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He Was Murdered in a Hate Crime. She Brought His Blood-Soaked Phone Back to Life

61 points by lnguyen 7y ago

throwaway5752 7y ago
I hope this doesn't just go off the front page. It is a great story about right to repair and women in tech (sadly in the context of such terrible circumstances) I remember when this abhorrent incident happened, a remember thinking what a tragedy it is that such a toilet circling individual - notably, echoing current US right wing talking points during the lead up to the attack - was able to rob the world of such a promising person. What grabbed me in this article is that "Dumala still lives in the house she and Kuchibhotla built. Because she was a dependent on her husband’s visa, she had to apply for a new one after he was killed, and in doing so was bumped to the back of India’s astronomically long immigration line. All the years she spent waiting to become a citizen with her husband were lost; she now has to start over." How is it possible that her visa application has not been expedited? Does anyone know which US rep/senator to call to push this issue?
- jbob2000 7y ago
  The sad thing is, is that without her husband, her case for immigration is probably much weaker. From the article, it doesn't sound like she has a job, her and her child were totally dependent on the husband. These aren't the kinds of immigrants that we setup our policies to bring in.
  - throwaway5752 7y ago
    Yes. We set it up to bring in her husband, and then he was murdered by a racist moron that thought he was middle eastern (as though that justified anything). Out of basic human decency and compassion they should continue to process her husband's original application.
    - jbob2000 7y ago
      I don't think the immigration system is setup for basic human decency and compassion.
      - jstarfish 7y ago
        We do grant asylum. This should be considered as such.
        jbob2000 7y ago
        But where do you draw the line? The wait-list for immigration is full of stories like hers. Every immigrant has a story like this.
- GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
  Fortunately a KS State representative helped her out. I'm glad they could at least sort her our with an employment authorization. IIRC she's currently working for a non-profit pushing for fairer legislation for H1-B visa applicants. Dumala, meanwhile, received an employment authorization document in May with the help of Yoder’s office. She’s also applying for a nonimmigrant U visa, set aside for crime victims, and an H-1B.[0] [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/widow-kansas-shooting-victim-temporarily-lost-residency-status-n800846 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/widow-kansas-shoo...
  - throwaway5752 7y ago
    That is wonderful news, thank you for sharing it. Given how things are, I thought something had to be done for her to still be in the country. Kudos to Yoder for stepping in and helping there.
folkhack 7y ago
I saw the title and immediately knew it was Jessa Jones. For anyone looking for great content that's highly technical but more on a practical "everyday problems" side of things I highly recommend her YouTube channel "iPad Rehab". Due to regressive tactics against electronics right to repair a ton of content creators in the industry are forced into more open sharing of their knowledge/techniques through avenues like YouTube which makes for great TV. Jessa's (and her team's) stuff is of an outstandingly high quality!
grandridge 7y ago
Every murder is a hate crime
- robrtsql 7y ago
  I disagree. Regardless of what the etymology seems to imply, "hate crime" is understood to mean a crime where the victim was targeted due to their membership in a certain race or social group. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime

61 points by lnguyen 7y ago

I hope this doesn't just go off the front page. It is a great story about right to repair and women in tech (sadly in the context of such terrible circumstances) I remember when this abhorrent incident happened, a remember thinking what a tragedy it is that such a toilet circling individual - notably, echoing current US right wing talking points during the lead up to the attack - was able to rob the world of such a promising person. What grabbed me in this article is that "Dumala still lives in the house she and Kuchibhotla built. Because she was a dependent on her husband’s visa, she had to apply for a new one after he was killed, and in doing so was bumped to the back of India’s astronomically long immigration line. All the years she spent waiting to become a citizen with her husband were lost; she now has to start over." How is it possible that her visa application has not been expedited? Does anyone know which US rep/senator to call to push this issue?

jbob2000 7y ago
The sad thing is, is that without her husband, her case for immigration is probably much weaker. From the article, it doesn't sound like she has a job, her and her child were totally dependent on the husband. These aren't the kinds of immigrants that we setup our policies to bring in.
- throwaway5752 7y ago
  Yes. We set it up to bring in her husband, and then he was murdered by a racist moron that thought he was middle eastern (as though that justified anything). Out of basic human decency and compassion they should continue to process her husband's original application.
  - jbob2000 7y ago
    I don't think the immigration system is setup for basic human decency and compassion.
    - jstarfish 7y ago
      We do grant asylum. This should be considered as such.
      - jbob2000 7y ago
        But where do you draw the line? The wait-list for immigration is full of stories like hers. Every immigrant has a story like this.
GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
Fortunately a KS State representative helped her out. I'm glad they could at least sort her our with an employment authorization. IIRC she's currently working for a non-profit pushing for fairer legislation for H1-B visa applicants. Dumala, meanwhile, received an employment authorization document in May with the help of Yoder’s office. She’s also applying for a nonimmigrant U visa, set aside for crime victims, and an H-1B.[0] [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/widow-kansas-shooting-victim-temporarily-lost-residency-status-n800846 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/widow-kansas-shoo...
- throwaway5752 7y ago
  That is wonderful news, thank you for sharing it. Given how things are, I thought something had to be done for her to still be in the country. Kudos to Yoder for stepping in and helping there.

folkhack 7y ago

I saw the title and immediately knew it was Jessa Jones. For anyone looking for great content that's highly technical but more on a practical "everyday problems" side of things I highly recommend her YouTube channel "iPad Rehab". Due to regressive tactics against electronics right to repair a ton of content creators in the industry are forced into more open sharing of their knowledge/techniques through avenues like YouTube which makes for great TV. Jessa's (and her team's) stuff is of an outstandingly high quality!

grandridge 7y ago

Every murder is a hate crime

robrtsql 7y ago
I disagree. Regardless of what the etymology seems to imply, "hate crime" is understood to mean a crime where the victim was targeted due to their membership in a certain race or social group. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hate%20crime