage. Now compare that to the following. These are less-known victims, people who were harmed or killed by individuals who were not legally supposed to be in this country, yet were here due to systemic failures. Their names are rarely spoken. Their families rarely get airtime. Brianna Kelson Karen Diamond Billy McKellar Zabar McKellar Krishaun McKellar Kason McKellar Nicole Gregory Larisha Sharell Thompson Jimmy Friesenhahn Ava Moore Jorge Gonzalez Aleksandre Modebadze Jim McCammon Camillia Williams Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra Ilias Louie Mavros Adan Lopez Lorenzo Matias Roblero Emanuel Debrina Kawam Grayson Christopher Davis Angel Samaniego Evangeline Ubaldo Moreno Sebastian Ubaldo Moreno Fraime Ubaldo Marangely Moreno Santiago Tiger Gutierrez Rylan Oncale Taliyah Crochet Melody Waldecker Kaitlyn Weaver Jocelyn Nungaray Scott Miller Matthew Carney Anilson Mauricio Perez Gomez Kristie Thibodeaux Lauryn Ni Kole Leonard Laken Riley Shannon Patricia Jungwirth Mario Alberto Trejo Estrada Jorge Alexander Reyes Jungwirth Riordan Powell Melissa Powell Travis Wolfe Catalina Valdez Andrade Merced Andrade Bailon Ruperto Mondragon Salgado Jario Hernandez Sanchez Carmen Unilda Navas Zuniga Michael Kunovich Diana Velazquez Alvarado Julisa Molina Rivera Jose Jonathan Casarez Sonia Argentina Guzman Daniel Enrique Laso David Breaux Karim Abou Najm Matteo Garcia Erpharo Gilbert Limber Lopez Funez Diane Hill Luckett Maria Rios Maris Mareen DiGiovanni Brent Allan Hallett Martin Iran Carreon Adame Ned Byrd Kayla Marie Hamilton Sandra Vazquez Ceja Victor Huerta Terry Aultman Brenda Aultman Erin Simanskis Rachel Morin Ruby Garcia George Levin Lizbeth Medina Maria Gonzalez Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz Luis Jocsan Nanez Lopez Hallie Helgeson Brady Heiling Ivory Smith Alex AJ Wise Jr Mustaffa Muhammad Nicacio Hernandez Gonzalez Jon Douglas Ratcliffe Jacques Price Amalia Coc Choc de Pec Estrella Anastasia Pec Coc Maricela Simon Franco Jeremy Poou Caceras Santiago Jacobo Anjelica Guadalupe Amaya Briceno Aiden Clark Kimberlee Guillory Gloria Stephanie Palomec Paul Osokin Anya Varfolomeev Jennifer Ann Morton Dania Cruz Mejia Dennis Buan David Hang Colby Brice Compton Gretchen Gross Crecensio Rosas De La Rosa Corbin Wagner Francisco Javier Cuellar Douglas R Cline Isidro Cortes Karina Torres Moussa Fofana Andi Lynn Blair Cheston Edwards Cindy Goulding Evelyn Falcon Miguel Ruiz Francisco Zamora Victoria Eileen Harwell Two realities exist. One group made choices that led to confrontation with law enforcement and is endlessly amplified. The other group includes innocent people whose lives were stolen, yet whose stories are quietly ignored. Selective outrage is not justice. Ignoring victims because they do not fit a narrative is morally bankrupt.