What did Vance think would be exculpatory?

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17. I want to believe that Vance is

so howl at the moon stupid that he didn't realize how it would play, just like the murderer ICE agent who filmed himself committing murder (which was stupid AF) should have realized making a tiktok when you're claiming your life is in danger isn't a real smart move.

I want to believe that these people are just so stupid it hurts.

But I fear this was released on purpose, that her murder was broadcast to the entire country to terrorize anyone who still might be willing to stand up and protest, resist ICE, fight back. I think they wanted the image of that blonde suburban mom fresh off from school drop off, a US Citizen, getting murdered by an ICE agent, and have the country hear from the vice president "he has full immunity" and have us see that there would be zero consequences.

I think this is about terror, about trying to suppress protest, about them trying to beat down our will to fight back. We know he won't be prosecuted, and even if he was, he would be pardoned if he were convicted. These are scare tactics.