Sunday, January 9, 2011

R.I.P.


















Christina Taylor Green, 9, Dorothy Morris, 76, Arizona Federal District Judge John Roll, 63, from bottom left, Phyllis Schneck, 79, Dorwin Stoddard, 76, and Gabe Zimmerman, 30.

My heart goes out to the families of the victims of that senseless shooting in Tucson. I'll never understand the mind of someone that thinks killing innocent people will somehow validate their pathetic existence. I only hope these deaths are not in vain. Why it takes an unthinkable tragedy like this to make people stop and think about what drove someone to such a heinous act I'll never fathom. But if some of the rhetoric and divisiveness in Washington is put to bed as a result, that would be at least one possible good thing that may come of all this.

I also hope Sarah Palin takes some serious flack for her reckless online cross hares posting that included Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' district. A nutjob basically accepted Palin's 'call to action.' I know Palin doesn't have the heart to actually feel any guilt or responsibility for her part in this but she should. Yes, the mentally unstable man that pulled the trigger is ultimately responsible, but for society at large (especially the fear-mongering, hate-stirring politicians and television news networks, papers, blogs) to not look at themselves and see what ills such anger and lack of understanding and respect for people who don't share their opinions can cause would be absolute folly.

Posted by soft rock star at 10:28 PM