I linked earlier today to a story about an 18-year old kid who murdered and beheaded his mother. According to early reports, he has a well-documented history of mental illness, and is on a (lately neglected) regimen of psychotropic medicines.<\/p>\n
Well. Wouldn’t you know it? The family are illegals from Honduras and, naturally, the kid had little choice but to be living with his parents. So how does the Washington Times<\/i> — somewhere to the right of Steve Bannon — headline the story?<\/p>\n Illegal immigrant charged with murder in N.C. after his mother beheaded<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Strictly, that’s accurate, but on the day newspapers are reporting the re-implementation of the Muslim travel ban, and given ISIS’ well-documented taste for beheadings, wouldn’t that headline have caused you to expect to read about crazed Muslims?<\/p>\n So this story that probably ought to be about aspiration and tragedy, with perhaps a sidelong look at the dismal state of mental health care in this country, becomes a narrative about dangerous immigrants.<\/p>\n I guess the perpetrator will enjoy the distinction of being the first entry in our brand new database of immigrant crime, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I linked earlier today to a story about an 18-year old kid who murdered and beheaded his mother. According to early reports, he has a well-documented history of mental illness, and is on a (lately neglected) regimen of psychotropic medicines. … Continue reading \n