Arizona Shooting - Why did he do it? More and Better Wacko Theories
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
January 9, 2011 6:36am CST
As long as we are going to ignore the facts surrounding this tragedy in Arizona and offer crazy unsubstantiated theories about why the shooter committed this terrible act, I thought we should consider these, just for balance.
Do you think he could have done it because of these pictures of targets and bulleyes that showed up on Democratic sites?
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=13647
Well, maybe not. Democrats talking about going behind enemy lines and "targeting" people is not language that incites. I know it isn't because target only means something violent if you are right-wing.
Could he have read this article entitled "My CongressWOMAN voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!" published in Daily Kos just 48 HOURS BEFORE this shooting and decided this was reason enough to attack Giffords?
http://hillbuzz.org/2011/01/08/my-congresswoman-voted-against-nancy-pelosi-and-is-now-dead-to-me-eerie-daily-kos-hit-piece-on-gabrielle-giffords-just-two-days-before-assassination-attempt-on-her/
Or should we just stop being so ridiculous and realize that this young man was mentally ill, that he lived in the district, that he had actually met Gabrielle Giffords before and told a classmate she was "unintelligent" and that he was a pothead with various conspiracy theories that were not based in reality and he just "lost it" and did something unspeakable and inexplicable except by the incoherent thoughts that went through his very sick mind?
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
9 Jan 11
I was shocked and sickened when I heard a government official yesterday talking about the "destructive rhetoric" and political resentments that may have fueled this man's depravity. He was talking about right-wing resentment and that, to my mind, can only fuel the fires of resentment of one party to another.
The monster who did this is either ill or evil, I'm not sure which. I thank God that the congresswoman survived and hope that she is brought back to health with all her faculties intact, both mental and physical. I was shocked at how the news impacted me--I was in tears, and on my knees praying for her and the other survivors as well as the families of those murdered by this horrible person.
I often talk about drastic changes in the government and a peoples' revolution but never in my wildest imaginings do I wish for violence. The voting booth is our weapon and should remain our only way to bring about change.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
10 Jan 11
Ladybug, I can only assume that you're talking about the bullseyes on the states that Mrs. Palin was targeting on the laws? Lots of people "target" states, policies, politicians and ideas.
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/08/sarah-palin-blamed-by-bloggers-for-shooting-of-gabrielle-gifford/
This talk about how people "target" things.
You are missing the whole point of this tragic, needless act of evil. An evil man with delusions of grandeur thought he would kill a member of congress because of her beliefs. He was angry that she was a conservative democrat, according to some sources. Whatever his motivation, it was not justified. The man is a monster and I don't care what party he belongs to, or what church or religion, race, ethnicity or socioeconomic group. He is a MONSTER.
Assigning blame to one political group or another is nearly equally as monstrous and serves to further divide this country. If you truly think that Mrs. Palin inspired this despicable murder you are beyond unreasonable--I would say that you are insane.
Step back and look objectively at this entire thing. Forget your party, your political beliefs and just look at it for what it is--the act of an evil person who is so self-absorbed that he can't accept any other opinion than his own.
Making this political is an insult to the family of Christina Green, the child who was murdered by this monster. Have some dignity, Ladybug, and please try to show that you have some sense of perspective and that you are a human being capable of feeling the pain of all involved without bringing this down to the level of shabby and shameful politics.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
11 Jan 11
Rollo, I've not heard of this yet. If this is all true, that man has a LOT of blood on his hands and I have no sympathy for him or the Loughner family at all.
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
11 Jan 11
On here, you seem to be saying that this guy was incoherent and crazy and incaable of being influenced by politics. Yet on another thread YOU actually labelled him a "wacky pot smoking left wing liberal" without a shred of substantiation. So which is it? On yet another posting, you are scapegoating the sheriff while accusing others of looking for a scapegoat. You should pause and take a look at your different postings.
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@Angelgirl16 (2171)
• United States
10 Jan 11
The Congresswoman and others are injured or was killed, because a deranged shooter decided that he had something to prove. If what was said in the past by the President, Democratic or Republican party, or private citizens made this guy do what he did, then why aren't we all out there shooting up the world around us? We are responsible for our own actions. We make excuses for people like this guy who will probably get less time because we basically give him an alibi, he is insane or he got the idea because of what someone said. The shooter should suffer the consequences for his hateful actions that took innocent people's lives and injured many more.
Unfortunately, the hype of this situation will fizzle out and another will be ignited. Being a public figure is putting your life and possibly your staff and or family members in danger from people who have not empathy.
