Must be nice to be an illegal immigrant these days. Even when you kill a state trooper in the state of Washington you get your bail reduced by 90%.
What a deal, right?!?
This illegal was driving drunk and high at three in the morning back in March. He veered off the road and started driving on the shoulder, eventually striking a patrol car and killing Washington State Trooper, Christopher M. Gadd.
His bail was originally set at $1 million, but last week that number was lowered to just $100,000 by Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Richard Okrent.
Hey libs, maybe you guys wanna pool some money together, see if you can get this guy free! It's for a great cause!
An ICE official confirmed Santana is a citizen of Mexico, and was in the U.S. unlawfully after entering the country at an unknown date and time. ICE placed an immigration detainer on Santana following his arrest.
"Citizen of Mexico" is a key phrase there. The 8th Amendment prohibits excessive bail, but you'll notice the Constitution is written to limit the government's power over citizens of the United States, not of Mexico, China, or India.
Also, $1 million for allegedly killing a man - a law officer at that - is not excessive by any means, especially when said offender is a criminal foreigner who has every incentive to be a flight risk.
Santana's defense is now worried that should he post bail, federal authorities may arrest him and deport him from the country, the Herald reported.
He'll then be free to hop right back over the border! What a fun game! It's not like a man died or anything!
Keep up the great work, Washington.
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